Galgo News

Category: Advice

  • Racing Dogs Protection Act – an official proposal

    This website has been sent to me by a supporter, please read and take action where requested. A point to note; WSPA are supporting this, yet they abandoned the cause of the galgos back in 2002/2003 and, according to the latest response I received from them, they have no plans to take the matter up again.

  • Where to Bury a Dog – thought-provoking ideas from Ben Hur Lampman

    Beautiful and thought-provoking – sent to me by a local friend and supporter

    ‘This is quite sad to read, but so beautiful. I’ve mentioned before
    that our little fella didn’t live to walk into our new bungalow but he’s
    buried overlooking “our” valley sandwiched between cherry and apple
    trees…..read on…..

    Where To Bury A Dog

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  • El Arca de Noe alert – Cordoba petshop – maltreating animals

    Quick alert from El Arca de Noe Cordoba. There is a pet shop in Cordoba run by a woman, who is accused of mistreatment of animals, but she is still trying to buy animals to sell. Please help us to spread the word and that this message reaches everywhere! Contact us to protest. elarcadenoecordoba@gmail.com www.arcanoecordoba.es

  • Euro Group for Animal Welfare – protecting cats and dogs?

    Ch 9 3 eurogroup 155 Euro Group for Animal Welfare have just published their monthly bulletin. Here’s a copy of one of the articles. Click on the weblinks at the end of the article to read more.

    European Council gives green light for concerted action to protect cats and dogs

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  • Join the Campaign – Write to your MEP now!

    A reader in the UK has taken up the plight of the galgos in Spain with her MEP. Derek Vaughan, one of the Labour MEP’s for Wales has replied that he ‘was very concerned about the problem and has tabled a Written Question to the Commission to bring it to wider attention and see what can be done to help end this unnecessary suffering’.

    Derek Vaughan needs the support of as many other MEPs as possible. Please write to your MEP and ask them to support the Written Question. Below is a sample letter which is a variation of the one to the president of the European Commission already on Galgo News.

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  • Denuncias, Sandra Baas tells you what do do – vitally important.

    I have just received this important piece of information from Sandra Baas, for those of you wonderful volunteers who may not know this.

    You can register a denuncia against every case of animal cruelty, even is you do not know who did it. This is because the hunters say that it is not true (mistreatment of galos) because there are no ‘denuncias’ in the Guardia Civil – and remember, members of the Guardia Civil and Seprona are also hunters. Baas Galgo register in the Guardia Civil every case of maltreatment of animals as a denuncia. Sandra says, ‘for the hunters I am a big nightmare and every time I have an article in the newspaper or magazines, they attack this way saying that the official numbers of Seprona are totally different from ours. Af course nobody knew before you can denounce without knowing the owner……lack of information.’So please, everyone involved in rescuing injured and maltreated animals, do what Sandra does and register a denuncia.

  • Animal Protection Service launched in Alicante, Spain

    Just had this news in about an animal protection service launched in the Alicante area. It’s to be hoped they will have some ‘clout’ and be able to prosecute animal maltreatment cases. But it’s the problem of abandoned dogs with their microchips cut out which will be a difficult one to police. Still, it’s a start. Let’s wish them every success.

  • Jerez perrera, Cadiz – another dozen galgos dumped yesterday!

    Good news about the second batch of galgos in the Jerez perrera. 6 are going to Valencia for care and rehoming, 4 are going to Malaga for care and rehoming and two are going together to their forever home in the UK. Holly and Faith, as they have been named, became bosom buddies when they were both rescued by Dioni. Their EU passport is now being prepared and then they will travel together into quarantine kennels in the UK, where their adopting family (who have been involved in greyhound rescue for decades) will be able to spend time getting to know them, preparing them to join the rest of their canine family.

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  • Happy 3rd birthday Galgo News!

    Yes, 3 years since Craig and I launched Galgo News. Time to reflect on the past year, both highs and lows.

    High has definitely got to be the completion of my book and its launch – to date we’ve done 2 print runs, selling over 100 copies of the printed book and 10 ebooks. And I haven’t even started the next phase of promotion! I’ve just changed my publisher and am waiting to take collection of the next print run. The book has also now been translated into Spanish – publishing will start in January 2011. And a French translation is currently under way.

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  • Greyhounds in Romania – boycot the sale and breeding – keep greyhounds safe

    Romania poacher 11 2010 170 I regularly receive emails asking me to post appeals to highlight the stray dog problem in Greece and former Eastern Bloc countries like Romania. Whilst I’d like to protect every animal from mistreatment and suffering, my focus is on the plight of the galgos and podencos. I include greyhounds, as some of the problems facing them are also faced by the galgos.

    I have been told about a problem in Romania

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