Galgo News

Category: Campaign

  • Operation Rehala, Bullas, Murcia – please help the podencos too

    Los Perros de Bullas – Today (8th March 2012) it has been agreed with much teamwork from The Little Pod Foundation, SOS Animals UK, the Animal Welfare Support Murcia group and Podenco Friends to find temporary care and rescue for some of the misfortunate Podencos in the Bullas tragedy. If the rescue is successful, it is hoped that between 8 and 10 dogs will be saved, plus any puppies that are still there. Friday 9th March 2012 is the ONLY day now permitted to rescue any of these dogs.

    Read here how you can help the podencos

  • Beware sugar substitutes – could poison your dog!

    Sharing a message from Spain with you.

    Just a warning the new sugar substitute Xylitol is poisonous to dogs one teaspoon will kill a GSD, this advice has come from UK vets. It is also in some processed foods/candies and sweets, for example Orbit Gum so please be aware, it acts like giving a dog insulin and there is no antidote. So if you have 2 teaspoons in you tea/coffee and the dog drinks it you have a serious problem on your hands. It can cause liver failure for the dogs. Please share as widely as possible.

    Have to say our dogs never drink our drinks

  • Operation Rehala, 120 dogs in Bullas, Murcia – the whole story

    You can read the whole story about the operation to rescue the 120 galgos, podencos, pointers and setters in a compound in Bullas, Murcia, on Podenco Post.

  • 4 galgos, 1 podenco, more survivors of the Murcia gypsy camp

    Gypsie galgo white 250 GdS 3 20125 more form the orginal 74 dogs in the gypsie camp in Murcia, one heavily pregnant just about to drop, the others covered in terrible wounds. Once again Galgos del Sol are being supported by Andrea Animalas Rescue and the Henrietta Foundation who did the transport for them, otherwise they could not have got the dogs.

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  • Pro-Setter Spain update Operation Rehala, Bullas, Murcia – 120 dogs

    Here’s a message from Alex at Pro-Setter Spain.

    He is waiting for Judicial confirmation that the day which will be put aside for all associations to rescue the galgos, podencos and other hunting dogs in OPERATION REHALA (BULLAS, MURCIA) will ONLY be next Friday, 9th March 2012, and he asks that every association contacts him at colabora@pro-setter.org so that he can take deails of them and every dog, and how many, with a view to co-ordinating the operation an an orderly and appropriate manner.

  • Conil lde la Frontera, Cadiz – Costa de Luz – Urgent Help!

    Another desperately urgent appeal: Andrew Townsend Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 10:28 AM
    Subject: Galgos in need

    I am Secretary of Happy Ending – Final Feliz in Cadiz, Spain. I am looking for some help. Yesterday I found 5 Galgos on public land in Conil de la frontera (out
    of sight from most people near a river). They are in a poor state and
    in a stinking”kennel” surrounded by shit and rubbish. Four in one and
    one alone.

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  • 50 podencos need saving from Bullas, Murcia – as well as the galgos – Pro-Setter Spain needs help

    Murcia podenco 250 3 3 3 2012Here’s the original story about the 120 dogs in a compound in Bullas, Murcia. Seprona have denounced and all the dogs will be put to sleep if they aren’t rescued. Pro-Setter Spain is co-ordinating the rescue with other associations.

    I’ve just received news that there are 50 podencos which need saving – podencos are fabulous companion pets, especially for active people who like jogging, long walks, dog agility work. You can see photos of these hounds on Podenco Post. If anyone wants to donate or maybe find out how to adopt one of the dogs, contact Pro-Setter Spain or Galgos del Sol(links on original post).

  • 120 galgos/podencos in Murcia – Pro-Setter organise the rescue

    Bullos Murcia pods 250 3 3 2012This video shows the conditions in which the dogs were kept; you will see some chained to walls, holes in the ground where they sleep, puppies….

    Tina Solera of Galgos del Sol says, ‘Pro-Setter Spain is co-ordinating the rescue. On 2nd March La Fortaleza, GdS, Andreas Animal Rescue & The Henrietta Foundation joined forces to rescue some of these dogs. Between us we took 14 out. The Henrietta Foundation has been a real rock to GdS throughout this rescue and the camp rescue. We could not do it without them. Pro-setter are co-ordinating this rescue, please contact them if you can take any dogs. They are doing a great job.’

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  • Jerez, Cadiz – abandoned on the streets to starve

    Cadiz galga street 1 250 1 2 2012It seems to me that the abandoned dogs problem is Spain is qorse this year than ever…I’ve not reported on situations like the 74 in Murcia, then another 120 in Murcia, plus the 150 in Cuenca…..and that’s not counting the hundreds in the perreras. And now more. A galga and a podenco on the streets of Jerez, Cadiz. The galga looks pregnant. Can anyone squeeze them in somewhere? Contact Maribel maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com

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  • La Bienvenida, Ciudad Real – moving date Easter, no room for all the dogs!

    300 meeting KarmelThis story is particularly sad for me. La Bienvenida, Cuidad Real, is the first refuge I visited in Spain and from where I adopted my first galga, Karmel (pic is my first meeting with her). The refuge is 200km south of Madrid.Protectora La Bienvenida

    The shelter will move to a new building around Easter. That sounds nice and it is,but not for all the dogs: because at the moment there are many more dogs then there should be, it means that lots of them cannot go into the new shelter!!
    It means they have nowhere to go !!

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