Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Baeza shelter, Jaen – volunteers needed to help the animals

    Jaen perrera 250 20(1)An appeal received today.

    ‘I am writing on behalf of María Teresa, president of the Baeza (Jaén province) shelter which also runs the local dog pound as a no-kill organization and rescues dogs from other dog pounds in the area . There are a high number of galgos in the shelter, at the moment gone well past saturation point.

    María Teresa does sterling work but she is very much alone due to lack of volunteers in her part of Spain and she is no longer young.

    She needs volunteers willing to help out at many levels and contacts that could help her place the galgos.

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  • Murder in Linares, Jaen – write to your Spanish Embassy to protest

    ArcoNatura Linares: “battered and burned in Linares, this galga was found on 25th April 2012… This is what people do with a galga in Linares (Jaén).” A harmless galga, battered and burned alive. Volunteers Arconatura llevabamos were trying to catch her, had a place for her, knew she was pregnant. They went in search of her to try and catch her and this is what they found. There was no trace of the puppies, babies cut from her and taken for who knows what.

    This is the reality of Spain- we need the world to see how inhuman have people become!

    The Spanish government keeps saying these things don’t happen any more(!) but in our experience they happen just as much as before mainly because of the general indifference of both the authorities and the citizens and also the lack of strong laws to protect the animals.

    Please write to the Spanish embassy in your country, attach these photos and tell them you will not be visiting Spain until they protect the animals. Thank you. PACMA

    WARNING – DISTURBING PICTURE

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  • Aguilas, Spain – San Animal and Santuaro and Animal Hotel saving galgos

    Antoinette galgo pup 3a 250This is Maxima, one of three beautiful galgo pups saved from death row in the local perrera, where they were suffering from dehydration and diahorea, now in foster in Aguilas. The tiger-stripe one (bottom pix) is Kate, who is the noisiest and bossiest! No name with the top one. Photos taken when they were 3 months, old, now they are 5 months. Contact Antoinette if you can offer them forever homes. http://www.sananimal.org/

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  • Galga Toscay – waiting for over a year for a forever home

    Toscay Anke 250 4 2012This is Toscay, a beautiful Galga, who is in the Animal In Need shelter for a year and is desperately wanting a home. She’s very timid, but also curious. She is so in need of loving an caring arms around her!! please share for adoption! Video of her
    info: adorable59@gmail.com Reference: 3578

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  • Charity Fashion Show – Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) – 28th April 2012

    Saturday 28th April at the Wellington Centro de Cultura de España, Coin (Andalucia)
    (Upstairs in La Trocha Comercial Centre) – Show starts at 3.00pm – only a 3 Euro entry – Food and Drink available at the adjoining Restaurant.
    Come a bit earlier for a pre-show browse and find some great items on our stalls.
    Jewellery, scarfs, handbags, shoes and clothes for all occasions.
    Hair and make up is being sponsored by Arte Hair and Beauty.
    Commentary by Heart fm 96.1
    For more information contact 626 942 427.
    Help us to help the Animals

  • Update on the Calasparra galga

    Update on the Calasparra galga from Lesley. ‘Firstly, Andrea/Alice is very happy. She is probably a lot more relaxed in the knowledge that she is safe and that someone is loving her and looking after her needs at long last. She is on two tablets a day at present but, as yet, she cannot have the injections for the leishmania as she had quite severe liver damage. She is receiving treatment for it and is due to have another blood test soon to see how well things are improving.

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  • Murcia, abandoned and birthing on a rubbish tip

    Day after day, the horror of life for abandoned dogs in Spain continues. Here’s a film with a happy ending – a galga giving birth on a rubbish tip. Galgos del Sol to the rescue.

  • Galgo Jasper – from Jerez killing station to forever in the Czech Republic

    Jasper maribel jerez 200 4 2011This is a photo of Jasper in Jerez killing station. He was rescued along with 2 other galgos and a puppy by 112carlotagalgos,over a year ago He is happily rehomed in the Czech republic with a young veterinary student. Below you can see what a stunning boy he is now. (The brindle galga is Risa, also rescued from Jerez in December 2010, fostered by me and rehomed in Brittany, northern France, where she enjoys runs on the beach.

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  • The Reason

    Badajoz galgo pups 200 3 2012I dedicate this poem – written I think by someone in the German Shepherd Dog Club – to all volunteers involved in dog rescue,(and other animals) everywhere in the world.

    The Reason

    I would’ve died that day if not for you
    I would’ve given up on life if not for your kind eyes
    I would’ve used my teeth in fear if not for your gentle hands
    I would have left this life believing that all humans don’t care

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  • Sick on the streets of Calasparra –

    Galgos are still dying in perreras all over Spain, as well as the thousands of other innocent dogs and puppies, victims of indiscriminate breeding and a non-neutering programme. Here’s the story of one more galgo save from the street. Lesley tells the story.

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