Those of you who have read my book will have been introduced to Lucho, an amazing survivor of the Spanish holocaust, adopted by Chris in the US from Scooby Medina. He developed leptospirosis and Chris kindly wrote a case history about her experiences with Lucho and beating the disease.
Earlier this year, Lucho developed Leishmania. Even though he tested negative before leaving Spain, the disease can lie dormant and poor Lucho succumbed. Chris shares her experience here.
This podenco pup is on death row in aCadiz perrera – can anyone help get him out? Tina of Galgos del Sol (in Murcia) is appealing for anyone in the area to help her.
SAVED, and a new home awaits him in Belgium, after his EU passport and all tests are done.
This galga was rescued, injured and suffering from hunger, thirst and the scorching sun for three days on a building site in Madrid. She was rescued by a veterinary student. UPDATE – Sadly just learned that Olivia did not make it, sadly she died. But I leave here story here for you to read. Olivia (as she was named) had a broken hip and a leg!! Veterinarians wanted to kill her, her injuries were so bad.
Pro-Galgo – illustrating life for a galgo in Spain, and still the hunters and politicians deny this happens every year. Where are their heads stuck? Up their backsides!
Tribute to Fermin Perez of Scooby Medina
Life in Scooby Medina – these galgos are still there – and now hunting has begun again. How many thousands more of these beautiful ‘disposable dogs’ have been born to compound the problem.
Don’t forget, Scooby really welcomes volunteers – make volunteering in a Spanish refuge your next holiday.
Here’s a nice bit of news for 5 galgos in the Scooby shelter – they are going to France to Levriers sans Frontiers for foster and adoption. Fermin chose 5 galgos who most needed to travel to France. Thanks to Odile Brochot, president of LsF. And here they are. Scooby now tells me that, in all, 23 galgos from Scooby going to France to Levriers sans frontieres. They had reserved 18 galgos and then Odile Brochot, the president from LSF, asked Fermin to choose 5 galgos who needed most to leave the shelter, so Fermin chose the 5 below, so that makes a total of 23 galgos leaving in September for France.
Thanks to Valarie Woolf for bringing to my attention an association formed last year in Argentina – saving galgos. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, a Spanish outpost; last winter I posted a photo of two men laughing, with a hung dog between them.
Here’s the weblink, you’ll have to use a translator to read what they do.
Here’s a very sad story I’ve just posted on Podenco Post. Beautiful podenca bitch Sandy, rescued in July by Galgos del Sol. She’s had a bad accident, it is now known how, and now vet fees are already 1,400 euros. Read the story here. If you can help towards the vet fees, paypal tinasolera@hotmail.co.uk Sandy will also need a forever home when she is recovered.
No matter what the hunters do to their galgos, the innocent souls are survivors. Here are updates on Esperanza and Ken – two black galgos saved by the amazing volunteers of El Albergue (Esperanza and Galgos 112 and Ken (Galgos del Sol and Galgos Connection Spain). Grab a hankie!
Ken with a kitten – sooooo beautiful. Silvia has some videos of him; I can’t open the links so I’m hoping she can send me others. Keep reading.
You will remember the story of Esperanza, the badly beaten galga rescued from a garbage bin and being rehabilitated by El Albergue. They have sent an appeal for help to pay vet fees for a little puppy with a broken leg, dying at the side of the railway. It’s not a galgo or podenco, but if you have it in your heart to donate towards the vet fees to help this little soul recover, please click on Donar
Here’s the story. If you go to ‘Translate’ at the top right hand side, you can choose your language.
Do you remember the story of the hanged galga saved by Letitia and taken to the home of Cristina, vice president of L’Europe des Levriers? Here is the latest news about her.
She is now called “Campanilla” (Bell in Spanish) and she lives in home in Cristina in Madrid. It is the poor galga who was hanged and Leti found wandering the streets of a village near Toledo. The rope had cut her neck under the trachea and she was suffering from severe malnutrition. The veterinarian of Toledo did an excellent job of repairing her wounds to pepare her for transporting to a Madrid clinic where Cristina could look after her. She remained there a week and last Monday she went to Cristina’s home.
