Animales Rioja refuge is flooded out, the dogs are being moved into kennels but the association desperately needs money to pay the kennelfees. Read here to donate
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Outrageous – Andalucia Junta authorises beating dogs to death – petition more links
Some of you have had problems connecting to the link for the petition. So try these. Both pages bring the petition up. Over 50,00 names already.
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OUTRAGEOUS! Andalucia Junta authorizes hunters to beat dogs to death!! Protest NOW!
IMMEDIATE CESSATION of killing dogs in PUNTA UMBRIA (Huelva), Spain
Created by: Observatory justice and defense Animal www.justiciaydefensaanimal.es, Spain
The Junta de Andalucía has authorized beating to death of dogs by members of the society of hunters of Punta Umbria, to kill animals abandoned in the streets of Punta Umbria, Huelva. It is urgent to halt the killing.
Pets abandoned to their fate are victims of the human carelessness and the lack of control measures by the Administration, which must always act in accordance with the legislation on animal protection imposed by the capture and handling of animals avoiding violent methods or that they pose harm to the animal.
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Scooby Medina – saving animals for over 20 years
A video of a visit to Scooby Medina by Filipo Soresi Bordini on a visit there in January 2013 Remember, all the dogs you see need a forever home. Contact Scooby if you can offer one, or donate towards vet fees, dog food, medication etc.
Plus a older video about life for the galgos in Spain.
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Medina del Campo – 7 galgos suffocate to death in a hunting trailer!
Last week, 7 galgos sufficated in a trailer during a hunting match in Medina del Campo! How is this possible? How can they suffocate in a trailer? How?? Think about that! Do they put them there on top of each other or what? How these poor dogs have to suffer is incredible! One Spanish volunteer speaks for all of us saying ‘this demonstrates how to you, nasty galgueros, the life of these creatures has the minimum value. Go to hell!’
This is a note from an article on travelling dogs in trailers. I don’t think the galgueros have heard of this!
‘Safety regulations regarding animal transport are strict in Europ. They include laws regarding proper animal handling, regarding allowing the animal to have sufficient room and regarding making sure the animal is fed and watered regularly’
The above photo was taken at a garage in Malaga, Spain, September 2012. Typical of the trailers used in Spain and France for transporting hunting dogs!
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26 galgos from Seville to France – Levriers Sans Frontiere and Fundation Benjamin Mehnert.
French galgo rescue association Levriers Sans Frontiere recently brought 26 galgos from Fundation Benjamin Mehnert in Seville to France for adoption. Here you can see photos of the 6-hour trip.
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Animal abuse is a blight on Spain – APADA speaks
APADA, Parliamentary Association for Defence of Animals in Spain – read about their work – they say animal cruelty is a blight on the country.
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Cuenca – 27 galgos arrived at Scooby – they need homes!
You will remember the appeal to save the Cuenca refuge being changed back into a perrera. Scooby have taken 27 galgos from there. They arrived on January 10th.
Cristina and Simonetta, an Italian volunteer, left at 6 in the morning to get the dogs to Scooby. So it was a double women power transport and it worked very well!
We hope we can soon release them into a new life as beloved pets and we count on you to make our hope become reality! See the video. They need money for food, vet fees and, of course, homes! http://www.scoobymedina.org -
2 galgos down a 30ft well – Galgos del Sol to the rescue
We all know that most galgueros, especially in rural areas, will stop at nothing to dispose of their dogs, especially at the end of hunting. Galgos del Sol and Tina Solera have just taken in two young galgas, Tina tells the story.
‘We help alot of galgueros in this area…… I am so bloody disapointed with this, I can’t tell you. We have spoken with some galgueros and they believe for sure these two young galgas were stolen and the thieves did not want them to get back home. That is why galgueros build BUNKERS to prevent theft. Pistolero was stolen from a galguero here in our village two years ago… he was also found over 4 hrs away down in a deep well. These two young galgas were thrown in a well 30 meters deep and pulled out approx a couple of days ago by firemen.