4 galgos and a podenco in a village near Seville; Loli Dalo needs help with finding somewhere for them to go. Can anyone help her? 675146168 lolidalo@gmail.com lolidalo@hotmail.com or loli
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Galgos in Seville, Valencia and Jerez perrera – their nightmare continues….
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Life is cheap on the streets of Spain
I was told a story by some friends who have been in Southern Spain for a few months. They were helping to catch a podenca living rough with her puppies at the side of a road, scavenging around rubbish bins to survive. It took over two weeks to catch them, the puppies first. Unfortunately during this time, one of the puppies got onto the road and was knocked down. The driver did not stop, but the car behind did, pulled into the side of the road and went to rescue the pup. Before he could, the Guardia Civil pulled up, told the young Dutch driver he couldn’t park, taken away and fined 200 euros. They weren’t interested in the injured puppy.
It managed somehow to draw itself off the road and hide and was eventually found and taken to the vet. Sadly it died.
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Cordoba galga and puppies – anyone any room for them?
Here is a nice story about a galga and her puppies – after two days of hard work and a long wait this family have been rescued. The pups were the first to be rescued, they are two females, Margarita and Alegría, and three males, Wolf, Flip and Taz. They’re small, about 2 or 3 months, and moderate size, have every appearance of galgos but with an abandoned galga mom, one can never be sure. The mom hasbeen called Mami; in order to catch her, one of the puppies was used as a decoy, to persuade her to follow the volunteers through streets in the city until they could catch her.
She is a beautiful young dog, large size, white with black spots, has a lot of fear but wants to be loving. The family are now safe, but El Arca de Noe has nowhere to put them, can anyone help? If you can help write to elarcadenoecordoba@gmail.com
UPDATE – I’m happy to report that this galga and puppies have now been taken in by two refuges.
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Galga Esperanza – from rubbish skip to veterinary hospital
Update on Esperanza, the galga beaten and left for dead in a rubbish bin. Click on ‘Translate’ on the righthand side and click ‘English’ or your native tongue for a translation. El Albergue are very grateful to everyone who has donated towards the veterinary care for this galga fighting for life. Herewith photos of her injuries.
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Irish Greyhound Board to build 5 stadiums in China! SIGN THE PETITION!
China crisis for greyhounds-NEW PETITION to sign against the Irish Greyhound Board’s new proposals to set up five new greyhound stadiums in China- worldwide signatures needed now please! Thousands upon thousands of signatures are needed now so please forward this petition to all your family and friends and everyone in your address book.
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Life in the fast lane in Cadiz – not if you’re an injured galgo
And another example of how so many Spaniards turn away from injured and abandoned animals. This galgo is injured,(right hind leg) very frightened, lying in a car park, just metres away from a hotel/restaurant. No one goes to help him. Can anyone find room for me to take him? mariavazquez.cadiz @ gmail.com
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Cordoba galga & puppies living under a motorway – help needed
This appeal has come in from El Arca de Noe in Cordoba, they don’t have anywhere to put this galga and her puppies. Here’s the story, can anyone help?
This case is very urgent and please help! This is a mama galga with several puppies, she delivered along a highway! There is little food so a villager in a neighborhood has managed to put a bit down. But Mommy has to go find more food, and puppies are left, and now 4 of them who crossed the road to follow her have been hit and killed.
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A week in the life of an animal rescuer in Spain – could you hack it?!
Regular readers will know that wherever possible I praise the fantastic volunteers in Spain who give so much of their time and emotional and physical effort in helping the abandoned and mistreated animals, often at great cost to themselves.
So many stories continue to arrive in my Inbox, not just for help for galgos and podencos but other dogs as well. As I speak, efforts are being made by volunteers to catch a family of podencos, other galgos loose on the streets of several towns…..it is never ending.
This story is one example of a week in the life of a volunteer.
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China crisis for greyhounds – Maria Daines video to watch, share worldwide
– now on Youtube. Please share worldwide on websites, twitter, facebook
The wonderful singer/songwriter ‘Maria Daines’ has sent us a brilliant video on the China crisis for greyhounds. Thank you Maria yet again for your wonderful support. Please watch the video and share with others around the world.
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Galgo Bracken – my latest foster dog, looking for his forever family
This beautiful boy is Bracken. He was rescued earlier this year, waiting outside a supermarket with a badly injured front leg – the bone was sticking out. Even though he must have been in awful pain, he was still gentle and affectionate to those who took him in their loving care and back to a place of safety. The refuge vet operated on him and he was placed in foster car whilst his injury healed.
A couple of weeks ago he came to join my canine family at my home in France. He had been reserved by a lady in the UK but circumstances have changed and she can no longer take him. So he is now looking again for his forever home.