Viv Wharton and the ACTIN team do incredible work in the Cartagena area of Murcia where animal cruelty among the Spanish is rife. At the moment they are working to close down a municipal dog pound and need all the support they can get, especially to pay their legal and vet fees for the dogs they take out, some of whom are extremely sick. Read about it here and donate to show your support for the incredible work they do. They are setting a precedent in Spain.
Author: Beryl Brennan
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A New Year message
I wish all of you a healthy and happy 2014 and may the best of the past year be the worst of 2014. Today I am having a shoulder operation to repair damaged tendons so my typing activity will be curtailed for a few weeks. Please continue supporting the appeals and associations already posted. I will post more news as and when I can – one-handed! Difficult when I’m a speed touch typist!
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Portugal Dog Rescue – Duke now in rehab with 112carlot
Whilst I was in Spain for Xmas, I spent a few days at 112carlotagalgos and got to meet Duke, son of Estrela who I fostered for a short while before taking her to her forever home in the UK. He is now looking stunning but is still very nervous and retreats to his bed or the other end of the orchard whenever someone enters. Here you can see an update on how he is doing with Charl’s special touch.
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Happy 9th Birthday – Galgo Rey!
This is Rey a King among Galgos. Charl wrote a poem in tribute to him. Many of you will know Jennifer, always ready to comment on my posts. She adopted Rey.
She’s a wonderful supporter of the hounds – car boot sales every week to raise funds for the dogs, raffled hampers at Xmas – her fundraising never ceases. She’s a lady who says it as it is – no problem with that. So I’m pleased to publish here her tribute to her adored galgo Rey, adopted from 112carlotagalgos.
Hip Hip Hooray – Rey is 9 years young today! Never thought I’d make it this far but thanks to my rescuers and thanks to Jen, I’ve been given a chance to live again.
SO, Mr Hunter – watch this space – I’m happy and loved, so in your face!
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A Prayer for Animals
A beautiful prayer for animals posted by Marianne Murphy, who lives in Denmark.
PRAYER FOR ANIMALS:
Dear Father
Help them to find their way
In a world of closed doors
Lead them to food
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Pepis Dog Refuge – thanks to donators
Back from Spain now. Before I went, I scheduled some articles to publish whilst I was away and I hope you have found them interesting. One of the two refuges we visited was Pepis Dog Refuge in Pedrera and many of you very kindly sent parcels to me to take down to them. Below is Jane’s message to you all.
The weather was good whilst we were there but after we had left Pepis suffered yet another terrible mud slide all through the kennels and ground floor of the house – on Christmas Day! They have the most wonderful dogs at Pepis – over 70 – and some of them have been there since puppies – 3 or 4 years now (look at beautiful Sandy) – all waiting for forever homes. I’d have brought some of them back for me – except 5 dogs here is enough when taking into account dog food and vet fees/vaccinations etc! Please take a look at their dogs in adoption.
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It’s a Dog’s Life – please donate a poem to raise funds for dogs
This is about dogs, not just galgos and podencos. If any of you are budding poets, please consider donating a poem to help this charity in Bulgaria.
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Campaign – please write to the Spanish galgo hunting federations
Regular readers will remember that in March 2013 I published my ‘Letter to the Galgueros’. After the news of Fermin and the meetings with the FEG, I sent him a copy of my letter. He will be publishing it on the Scooby website and will also be forwarding it to his galguero contacts.
So I thought now would be a good time for us all to send a copy of the letter to the galgueros, since the mass abandonment and dumping in perreras is worse than ever and has not let up in the past 18 months. Figures now are certainly 120,000 galgos ‘disposed of’
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Galgos at play- wishing all galgos a life like this in 2014
Reilly and Sweep at play. Regular readers will remember that Reilly was originally Phantom and was Polar’s playmate at Pepis Dog Refuge. Reilly is living a wonderful life with Mandy in Scotland.