Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • URGENT – 22 dogs abandoned in Granada refuge – help urgently needed

    Here’s the latest news about the 22 dogs in Granada which were trapped in a rescue centre where the owners had run out of money, and the dogs were abandoned.

    Spanimal.org (info@spanimal.org)

    Update: We have received the following from the good people who have rescued the animals in the abandoned shelter..

    “At the moment we have succeeded in placing 6 dogs although many are still in the compound, you can see them in the photo gallery. The rest escaped through a hole that they made in the fencing and we are trying to rescue them. We can’t leave them there as it’s an area of invernaderos. We have already found one dead that they have killed? poisoned, shot, hunger? We don’t know but we suspect poison. We are already exhausted.

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  • URGENT! MADRID! Temporary home before 25th July to save a galgo pup

    Ayira1 170Look at this! 3 months old, on the street with a broken leg! The association desperately need somewhere for her to go before Wednesday, in the Madrid area, where the traumatologist and volunteer foster are. The association will be responsible for all fees, adoption. It’s just a short-term temporary home. She’s called Ayira. Contact adopciones@ashaprotectora.es
    www.ashaprotectora.es

  • Disposable galga, maltreated by her galguero….

    Catalina 2 190 7 2012Look at this absolutely stunning galga. Here’s her story. Literal translation, I’m afraid, as it’s late and I’m out all day tomorrow with my 5 hounds, at a fun dog show.

    ‘Hi I’m a dog of about seven months that my owner (Hunter)no longer need, due to my right leg breakage. I am very young but already I have fractured one of my legs, he forced me to run run and run and because of the effort that I broke the tendons…
    also I have shot wounds on the body, that did it to scare me and so run more rapid…
    now I have it a little himchada and cojeo when I get tired much
    but I still enjoying running like a Madwoman as good gauge that I am.

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  • Accommodation in Seville? Not for these two…

    20 jul 12 celo 3 250This galga has been on the streets of Brenes, Seville for some months, too afraid to allow herself to be caught, so of course now she is pregnant. She has been befriended by a gentle German Shepherd, who is in danger of being taken and abused. This is the plea from Nat.

    ‘ I’ve seen this galga for a few months now, today I came very close but as soon as she saw a sudden movement, she fled. They are near a bar, where there are bad people and in danger of being abused and tormented by brats.

    I desperately want to help them but I am overwhelmed with rescued dogs, I need help to catch the galga and take the two of them to a kennels or foster because in a couple of months she will have puppies.

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  • A lot of Spanish perreras close in August for holidays. Normal would be that they stay open and personal take turns in going on holidays, if you´d ask me. Not here, they all go in August and the dogs which are there the 31th. of July will all be euthanised!!! Better believe it because it´s true!! Yet another part of Spain's shame…..

  • Update on galgo saved from a gypsy camp in Seville

    A while ago I reported on the story from Macu in Seville, where she took a poor galgo with no hair, from a gypsy encampment, where everyone laughed at him and told Macu she was stupid for taking him. He’s now in the care of L’Europe des Levriers and there are some beautiful photos of him on this link.

    A translation of the story so far.

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  • SARA Lanzarote Open Day 21 July 2012 – support their work

    If you’re going to Lanzarote, or are there on holiday already and picking up emails, please go to the SARA Protectora Open Day on 21st July.

    In addition to the Campaign Against Abandonment, on Saturday July 21 will hold an Open Day where you can come visit us from 10:30 to 17h.

    You can come and walk our dogs and being with our kittens, visit the shelter and see how we work, buy things in our market, eat one of our deli food (paella, pizza, tortillas, pie …) and above all, to say NO TO ABANDONMENT!

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  • Stop galgo racing at Mijas – please sign the petition

    You may remember the campaign to stop galgo racing at the Mijas hippodrome. Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos had a meeting with the Mayor who confirmed that they were not considering allowing any further meetings for galgo racing, for the time being. We are sure your response to the appeal to send letters helped.

    Mieke van Erp wants to emphasise to the council the desire of galgo supporters to continue with this decision and has raised a petition which she is asking you all to sign. Here’s the link. Please support her.

  • Galgos del Sol – saving yet more abandoned galgos in Murcia

    Skip galgo 1 250 – Yes, there’s a galga dumped in there! You will remember the rescue of the Bullas dogs in Operation Rehala in January and then the Mazarron dogs from the gypsy in Murcia as well. Galgos del Sol have been very involved in these operations, taking many dogs into their care. This week they have rescued another half dozen abandoned galgos, one of whom had been dumped in a skip! – Luckily he has not been beaten almost to death- like esperanza a couple of years ago – just injured and terrified.

    Here’s the story so far.

    ‘It’s impossible to try and holiday when you live in Murcia. Galgos del Sol gets a call and goes out again and what do we find..?? A galga trapped in the rubbish dumpster and 3 galgos living on the rubbish tip. The galga trapped was very difficult because she was scared so we she would become aggresive when we tried to climb in, and the others were not so easy either.

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  • Granada, 22 dogs abandoned with no food or water

    Refuge view 25022 dogs closed in a farm with no water or food.. abandoned.

    There’s a couple who had a farm in Mortil Granada and are English. They wanted to start a small refuge, they were never there and paid someone to do the dogs 2 hours 2x a week. The person stopped going and now the dogs are left abanoned in the heat, no water no food,full of ticks and fleas. On the link there’s a skeleton body.
    some of the dogs have found a hole to get out of, and are running round the mountain. But if people find them they will start to kill them, and if they all get out it would be a manic slaughter.

    The lane to get there is immensely bad, in the middle of nowhere, no-one would find the place. It needs someone of the area to dencounce to Seprona.

    Contact to help salvando.1.gato@gmail.com
    www.elamparo.bligoo.es