How to report an animal cruelty or neglect case in Spain. ACTIN explains the action you should take.
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Galga raped in Seville!
This is from my Facebook page Save the Galgo.
‘Sorry to bear bad news but this is the most disgusting thing I ever heard. In a marginal area in Seville a poor galga now named Abril has been raped by two men, if they can be called that. Abril is in Clínica Veterinaria blelavista in Seville. She has vaginal injuries and haemorrhages from the ordeal.
She might need a foster home or a forever home. I do not know more details but what it says in the clinic page… When you think you have heard everything these bastards manage to disgust with more barbarities.’
I remember reading a story a year or two back where some Spanish men raped a horse. I’m sure it’s not the only country where it happens, sadly.
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Galgo pup Eros – saved from hanging!
This pretty little pup is Eros, in the care of Levriers du Sud. Only 5 months old, he was found by a volunteer who was walking her dogs. She saw this little galgo on a tree branch. She went over and realized that he had been hung to the tree but was able to climb on a branch saving his own life! Resourceful little guy!
It’s hard to believe that anyone would hang a young puppy… They can’t tell me that it’s because he was no good for hunting… he’s so young, he’s probably never hunted. It’s insane!
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Moroccan Hackers beware
Just to let you know that you won’t be able to get on Galgos del Sol website, it’s been hacked by some Moroccan bastards! But their Fb page is ok.
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Galga Estrela – saved from a Portuguese hunter – latest photo
Here’s the latest picture of galga Estrella, rescued from an alcoholic hunter and druggie wife. Many of you wonderful readers donated to pay for special feed and vet bills for Estrela and two of her puppies rescued before the hunter could drown them. In a couple of weeks she will arrive chez moi, en route for her forever home in the UK. I am sooo looking forward to hugging her! Portugal Dog Rescue need just 70 euros to complete her pet passport and vaccinations before she leaves on 20th March. Please donate by Paypal
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2013 List of Galgo & Podenco Rescue & Rehoming Associations
Thanks to Caroline Grebbell for help with sorting out and updating the list of Galgo and Podenco Rescue Associations. Here’s the link to the page
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Galga Lucha – murdered on the Madrid metro
Last month a galga found herself in the Metro in Madrid. You can read the story here.
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Scooby Medina – another 24 galgos arrive from Alicante – 200 in just one month!
Scooby have just taken another 24 galgos back to the refuge at Medina. By my reckoning, that’s over 200 galgos in just one month! Read about it here, and please help by finding forever homes for them.
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Eurogroup for Animals – latest news on companion animals
Latest news from Eurogroup for Animals in respect of companion animals – which unfortunately does not include hunting dogs. But we can keep up the pressure on them, for those of us who have galgos and podencos as companion dogs. Please sign up for their newsletter and put pressure on them.
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Cuenca galgo murdered February 2013
On 16th February 2013 in Horcajo de Santiago, Cuenca, this galga was brutally beaten and shot with pellets, in public. NOBODY did anything for her. By the time the Guardia Civil came, she had died. People watched and walked by as every blow was struck! Imagine her suffering! How can the person who did this and those who turned away from helping save her live with themselves! This is Spain, an ‘civilised’ Western European country, not a Third World country!
There is an appeal for witnesses so the murderer can be punished and also a petition to sign. Please support it.