Great news is that Celo, the pregnant galga saved from hanging is now with Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo, for convalescence until she has found her forever home.
Pro-Galgo need financial help for the association Refugio Escuela Seville who rescued the mum and the 4 pups who survived.
Donations by PayPal to Pro-Galgo@total-barcelona.com and for information on how to donate by cheque or bank transfer, email pro-galgo@hotmail.com.
This is a tale about Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, le Petit Chaperon Rouge.
Virginie Labat, of Passion Levriers tells the tale:
Little red riding hood is Passion Levriers, the wolf is the galguerro in Spain, this story represents what we do to help the refugees there in Spain. We collect everywhere in France: blankets, medicine, toys for cats and dogs, kennels, food, in fact everything you can use in a refuge for the ‘peludos’ (means in English : the one with hairs).
BUT don’t let’s forget the galgos still waiting in the refuges to be rehomed outside Spain.
DON’T forget the volunteers who still go to the refuges every day to take care of the galgos, and all the other abandoned dogs of Spain. They are such dedicated people, often paying for food and medication from their own pockets.
YOU can still do something.
SUPPORT my campaigns on Galgo News.
CLICK on the link for a concert by Maria Daines in Paris
SEND a letter to the Spanish Prime Minister
SEND an email to the Spanish Environment Minister
BUY cards from artes-et-cartes to raise funds to help galgo associations
DON’T sit back in the sunshine, HELP the galgos
Whilst the Spanish sun is shining, the problems for the galgos do not go away. Since the end of hunting in Spain in January, thousands of galgos have been killed, suffered torture, been maimed, abandoned, some are still suffering, starved in remote shelters, hidden in dark barns, bitches giving birth when they haven’t even the bodily strength to provide enough nourishment for themselves, let along half a dozen demanding puppies.
Some are lucky enough to have been rescued by volunteers and taken to already overflowing refuges.
But the galgos are not the only ones to suffer. The volunteers suffer too, picked on and targeted by their own countrymen.
Amour des Galgos ASBL is a new association formed this year in Belgium, working with Amigos de los Galgos and the Pedro Munoz refuge in Cuidad Real.
One of their recent arrivals was Sol. He was a victim of fighting dogs – illegal in Spain. It’s common knowledge that galgos are used as bait in dog fights, as aggression is not in their nature and they don’t know how to defend themselves.
Luckily Sol was saved and treated for his wounds, and is now safely rehomed in Belgium. He was not the first galgo they brought out. Their first trip was in April.
Cameron is still looking for his forever home, he really needs someone soon, to carry on his training and teach him that life is about more than scavenging for food.
Contact Vero on sinadobo@hotmail.com
Use Babelfish translator if you don’t speak Spanish.
This time last year, the first week of July, I travelled into Spain, to Ciudad Real, to get my galga Karmel. Little did I know upon what a journey I was embarking.
I chose my galga Karmel from the website of L’Europe des Levriers.
I chose her because the information was that she had been in the refuge for a few months, she had a puppy – not hers – snuggling up to her in her picture – and she was brindle, which was the same colouring as our French levrier X.
It was a journey which changed my life.
Why do we love these galgos/greyhounds so much? For me it is their sleek lines, elegance of movement, regal stance, and most importantly all the love and affection they give to us unconditionally in spite of the cruelty most of them experience?
It’s because they also make us laugh – and remind us that they can sniff food out.
Yesterday I took 4 herby sausages wrapped in cling film out of the freezer, to defrost for a bbq dinner last night. During the day the sausages disappeared.
I received the following warning from Pat Getz of Greyhound Protection League.
We all know that chocolate is bad for dogs, so the product Cocoa Mulch, for use in gardens ‘to keep cats away’ is especially dangerous. Personally, I don’t see how a chocolate product manufacturer can know about using chocolate in gardens!
Here’s more information.
This one came from America – I’m sure all you pet lovers will identify with the sentiments expressed here – it matters not what type of animal – dog, cat, horse, rabbit, snake.
