Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Portuguese galga Estrela – from Portuguese hell to English heaven!

    For those of you who followed the story of Portuguese galga Estrela, I thought you would love to see this fabulous photo of her living the life of luxury in Devon!

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  • Donating to Mas Vida for Indar’s vet fees – Teaming.net

    If you wish to donate to the vet fees for Indar, then this is another method, but you will need to use a Spanish dictionary or Bing Translator to find out what to do. https://www.teaming.net/asociacionprotectoradeanimalesmasvida

  • Pod and Co, Belgium – galga and podenca puppies need help.

    Read the story on this link.

  • Galga – broken legs, left dying in a ditch – saved by Mas Vida

    Mas Vida Indar op 250 5 2013From Associacion Protectora Animales Mas Vida– Indar was lying in a ditch, was hit, both of her legs being broken and drag wounds suffered by the asphalt, without food, without water, suffering from the cold … She was there at least two days and no one stopped to help her or cared about the suffering or the pain of this creature.

    We can’t imagine the torment that she was going through without being able to move by her own, going through lots of pain, unable to do anything, but laying there resigned to die watching the hours pass by one after another and the cars almost brushing her. We can’t understand how someone can go off leaving someone suffering and not caring about stopping, we are not able to understand what goes through the head of the person that hit her or even look back to see if she was alive or not.

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  • Baas Galgo petition for the galgos of Fuentesilada, Toledo

    Please sign if you haven’t already, let’s get it to 50,000

  • Pro-Galgo – lovely jewellery items for sale

    Mo clips angels 1 250Mo Swatek of Pro-galgo has some lovely jewellery on sale which she makes herself. Below are photos of many of the items. If you would like to order anything, please email Mo and describe the item to her. Payment is by Paypal to pro-galgo@hotmail.com .

    The guardian angels for dogs’ collars are 5 euros each,
    The pendants with the small galgo (sideways) 7 euros
    The pendants with the big galgo (frontview) 12 euros including a fake leather chain/necklace
    Keyrings and badges are 5 euros each.

    Postage is 4.50 euros registered mail and 2.50 euros normal mail

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  • Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert – Manifestation in Seville 12th May 2013

    Fundacion BM logo 250Seville in the news again. This time Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert are holding a Manifestation on 12th May 2013 for everyone involved in the plight of the galgo, whether it be saving them, healing them, rehoming them, adopting them, starting at 11.30. Visit their website for more news. And here’s the link to Martin Usborne’s visit to FBM earlier this year. And a report of a visit by Greytalk to FBM in March 2013. Video of galgos at FBM – over 500 dogs live there!

  • Please Help Pepis Refuge fence land for the Galgos

    Pepis Refuge hill 4 2013Please help Pepis Dog Refuge Fence our Land for the Galgos (Spanish greyhounds)!
    www.ebay.co.uk in Pet Supplies, Dog Supplies. Or you can donate here.

    Alan and Jane thought they were going to retire when they moved to Spain. Instead, like so many other animal loving Brits, they could not turn away from the desperate situation for abandoned dogs and cats. They now have about 70 dogs at Pepis, and the latest arrivals are these 4 puppies, three of them very newly born and another little girl left at their gate yesterday. This means tremendous amount of work around the clock with feeds – those of us with children remember it well!

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  • The Shame of Spain – what the tourists don’t see

    Galgo with smashed feet 2 250Two very sickening stories, both from Andalucia region, a veritable hell hole for galgos and podencos. The first one was in Jaen, where a starved and dying galgo lay on the pavement whilst people walked by. No-one helped. It was too late by the time the person who took the photo found him.

    The second story is from La Linea shelter, down near Gibralter, where Peter does amazing work helping the abandoned dogs. Peter has been visiting a place called Los Junquillos where there were reports of a totally neglected and skinny galgo. When Peter got there, he found that someone even had smashed his feet. The vet had to take out some bones from the feet and now the galgo is on medication for the pain and infection. How many barbaric people live in this little town..dear lord! La Linea

    WARNING – UPSETTING PHOTOS

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  • Who said Britain is a nation of animal lovers….

    I am sickened and horrified by this. What is happening to Britain? Is it going the way of Spain?