Update on galga Kiara, the victim of an axe attack. Charl says, ‘Kiara’s health is good. She’s improving daily and swimming helps so much. Her rehab is good and physio doing well.
The damage left cannot be sewn or fixed. There’s some nerve damage done from her wound. But she can lead a normal life. She will need care and attention and still needs a few more weeks to gain more strength and encourage more movement in her tail. To move to one side isn’t possible as such.. this doesn’t impede her. We thought the tail was dead and would hinder. So in terms of recovery it’s ten fold. That we aim for a little more.. we will keep trying. Raw pain must have run thrpugh every ounce of her being, I still cringe at the thought of what she was suffering when I saw her. For now we continue to ease her from strength to strength. ‘
Category: Adopt
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Calga Kiara – beating the axe attacker
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Bristol Half Marathon 2014 – fundraising for Pepis Refuge
Pepis Dog Refuge now have over 80 dogs including many galgos in their Galgo Centre. It costs 30 euros/day to feed all these dogs; add on to that the cost of wormers, Scalibor collars, flea & tick treatment. Their vet bill is currently over 3,000 euros. They desperately need money to pay all this.
So Mike is going to run the Bristol Half Marathon on 21st September to raise funds for Pepis. Please sponsor him, no matter how little, every penny counts. You can read the story of Bear, the nearly blind puppy he adopted from Pepis in March this year, and sponsor Mike here.
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Skeletal galgo puppy dumped at Scooby Valladolid
Here’s the story and the pix. At least the owner had the decency to dump the little pup at the refuge, even though they didn’t have the decency to give the puppy a good start in life!
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ACTIN – giving Hope to a puppy left for dead
Not a galgo, but she could very well have been – stories similar to this happen to the galgos too. Read the miracle of HOPE, in the care of the ACTIN team.
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Pepis Refuge, Seville – 2015 calendar now on sale
Susan Dawson has put together yet another stunning calendar to raise desperately needed funds to feed the 80 dogs in Pepis Refuge. Here’s the link to purchase copies at The Blue Greyhound Shop on ebay. My gorgeous galgo pup Polar is Pin Up for July this year – last year he was the cover photo. Please buy and share. And take a look at the fabulous dogs in the refuge, all desperately needing forever homes.
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Galgo Tico in Seville – beating the galguero who abandoned him to die
Regular readers will remember the appeals to help pay the considerable vet fees to help galgo Tico, rescued badly injured and left for dead at the side of a Seville road. Sandra has, with the amazing work by the vet team, nurtured this boy back to health. You may remember it was thought he would be incontinent for life. Sadly I can’t share with you the latest video of Tico running off lead, no nappy, and moving well on 4 legs. It’s posted on facebook, I’ve asked Sandra if she can put it on Youtube so I can share it with all of you who helped towards Tico’s vet fees. I have to say I am filled with incredible joy to see this galgo looking and moving as well as he is.
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Scooby Medina, Scooby Valladolid – helping the animals of Spain
I’ve said before that one of the reasons progress in Spain in helping the galgos is slow is because animal rescue organisations argue amongst themselves. And it’s not just in Spain. For some people,it’s an ego trip to say ‘I’m the president of the association’. So what, you’re a person just like the rest of us. I’ve met a few of them over the years.
Fermin of Scooby has also met them. Here’s his latest piece on the Scooby English News Blog.
Don’t forget that Scooby has hundreds of dogs and other animals – they all need feeding and most are ready for forever homes. Please help Scooby.
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La Bienvenida Protectora, Ciudad Real – 16 galgo puppies dumped in 2 days!
La Bienvenida refuge at Ciudad Real (200km south of Madrid) was the first refuge in Spain which I visited back in 2007 with the French association L’Europe des Levriers. We brought 4 galgos from there back to France for rehoming, one of which was my beloved Sahara. Ciudad Real is a terrible place for galgos and podencos to exist. Recently they had 16 galgos and pups dumped there. Here’s the story.
’16 galgo PUPPIES abandoned in less than 24 hours! Summer is always the worst time for dropouts is unclear but at La Bienvenida Ciudad Real protective welcome could not have been worse with the arrival in less than 24 hours of 16 abandoned puppies, 9 on the night of Monday and 7 yesterday. All of them are galgos and babies, which makes it impossible to keep in the refuge, with the rest of dogs, in case any are sick, until they are vaccinated.
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112carlotagalgos need wheels – David jumps out of the skies! Sponsor him
David did his jump – glorious day over La Rochelle, clear skies. Here are some photos of Christophe and Francois (the two professional parachutists at Altitudes) going through the briefing with David and a French guy doing his first jump as a birthday present. There’s also a short video here but please, it’s not very good…the sun was bright, I couldn’t see what was in my tablet screen, so I just pointed and hoped! You can see from the windsock the wind speed was about 24 kmh. Please sponsor him – 10,000 feet is a long way to fall out of a little plane over La Rochelle when the wind is blowing!
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Update on galgo Lucas – saved from the hell that is Hellin
Update on Lucas from Hellin. Charl writes…
Lucas comes home.
Lucas.. “light of God”
A tortured soul one so beaten down ‘Ive got to say I cringe at the thought. Sadly I’ve seen many a case of a beaten down galgo or pod.. but Lucas cries a tear and with that tear my heart bleeds.
He makes me remember Apolo.. Ann Kneightly. For Lucas is more pod than Galgo.