El Galgo Espanol
by Fiona Nicholson (copyright)
Laughter and jeers pursue him
as starvation no longer responds.
His failure can’t be tolerated
in this land
of pleasure and fun.
Category: Adopt
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El Galgo Espanol – from the heart
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Galgo puppy – donations needed to pay for the operation
The little galgo puppy with the broken leg has been named Naomi. ADAM have taken her to the vet to have her leg operated on and repaired – the bill is over 600 euros. Please donate, if you can. They are a very new small association in Seville. There is a foster home waiting for her, if she can be transported to Murcia afterwards.
Donativos: Cuenta Paypal: tcv_amv@hotmail.es, ref Operation Naomi
Bank details Número de cuenta: CAJASOL: 2106 0506 76 0172122181 Concepto: Operación Naomi
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Zaragoza University, Ohio University, Scooby Medina – working together
Recently Scooby Medina was visited by a dozen vets and veterinary students to help with galgos rescued from perreras throughout Spain, many of the dogs in poor condition and sick. ^ vets and 6 students helped Eric, the refuge vet, together with Dr Guillermo Couto of Ohio University, whose visit was financed by Petcare Affinity Group. They all stayed for a week, working also with Dr Pablo Gomez of Zaragoza University and some of his students.
You can see photos of the visit here. It’s an illustration that it is not just about rescuing dogs, but also about the enormous amount of aftercare involved in rehabilitating the dogs and preparing them for adoption.
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Save this galgo puppy in Seville – URGENT appeal
ADAM is a very new association in Seville, concentrating on helping galgos and podencos. They don’t have a shelter, and have sent out this very urgent appeal.
‘We need shelter for ! NOW ! For a galgo puppy of 4 months that the owner wants to hang because it has a broken leg . If we do not remove it, he will kill it! We take care of the operation and all costs of recovery but we have no shelter or place to have it.
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L’Europe des Levriers – saving galgos from Jerez and Bullas, Murcia
Beatrice Monnet, President of L’Europe des Levriers in France, has been working in galgo and podenco rescue from Spain for about a decade. In 2006 she founded EDL and it has since gone from strength to strength. I have been on many rescues with her and what I saw and learnt provided much information for my book. Here is a video of the dogs rescued in February 2012, some of them you will see are galgos in Jerez perrera which were featured on Galgo News. One poor boy lost his paw, caught in a viscious snare; two of them had filaria (heartworm) but have responded really well to treatment.
Where it says ‘accueil’, that means the dog is in foster and available for adoption. The two white galgos live near me in France, and I will see them next month for my 3rd Dog Walk.
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Galgo Rey – from Seville to Malaga to…seeking forever home
This is the story of galgo Rey (King of kings), abandoned on the streets of Seville starving, thin and weak, he lay down one day and gave up on life; his galguero no longer valued Rey’s life. For at 7+ years he has surely given his best to his master. Bred from, run and hunted, he was probably the prime galgo of the group and caught the most hares. To get to his age is a credit to his survival.
He’s got two disadvantages – he’s all black and he’s male. What is it about black galgos, that people turn away; when their coat recovers in good condition, they are stunning!
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Pro-Galgo and their Bullas dogs
Pro-Galgo took 8 of the Bullas dogs, see their story and pictures here. Contact Pro-Galgo if you want to adopt.
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Madrid – sights to see
White galgos were always considered the ultimate by the Spanish aristocracy, and here are two beauties in Madrid, needing forever homes. Kendra is stunning with her different coloured eyes, and little Aroa was found alone on the street! Here are their stories.
AROA – the police took Aroa and her little brother Arati off the street in a village near Madrid where they had been wandering for several days, looking for food. She is in foster, good in the house, with children, with other dogs and cats and, being only 5 months old, playful.
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Holidaying in Seville? Accommodation available soon!
Macu lives in Seville and has been working to save podencos from a gypsy. Now she has received a call about a hunter with galgos, podencos and mix breeds, kept in a shack in cages, existing on bread. He was going to take them to a perrera which doesn’t charge to kill the dogs. She has managed to get 3 of the 10 galgos, and is asking for help to get the other 7. It’s horrendous this year, everyone is full to overflowing – bloody hunters.
If anyone can help, both with fostering the dogs or paying for kenneling and vet fees, please contact Macu (Paypal to this address) Tele (Spain) 665809169