Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Villarejo, Salvanes – hunters disposed of hounds

    Villarejo Well 2 250 12 2012The hunters continue to deny that they kill their dogs when they have no more use for them. I have seen wells in from which live galgos have been rescued…here’s the story of another one rescue alive, but others which were not so lucky. Again, this is an Internet translation, no time to correct the grammar, but you will understand the story!

    A live galgo was rescued from this well, along with the remains of other dead dogs, which were put into bags and carried a locator chip that allowed the agents to identify the owner of the dogs through the College of Veterinary Surgeons , who certified the animal rescued and the remains of one that appeared in the bag belonged to same owner.

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  • Jaen, Andalucia – life on the streets…could you walk past this and not help?

    This ALCAUDETE – JAÉN – ANDALUCÍA – Spain – 12th December 2012

    NO, NO AND NO!!.. .Me I refuse to support this type of event, I refuse to this world is fraught with sons of bitch who does not deserve or breathe a single second and which are characterised by not having what you need to you have and give the face once committed this barbarity, because I assure you I will choke them with my own hands, to reduce them to ashes…

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  • Please sign petition – Close Mairena killing station!

    Mairena 250My heart is very heavy. I have mainly only bad news coming in from Spain at the moment – stupidity of Spanish authorities, sickening cruelty of the ‘inhuman’ species, and the suffering of all dogs in perreras. I have long publicised the Mairena perrera in Seville province, Andalusia, as one of the worst in Spain – indeed 3 or 4 years ago volunteers were stopped from taking photos of dogs needing help, because of the bad publicity. Why feed a dog you are going to kill?

    Please sign this petition – if we do nothing, nothing will change – if we sign, we might make a change. Please ask everyone you know to sign. Below is an Internet translation into English; sorry, no time to correct grammar but you get the gist!

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  • Dog Traffikers – Spain to Italy!

    It’s not always good news, when appeals have been circulated about galgos in killing stations – that they are then ‘adopted’! Depending on the killing station, some of the dogs are taken into the care of rescue associations – such as from SOS Badajoz, Zaragosa, to name but two. But others, such as Mairena, don’t care, they are simply happy to accept a payment of about 30 euros/dog, no matter where the dog goes.

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  • Prodeanse Seville – galgo in danger

    Prodeanse in Seville have until next Monday, 17/12 to find a foster home for this beautiful chocolate galga, or the hunter is going to get rid of it. Please contact Prodseanse if you can help!

    lolidalo@gmail.com

    adopcionesprodeanse@gmail.com / acogidasprodeanse@gmail.com

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  • Gesser Killing Station, Cadiz – due to die 20.12 so the staff can go on holiday!

    Gesser Atigrada 250 12 2012These galgos are all in Gesser (Cadiz) killing station. They will be murdered before 20th December, because the staff there want to have a holiday over Xmas, and they don’t want to be bothered with seeing to dogs. What price life?!! If you can help, please contact Maribel. maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com (Spain 0034) 605637101 Maribel between 9-5 every day. You can pay a holding fee and sponsor a dog, which will then go into a kennels, and you pay for that until an association takes the dog to be adopted. Give the gift of life this Xmas, instead of your Xmas turkey and Xmas pud!

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  • Why save abandoned animals in Spain? A Volunteer explains

    The British have a reputation as animal lovers – considering the number of cruelty cases the RSPCA deal with, that statement is often questioned. But there is no doubt that when Brits move abroad to live, they find it difficult to ignore the plight of abandoned animals – dog, cats, horses, donkeys – and are drawn into helping these innocent abused souls.

    This is the story of one such Brit who moved many years ago to live in Spain.

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  • Lost dog – Thank You?

    This is another post for the people who won’t donate to appeals because they don’t get a ‘thank you’. Today a dog was taken from its rescuer. En route to a foster home, the people stopped for a pee break – not necessary, considering the short journey – I’ve driven further with a car load of dogs. And they lost the dog!!!!

    So, now everyone is out searching for the dog. These people don’t have time to write ‘thank you’s to donations. In the meantime, pray that the dog is recovered. On your knees!

  • Scooby visits Cuenca, Madrid and Valladolid – dozens of galgos given the chance of life!

    Scooby skinny 250 11 12 2012Is anyone counting how many galgos have been saved by Scooby? Thee are over 600 animals at their centre in Medina del Campo, plus dozens more at the kennels in Valladolid. And now the Scooby team have been helping Pilar at Cuenca – too many galgos for the space there – read the amazing story of the saving of over 40 galgos and a podenco.

    Please remember Scooby this Christmas – the team won’t have a day off – the dogs need cleaning and feeding and exercising, medication etc. And if you are kind enough to donate to them, please don’t be upset if you don’t get a personal ‘thank you’. Read here. Because the staff are just too busy seeing to the animals! Huh?

  • More information on Leishmania treatment – Portugal Dog Rescue shares

    Further to the article on treatment for Leishmania, Portugal Dog Rescue (Estrela and the galgos) share their experience of different treatments for one of their galgas, Joy. Always good to be able to share information.

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