You remember the story of Estrela, the galga maltreated by an alcoholic and his heroin addict wife – many of you good people donated to pay for special milk feed for Estrela to be able to feed her pups, and have medication for pneumonia, and she was eventually allowed to be taken by Teresa to her shelter. Estrela now needs a foster or, even better, an adoption family. Here is what Ines says.
Author: Beryl Brennan
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URGENT – Save the Cuenca dogs – email NOW – before 4 Jan if poss
Please join this campaign urgently, and ask friends and family to do the same.
As many of you might already know, the refuge of Arcoiris in Cuenca is going to be converted again in a Perrera, which means killing station. This Friday 5th January 2013 they are going to decide which company is going to manage the municipal pound, which at the moment is a protectora (rescue association). They have put the conditions in the contract so severe that no association for the welfare of the animals can enter.
The only thing at the moment we can do is to fill their inboxes with thousands of emails so that they will notice how many people are concerned about the welfare of these 400 dogs that are in the refuge now, and that will be sacrificed.
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ACTIN, Murcia – please support
ACTIN is an organisation based in Murcia Spain, working towards improving the situation for the abandoned animals, mainly cats and dogs, with sterilisation campaigns, billboards, researching legislation to protect animals, and more. They need the support of people worldwide, please take a look at the website.
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Thank you to sponsors of the Paris Marathon
Caroline Grebbell ran in appalling weather in the Paris Marathon and we asked for sponsors for her. Here she reports to all those who were kind enough to do so.
‘My run in Paris raised £750 so that has gone to Greyhounds in Need. Can you please thank everyone who donated from Galgo News for me. I was very touched by the “kindness of strangers.’
Greyhounds in Need sponsor rescued galgos in two or three shelters in Spain, and rehome some of them in the UK. Thank you from me to Caroline and everyone who sponsored.
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Should a dog be kept on a chain?
In France, dogs are kept on short chains as ‘guard’ dogs, even border collies! In Spain and the Spanish Islands, they are kept on chains sometimes all their lives. Here’s an interesting article asking the question ‘ should a dog be kept on a chain?’.
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Galgo Ini, due to die in Cordoba – can anyone save him?
This rough-haired galgo is Ini, he’s in Cordoba for killing. He is a gentle hound, good character, gets along with other dogs and cats. If anyone can take him, please contact
Contacts: Virginia: dejanhuella@gmail.com (Montilla, Córdoba) # Carmina: carminalvarezrea@gmail.com (Sevilla) (Carmina speaks v good English) Tele Spain 615 245 723
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Galga puppy needs foster/adoption
Galgos are being taken into the killing stations in their dozens every week, podencos too, although not in such large numbers. So many appeals to save them that I apologise to you all, I cannot keep up. Those of you who have Facebook pages will have seen them on Save the Galgo – I’ve appealed for someone to try and keep track of the numbers. Here’s another appeal.
This young galgo, 15 months old, was going to be hung. She was saved and taken to a vet, but she desperately needs a foster home and an adoption, associations only. Please contact urgently. She is good but obviously frightened by her experiences. CONTACTO: marial@protectoraparraga.org
https://www.teaming.net/protectoradeanimalespintorj-mªparraga
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The Galguero and his hounds – the story of of two galgos
Another piece of emotive writing from Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos, this time about two new arrivals at the shelter in December.
‘The count down is done and the galgos are free, chasing the chase of the hare who runs free. Whoever said that this was a sport, for a sport is something that two should play, who asked the hare if he wanted to die today?
It’s here that these galgueros walk back empty handed, not all but some who have decided that their galgos just don’t make the grade. Some having traded out, thinking others have beter dogs. A galgo is flesh at the end of the day to these galgueros, not a living creature who has feelings, a concept which only they have as consolation to such cruelty.