Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • Worst New Possible – Greyhound Racing in South East Asia

    The worst news possible – greyhound racing in South East Asia. Read the full article

  • 3 galgos and an old podenco – on death row at Jaen perrera

    Jaen perrara galgos 2 1209 300 Plea via Charl del Rio for 3 galgos and an old podenco in the perrera in Jaen.

    I know everyone is completely saturated at the moment, but not only galgos other dogs are being put to sleep everywhere. But these 4… if there was just a temporary space, or adoption…. it would save their lives!!!!!!!! PLEASE FWD if you cannot help, you may just know someone who can.

    contact abydajaen@hotmail.com or cmratia@hotmail.com

    NOTE – these dogs have now been rescued from death row.

  • Flooding halts galgo rescue – save the galgos in Cuidad Real dogpound

    A short appeal from Nuria Blanco of Amigos de los Galgos. Loli and her husband of Pedro Munoz shelter were planning on saving some galgos from the dogpound in Ciudad Real near the shelter, but they cannot now take them because of the flooding.

    Please can any other associations organise someone to save them and prepare them for adoption.

    Contact Nuria direct about it.

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  • Is there a God? Where is St Francis of Assisi?

    As if the Spanish shelters, refuges, volunteers, associations working for the poorly treated animals of Spain didn’t have enough to cope with, now they have storms, and floods and tornados. There may be some amongst you who will not agree with my question, but I say

    Where is God, to look after the innocent animals
    Where is St Francis of Assisi to look after the innocent animals?!

    Don’t tell me they are looking after these animals!

  • Calling Volunteers in Cordoba/Seville

    GALGA ALFONSO 1 250 This is a plea for help, from a guy who lives with his parents and has a young galga hidden at home. He lives in a village, he has no car, there is no vet, but it looks like she has a broken paw. At this rate he will have to put her back on the street. This is his message.

    I’m Alfonso, a guy from Cordoba. Tuesday night last week while walking my dog, we saw a lump of white on the ground. When I got close, I saw she was a galgo or galga x. She was trying to hide, but she did not get far because she could not walk because her paw is hut. It was raiging, I could not look the other way, so I took her home.

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  • More Spanish Shelters suffer from the storms – please please help

    Pedro Munoz 2 1209 300 These are pictures from the Pedro Munoz shelter at Ciudad Real, 200km south of Madrid. Loli and a couple more volunteers struggle with nearly 200 dogs. This is a message from Cristina who has spoken to Loli today.

    ‘I have talked directly with Loli from the shelter in Pedro Muñoz and today at least it is not raining there. They have much wind so they hope this will help to dry a bit the whole shelter.

    Pedro Munoz 3 1209 300 They have been totally devastated. The whole shelter is under water. Fortunately her galgos all have a family waiting in Belgium or Germany. She works for many years with two associations in Germany and one in Belgium who helps them a lot, and also Nuria from Amigos de los Galgos in France.

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  • Galgos 112 rescuing galgos beaten to break their legs!

    Nika 1 Galgos 112 1209 300 Have a look at Galgos 112 and click on ‘translate the page’. You can read the amazing tales of galgos who have been rescued and are winning their battle for life, including two who both had their front legs broken from beatings.
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  • New Year fireworks can frighten dogs – Baas Galgo suggests Bach Flower Remedies

    For those of you with dogs, especially galgos and greyhounds, Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo has some advice on keeping the canines calm.

  • More shelters needing help as Brits leave Spain and head back to the UK

    With the exodus of Brits leaving Spain to return to the UK, it means that many shelters are now losing their volunteers, they have fewer fundraising events organised (Brits are really good at those) and fewer people supporting the events. There are also more dogs being taken to the shelters as the Brits can’t take dogs into rented accommodation in the UK.

    GRIN has some pleas from the shelters which especially deal with the adorable podencos, as well as other types of dog.

  • Villa Martin, Spain – Hit by a tornado? Go Help the Animals at San Anton Refuge!

    San Anton 2 250 So, you’re in Villa Martin in Spain? Nice place? Lots of people on holiday? Oh dear, a tornado struck certain areas. Poor people on holiday. Sarcastic, am I? So, why not, what about the San Anton Shelter in Villa Martin?

    Who thought about the poor animals there? Who thought about the poor volunteers, devastated after years of hard work to improve conditions for the animals abandoned and saved by San Anton Shelter? Oh, dear, poor holidaymakers!!! Get out there, you holiday makers, and help repair the San Anton Shelter! Do something worthwhile with your life!

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