Galgo News

Author: Beryl Brennan

  • La Mairena, Costa del Sol – Galgos on Death Row – Can anyone help?

    Mairena perera death row 2 250 La Mairena. Heard of it? It’s on the Costa del Sol. Apparently beautiful white sandy beaches, tree lined avenues, and a municipal dog pound where the hunters are already taking their galgos to be euthanaised. You won’t find that fact mentioned in the estate agent and tourist office brochures!

    7 galgos – look at the pictures, beautiful dogs – just taken to be killed. 6 females and 1 male. And why now – the hunting season only began in September. Admittedly, I suppose one could argue that it is better that they be taken there and euthanaised, rather than hung from a tree, dropped down a deep well, burned alive, dumped on a motorway. If there are any shelters which have room to take these dogs, and prepare them for adoption abroad, please contact samper7@hotmail.com urgently.

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  • Meet the Podencos – Ibizan Hounds – with SARA Lanzarote and Pro-Galgo Spain

    Podenco lola-canarias1 250 Podencos (also known as Ibizan Hound) are another seriously abused Spanish hunting dog – and life is especially difficult for them on the Spanish Islands. I often mention the SARA Lanzarote shelter, which does amazing work, and Pro-Galgo work with a volunteer on Las Palmas.

    Both organisations prepare their dogs for adoption abroad – as you can imagine, flights can be costly and the dogs have to be accompanied.

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  • Cruelty to puppies – sign the petition to Stop The Cruelty

    You remember the story of Max, the little puppy covered in red varnish by some sadistic human being – human? Well, I’m happy to report that Pro-Galgo have treated him and cleaned him up and he has now gone to his forever home. Read about it here.

    On the other hand, these 2 puppies were not so lucky. Marie Dutto send me this plea. Please sign the petition for her.

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  • Sandra Baas interview – helping the galgos of Spain

    Interview with Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo for ASM Magazine. Read the full article here.

  • Baas Galgo delivers aid for the galgos near Madrid

    Baas Galgo food truck 2 1009 250 News from Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo about a huge truck full of food, dog beds, medicines etc. bound for shelters near Madrid.

    Transport help for shelters Madrid 2009

    last Saturday 24 October, a large truck was loaded with aid for shelters.
    This transport is a collaboration between 6 organizations from three different countries,=the result is a truck filled with 20 m3 of materials and food.

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    From Netherlands: Doggymix, GalgoSupportHolland (GSH) and Ronda’s Shop and from Belgium: Antwerpse Galgo Vrienden (AGV) and HOOP

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  • Join the Campaign to protect the dogs of Spain – write to your MEP

    An appeal popped into my Inbox this week, which I wish to share with you, in the hope that you will all write to your local MEP, as requested. You will find a link at the end of the post which will connect you to a website on which you will be able to find the contact details of your MEP. Please cross post where possible.

    Herewith the letter, either post or email

    Dear Sir or Madam,

    I want to bring to your attention a very sad situation in your country which is of great concern to me and to many of my Spanish friends. This involves considerable cruelty to animals and in particular to dogs. Although there are laws to prevent such cruelty they are rarely, if ever enforced and there is a rather large gap in the law that regards greyhound racing dogs as “working dogs” which are therefore not covered by the law. After the rabbit-hunting season is over they either get thrown out, dumped on the motorway or are hanged.

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  • Abandoned Galgos in traffic accidents – Scooby Medina publicise

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    Serious words from Fermin at Scooby Medina. Please read and give it some thought.

  • Scooby Medina in North America – helping the galgos and podencos

    Scooby Medina now have an association in North America. Read about it on this link

  • Galgo puppy painted in red varnish – curses on the Spaniard who did this

    Galgo puppy painted with red varnish 225 From Pro-Galgo. Some of the people of Linares impresentables have fun with this helpless puppy. He painted with red varnish all his tiny body, and 2 weeks later you can still see the last spots of paint on his head. The volunteers have tried very hard to removed as much of the varnish as possible, which unfortunately could be toxic,especially for a baby. He has been baptized MAX, is now much better and has received his first vaccine. The case has been reported but as usual, nothing is being done.

    MAX next week cones to us from his temporary shelter, the foster mum says he is super affectionate and loves walking in her arms all day.

  • Galgos 112 – getting galgos and podencos together in Madrid

    Galgos 112 in Madrid 1009 250 More get-togethers for galgo and podenco owners. Galgos112 had such an event last weekend. Here’s the report from their website.

    A hundred dogs and hounds in the first meeting in Madrid

    Goose bumps. Little more can we say when we are still digesting the successful convening of the first dogs and hounds meeting held at the Buen Retiro by Galgos 112. We give our heartfelt congratulations to our colleagues from Madrid, headed by José María Canalda, heartfelt appreciatiation, and to all who have accompanied us coming from Madrid, Valladolid, Toledo, Barcelona, Girona, Cordoba, Mallorca, Sevilla, Valencia and elsewhere. To all,thank you very much for making this success possible.