Author: Beryl Brennan

  • About the hunting society in Spain

    Plataforma para la Abolición de la Caza.

    The local hunters society had registered numerous partners in the autonomous register without their consent and without their knowledge of their inclusion; some of the registered partners had even passed away for several years. The fact said that there was a possible irregular economic benefit of the social quota, which actually operated as a private quota.

    Several groups of hunters from other provinces were also identified, who brought allegedly valid permits issued by the local hunting society. However, the agents checked that the permits lacked legal validity, since the holders were not part of such society, making this an indispensable requirement to exercise hunting in a social quota.

    Also, with the collaboration of agents of the Civil Guard Post of Sierra de Fuentes (Caceres), they found that certain kinetic activities were being developed in a limited hunting area, where the autonomous regulations expressly prohibit the practiced modality (hunting of storks from a fixed position), which the investigation entailed of six people for allegedly committing a hunting crime.

    #LaVerdadDeLaCaza

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – dogs for adoption

    See all the dogs on this weblink.

    Especially look at Bribon, an unusual long haired galga.

  • Plataforma NAC – demo in Ghent, Belgium, against hunting in Spain

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    Demonstration No To The Hunt 2025

    The NAC Platform (No To Hunting) fights hunting in all its modalities and has an immediate goal to end dog hunting. For this reason, since 2010 we have organized a demonstration every February that has reached an international scale.

    In addition, we conduct and collaborate on all kinds of events aimed at raising citizens awareness about animal exploitation and abuse in its broader sense.

    We are a non-profit apartheid, non-profit anti-species association. JOIN US AND SHARE!

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  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – a new puppy block from Greyhounds In Need

    Galgos Rescue Almeria have had an influx of galgo puppies over the past year, one recent one was needing extra special care, but has survived.

    Greyhounds in Need have kindly paid for a special puppy block to be built at the GRA shelter. Read all about it here.

    Video of puppies 11/24

    Pictures of some of the puppies

  • Galgo Jamal – saved from death’s door with Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert

    Galgo JAMAL arrived severely beaten and on death’s door. His condition was guarded and everyone at @fundacionbenjaminmehnert held their breath while they took his soul in their hands. Jamal was just a puppy. He had sustained injuries you never want to know let alone see. His road to recovery was guarded.

    See his journey from his arrival day to now. He is nothing short of a triumph against the very worst of mankind. He also shows you the very best of mankind, because had he not been taken in by FBM, he would not be here today.

    Jamal has had a long journey but he has never given up and nor have we on him.

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  • Project Galgo – Senior galgos hoping for forever homes

    HELP US GET OUR SENIORS OUT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE HEAT!

    Please, this is becoming urgent. Duna and Rafi, our bonded seniors as well as other seniors are desperate to get out of the intense heat. Heat makes shelter life even harder for them and puts all sort of strain on their bodies.

    We have space available on transport in July and August and we want as many seniors on it as possible. But we cannot take them without your help!

    You know the tragic stories of Marifel and Magdalena, how it was too late for them. We cannot let that happen again without fighting to save these seniors.

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  • Breeding Greyhounds in China

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    We know the Spanish galgueros are bastards to their galgos and podencos – treated like a tool with no feelings.

    Every year hundreds of greyhounds are exported from Ireland, England, Australia – to China. In China they are raced, bred, and then end up caged on a meat lorry for killing. They eat greyhounds in China!

    This photo illustrates the extraction of semen from a greyhound to use for breeding.

    No words…

  • Treating eye infection in your dog

    The third eye of my Podenca Andaluz Rosie came up at the beginning of last week. She lost her appetite and was quite depressed. The third eyelid covered half of her right eye, so I took her off to see my lovely Dutch vet Hetty. After checking for grass seed or rose thorn, neither of which she found, she prescribed eye ointment Chloramphenicol 1.0%. Researching it on the Internet, as one does, it is described as an ointment for treating conjunctivitis in humans. However, on some veterinary websites, it is the recommended treatment.

    I trust Hetty implicitly so followed her advice to clean round Rosie’s eye and apply the ointment 4x/day and to get back in touch with her in 2 weeks if there was still a problem. I have followed instructions religiously and have to say that Rosie is the perfect patient. She sits quietly, as though she knows I am trying to help her.

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