Maria Daines and Paul Killington were invited into the BBC Radio Cambridge studio to talk to Sue Marchant about how they use their wonderful musical talents to help all animals and also to promote the release of Racing to Death and try to raise awareness and highlight greyhound ‘Remembrance Weekend’
Author: Beryl Brennan
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Fostering a Greyhound – something to make you smile
Thanks to Pat Getz of Greyhound Protection League for sending this one.
FOSTERING A GREYHOUND – ONE WOMAN’S EXPERIENCE
When you’re a seasoned veteran and fostered as many greyhounds as I have, it’s easy to make mistakes. So, after conducting much research, I decided to compile a list of common pitfalls foster Mom’s and Dad’s make, so you’ll know what to avoid should you decide to make the leap into the world of fostering.
1) Do not get laid off from your job 2 days after you pick up your foster. This only leads to bonding, which we know is bad; and eventual ownership. Try to impress upon your company that letting you go will lead to your submitting an unemployment claim for the animal, in turn costing them money.
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Free Spirit – Rosario the Survivor has finally been caught
I don’t have a lot of details yet, but Rosario has finally been caught.She was an abandoned galga in Spain, it took the Spanish volunteers several months to catch her. She was then vaccinated, blood tested, spayed and brought out of Spain into France in February 2008. Only a couple of hours after arriving at her foster home, she escaped.
Her foster family have searched and tracked her, tried to catch her, to no avail. Her foster mum lost weight with the stress and worry, not sleeping at night, waiting for a call that Rosario had been sighted.
She was finally caught on 21st July 5 months after she escaped, 5 months after living on the street, surviving.
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Skydiving to Celebrate a Milestone!
20 of the happiest years of my life were spent in Suffolk. It’s a lovely friendly county, lovely English countryside. Quaint pubs offering Ploughman’s Lunch or Carveries. Nothing quite to match that where I now live in France!But you can’t take away the memories. Old Buckenham is one Suffolk village I remember well. Annie Boddey lives there now. And she’s marking a milestone in her life. She’s skydiving to celebrate her 50th birthday! AND even better, she’s doing it to raise funds for greyhounds.
For more information see, Annie Boddey – Sponsored Skydive
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Ear problems, feet problems, nose problems – update on Karmel
Update on Karmel – 23/07
Karmel continues to cope without any medication, heading for her biopsy on Friday. She is brighter than she was last weekend, when on anti-inflammatories – but…………things are getting worse!
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A Kick in the Pants for the Galguerros
It’s encouraging to find some of the French associations involved in galgo rescue and campaigning now working together. After all, they are all working towards the same goal, to improve the life of the galgos and podencos in Spain. -
Thank you to everyone who sent a message of hope
Thank you to everyone who has sent my beautiful galga Karmel and myself messages of hope and prayer.Herewith latest update:
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They eat greyhounds in the Far East – join the protest
Greyhound Action International Alert
Greyhounds in Australia that are surplus end up being tortured in vivisection labs or end up being exported to hellholes in Macau, China Wild life Park, Vietnam or Korea where they end up terrified and eventually chopped up in the horrific dogmeat markets.
The vast majority of greyhounds that are exported to Asia are from Australia so please keep up the pressure on the Australian govt to stop the export of greyhounds to Asia.
Also the tourist trade is very important in Asia please contact all the tourist boards/embassies lists provided on our website and tell them you will boycott their country if they continue with greyhound racing and the abuse and killing of greyhounds.
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Cordoba Galgos on Death Row
Desperate plea for foster homes for 5 galgos in Cordoba – on death row.
If you can help, please contact Ana urgently
ana_contreras@telefonica.net telefono 670 58 20 08