Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Kim’s Animal Refuge – report on the rescue operation

    Murcia fires 1 8 2012From New Dawn Welfare, UK.

    You probably heard in the news about the wild fires in Southern Spain. On
    31st August we received the terrible news that Kim’s Animal Rescue in
    La Cala de Mijas had been badly affected.

    On the night 30th/31st August the rescue had to be evacuated. The volunteers
    at the rescue worked tirelessly through the night to try to evacuate as many
    dogs and cats as possible. The local police at 1 a.m in the morning closed off
    all the roads leading to the rescue, saying it was too dangerous. The only way
    to access the rescue was through the dried river-bed which covers an area at the
    bottom of the valley. The helpers drove their cars along the dried river-bed to
    get within 100 yards of the lower part of the rescue, the cattery.

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  • Kim’s Animal Refuge, Fuengirola, victim of the fires raging around Malaga

    Kim’s Animal Shelter at Fuengirola was one of the refuges destroyed by the fires which raged around Malaga last week, destroying homes and everything in its path. Here’s a link to read about the shelter and their disaster appeal. All the animals at the shelter were saved but, as you can imagine, it will be a tremendous task to rebuild and re-equip the shelter for the future. Wishing everyone involved the best of luck.

  • Spain – Jerez perrera, Cadiz – mama galga and newborn babies

    MAMA_BEBES_SUSANA 31 8 2012 250Look at this – probably not an uncommon occurrence in the perreras – mama galga and new puppies found on the campo and taken to the killing station! Sentenced to death before they’ve even opened their eyes? Contact Maribel if any associations can take them all (reference Susanna) maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com 605637101 Maribel

  • Latest on the wildfire on Costa del Sol

    Here’s the link to the latest news about the wildfire on the Costa del Sol; news in that 70n animals died in Protector de Mijas – think of these animals, who can’t escape, and think of the volunteers desperately trying to rescue them and find places of safety to put them, when everywhere is overflowing with abandoned animals…nightmare.

  • Horrendous fires burning around Malaga

    Horrendous fires have been raging around Malaga for the past few days, last report was that over 5,000 people had lost their homes. Spare a thought for these people, and for the animals refuges there – 112carlotagalgos is on standby to remove theirs, if the wind changes direction towards them…

  • Baas galgo sick puppies

    For those of you who use Facebook, here are links to the Baas Galgo pages about the puppies

    Link 1
    Link 2

  • Heartbreak for Baas Galgo in Cordoba and Toledo

    Baas sick puppy 190 8 2012Heartbreak for Baas Galgo in Cordoba. Sandra explains.

    ‘Sad news again…besides the death of two sister puppies hours after being admitted, the admitted puppies in Cordoba have Parvovirus as well. The vet finds it very difficult to think that they can survive…….. … they are puppies and they were given to us very starving, their immune system is under minimum and this is the worst that could happened to them….

    In addition to it we have five puppies at the shelter who MUST be out of there this weekend … and two more puppies have to be admittde … we REALLY need foster houses and financial aid … one more effort…….. please. We are working under minimal since emotionally we are having a rotten time … these news sadden us and emotionally our strength start to fail us.

    Thanks a lot and a big, bug, big hug to all from the Baasgalgo family.

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  • Summer in Spain – overworked volunteers struggling to cope

    Rescate salamera y timon 001 250More horror for the Spanish volunteers – more galgos needing help. Carmen tells the story.

    ‘On 24th August, Salamera and his son Timon were rescued, sadly we haven’t found the other puppy. They were in a very dangerous place and we had to enlist the help of an expert in catching the galgos. We’ve managed to get them to a house, after paying the ransom to take the dogs! They both need attention by the vet.

    And whilst we had rescued them, another one on the street desperately needing help, yet more vet fees. (young grey galgo)

    This is a strain on our resources, the 3 galgos need vaccines, blood tests and vet treatment.’

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  • Albacete perrera – 220 dogs to be killed!

    Sign the petition, they need 10,000 people. It’s raised by the friends of the Arca de Noe refuge in Albacete.

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  • Galgo puppy in danger in Spain – foster and adopting home needed

    Levriers & Co Tigreton 200 8 2012Tigreton is 6 months old, found wandering the streets of a Spanish town, lost and helpless. His beautiful colouring and markings will make him a very handsome boy! Hidden away in a barn for fear of him being stolen for hunting, we need to get him a foster home quickly – better still a forever home so that this baby can have a life very different than the one he was probably destined for had he not escaped.

    Tigreton will be vaccinated, chipped and sterilised by Levriers & Co as soon as he has a home to go to – it can’t be soon enough! He is affectionate and playful, he’s a puppy…. but this baby is in danger the longer he stays where he is!

    Please call on :-(0033) 05 65 69 12 26 or email at :- doglinks.fr@gmail.com to save this beautiful young dog and give him the home he desperately deserves. Thank you.