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.
The animal shelters in Europe are really feeling the effects of the recession and financial crisis. Scooby Medina is one of the oldest and largest animal rescue association in Spain, and now they are in crisis. Here is the news from their website as of 12th August 2011. Link to their Facebook Auction here
Critical Situation at Scooby
Dear Friends,
The situation at Scooby is absolutely desperate. Our shelter is completely full with 500 dogs and our adoptions have decreased significantly due to the economic crisis. We urgently need to rehome our animals.
The ever resourceful galgueros are always coming up with ideas of how to maltreat their loyal and long-suffering galgos L’Europe des Levriers reports on two cases which will make you weep for the pain these poor galgos suffered.
A miracle – recently two galgas managed to find their way to a shelter while they were dying. No doubt attracted by the smell of the food for the dogs, they walked a long way, under extreme suffering, relying on their survival instincts.
This little galgo pup was rescued from a rubbish bin in Seville. She is about 2 months old, has been named Bebe and is now in a special shelter for puppies, costing 4 euros/day. Help is now needed to find this little girl a foster and adoption home. If anyone can help, please contact direct.
Inma: macu19782010@hotmail.com and 665 80 91 69
M ª del Mar: maemar.sp @ gmail.com
Do you go to Malaga on holiday? Do you know the fight for life which goes on there – behind the beaches and bars? 112carlotagalgo is a small association which has been fighting for years for a better life for the Spanish galgos and podencos. They have dogs waiting for their forever homes now, here is the current position about two of them, Nora the Galga and Angela the Podenca.
‘The photo doesnt do her justice as to the delicate figure that she is. This is Nora! she weighs in at 15.kilos 70 a slight shadow of a galga. Brindle, scars and wounds.. she came to us on Thursday.
In the middle of December I posted one of many appeals about galgos dumped in Jerez perrera for killing – the Spanish hunting season was only half over! An email arrived in my Inbox from a lady in the UK who had her eye on one of the galgas and asking if I could arrange contact with someone nearby Jerez/Cadiz who could rescue her. As I’d already asked for a young one to be rescued for me, wheels were set in motion. The galgas were reserved – 3 and a puppy, and 112carlotagalgos travelled to the perrera to collect the dogs.
One of them, beautiful Risa, came to me for foster and rehoming – she is now with a lovely lady in northern France. Sadly the puppy became very ill and died. Holly, as the cream galga was named, was put into kennels, as was the other galga – who was very timid and lacking in confidence.
A plea from a member of Galgos France, driving through Extremadura. An injured galgo needing help. Details here.
‘I am writing because I do not know who to ask for help to a young female brindle galgo I saw when crossing over from Spain in Extramadura. We were heading to the national V E90 towards Madrid. We stopped for refueling at service area DONAIRE GP-LA ESTRELLA long after Villamesias Merida.
This little galgo pup is Tigre, who had a gangrenous rear end; taken into the care of Pro-~Galgo, he is how ready for his forever home. Read the update here. Bless everyone involved in his care.
