Here is part one of the beautiful story of the rescue of Gitano, who is being fostered and rehabilitated by Nano Calvo. Link to Part 2 here. Waiting for Part 3 in English.
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Adda petition to the government of Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Another petition to sign in support of the galgos, organised by association ADDA. Here’s a translation, the link to sign is here. Just needs your first name, surname, email address, postal code and country.
‘Galgos are eliminated each year at the end of the season. Considered as hunting tools, they are treated as waste material if they don’t comply with the expectations that are required or when they cease to be useful. Many of these animals are sentenced to die in the most cruel and slow way. Images of galgos hanged, beaten, thrown into wells… constitute irrefutable evidence of this shameful, absurd and reprehensible practice against noble, sensitive and helpless beings.
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Ireland, Australia, China, Macau – Help greyhounds in the Far East – 3 petitions to sign
A year or so back I publicised a campaign to stop greyhounds being exported to China for racing. I mentioned that some of the Australian greyhounds were sent to the Far East, which provoked some lively discussion from Australian greyhound trainers/breeders. There is a campaign running at the moment to protest against greyhounds being sent to Macau. Here’s apetition to stop the export of Australian greyhounds. Please sign and also read on, as there are two more petitions to sign.
Here’s the protest about dogs being cooked alive – in China, where else!
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Euthanasia – gas chambers – the truth explained
Euthanasia or killing – the latter is what goes on in perreras, if the dogs can’t be saved. Here’s an article which explains it.
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Spain – hunters – galgos – read what a Spaniard has to say.
It’s always encouraging when the Spanish speak out against the galgueros. I was sent this link – by le Bulletin des Levriers – to a very interesting article about the galgueros, written by a Spaniard and translated into English. Here is a link to the third article – interesting photos but not yet translated. I’ve asked for the link to the first article as I have not been able to find it.
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Shame on Spain – Veronika Wild speaks out from Australia
More publicity, from an Australian reader, about the atrocities perpetrated against the galgos in particular in Spain. Be warned, the photo is not pleasant.
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Greyhounds Rescue Holland – perreras flooded with galgos
Greyhounds Rescue Holland article about the plight of the Spanish galgo at the hands of the hunters.
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Spanish holidays – help out at a dog shelter
Now the freezing snow and icy weather is behind us (hopefully) we can look forward to Spring and think about holidays. Many people like to do more than just sit on a beach, and Vivienne Wharton has some suggestions. She lives in the Ricote area of Murcia in eastern Spain and has become very involved in the plight of abandoned dogs. She has linked together many rescue associations and volunteers and even got involved in protesting at a bull fight last month!
Many shelters and refuges offer accommodation to people willing to help with caring for their animals and Vivienne is co-ordinating help in her area. You can read about the holidays here.
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Milanuncious – buying a galgo in February after hunting has finished?
Thank you to Susannah Hollesch for posting this link on Save the Galgo on Facebook. For those of you who don’t use Facebook – and I only use it to publicise about the galgos and podencos! – this is a website on which hundreds of galgos are offered for sale, now hunting has finished. These include some of the ones which have already been dumped in killing stations etc. Now, unless these particular galgos are the best hunters or the best for breeding, why would anyone buy a galgo at this time of year from this website? And goodness knows what was done to the two galgos tail to tail – tied together? How unhappy they look.
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Gesser Galgos – Pro-Galgo & Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert to the rescue
I’m pleased to be able to tell you all that Pro-Galgo and Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert have taken the latest batch of galgos at Gesser killing station, Jerez. You can see the photos of some of them here, by the fireside at Pro-Galgo. Sadly, as President of Pro-Galgo Mo Swatek says, their places will soon be taken up by dozens more.
‘We have taken 14 of the Gesser galgos and 20 went to Fundacion Benjamin
Mehnert near Seville. With other associations, a total of 48 galgos have been saved recently from Gesser.’Remember, they will all need forever homes. Please contact the associations direct on the links above, if you can help in any way, including donations for vet fees.
On the link above, you can also read the story of Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert rescuing dogs from a village of drug addicts.