Galgo News

Category: Campaign

  • La Gran Familia, Seville – dogs needing help, petition to sign

    This is an appeal from Gran Familia in Seville.

    ‘We have come to the limits of our physical capabilities for the summer. We know that
    currently there are many urgent cases that we that we are unable to help because we have a multitude of expensse built up – vet fees, treatments, and we have to pay for kennels for the dogs as we have no shelter.

    We have four residence with dogs in kennels which cost us 720 euros per month. Below are the dogs in them. This is a cry for help for them and for us, we need to feed the and treat them on a daily basis and of course people want to charge – both the kennels and the vet – and the debt gets larger.

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  • 8th October – World Event to End Animal Cruelty – join a local one

    World End Animal Cruelty Day 105 Oct 8th Message from Pia Berrend. We are planing a “World Event to End Animal Cruelty” which we affectionately refer to as WEEAC. An idea for the world’s first joint action against cruelty to animals which originated in the United States. WEEAC can now be found in 25 countries and 48 cities around the world, all on October 8th, 2011. Each country and participating city have organized events on their own.

    Our organizaton was founded this past Feb. 2011, and the response has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic and we have many countries & organizations now involved and more signing on every day.

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  • No Voice No Choice, 6th August, Chertsey, UK – support Galgo News/Podenco Post Stand,

    As I am due to go into hospital next week for a shoulder operation and will be unable to drive etc for at least 6 weeks, Kim Webster has kindly offered to organise a stand for me at No Voice No Choice, a huge animal event being held at Chertsey, Surrey, on 6th August.

    We want to give as much publicity as possible about the plight of the beautiful galgos and podencos who suffer so much at the hands of the Spanish hunters, whether on mainland Spain or the Spanish Islands.

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  • Galgo puppies murdered in Toledo – write to the Mayor of Santa Olalla!

    Dead puppies road 250 3 July 2011 Hundreds of you have been sickened and horrified at the story of the two galgo puppies murdered and left by rubbish bins in Santa Olalla. In the message I received, it said Santa Olalla was in Murcia, but Galgo passionata Carla Johnson has discovered it is actually in Toledo. Now, that is where the galguero hung his 3 galgos in February this year, he whom Sandra Baas has taken to court.

    Thank you to Carla for composing this letter to the Mayor of Santa Olalla. His name is Snr Jose Maria Vallejo Herrera. Please join in and send a copy of this letter to him. His email address is alcalde@santaolalla.es – or this one – and the postal address is Snr Jose Maria Vallejo Herrera,Ayuntamiento de Santa Olalla, Plaza Reyes de España, 1. 45530 Toledo, Espagne.

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  • Santa Olalla, Toledo – Galgo puppies murdered and left in the street

    Dead puppies road 250 3 July 2011 SANTA OLALLA: GALGO PUPPIES… killed in cold blood and left on the street.

    Mary says, ‘This afternoon when I walked with my puppies I’ve found these galgo puppies greyhound ….. dead. They dDo not seem to have been run over, rather someone killed them.

    No one has been to take them, I just want to know if something can be done to find who did it. Whoever the bastard is who has done, deserves a lesson. They have no right to do this to poor animals …..

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  • Galga and puppies loose in Badajoz

    Badajoz galga 1 250 30 06 2011 This galguita was abandoned a year ago in a field on the outskirts of Badajoz. She is accompanied by one of the puppies left from the previous litter but about a month ago gave birth to another 9. We searched for her for a long time and have finally located the entire family and we need help. Can anyone take or accept either a small puppy or one about 8 months? Call urgently 639.911.792 or email. We can’t take the mother until allthe babies are safe. IS VERY URGENT, ARE IN DANGER! Adana@adanabadajoz or adanabadajoz@hotmail.com.

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  • Noah’s Arc, Mazarron – anyone foster 3 galgo pups – can be separated?

    Message from Noahs Arc Mazarron – see their FB page. Can anyone help by fostering three adorable galgo pups, they need to be seperated from mum, who is getting quite stressed and not eating with these three bouncy pups. She’s got a broken leg and she is already extremely thin. pleasae call our rescue officer Paul on (Spain) 659 322 818

  • Cheap accommodation in Valencia – food not included!

    Valencia mom crop 1 06 2011 250 Look carefully, you might see a puppy in there. And it’s not only the animals for whom life is hard. It is also hard for animal rescuers. This is a tale from one, near Valencia. She’s been trying to rescue a galga and her puppies. This is the story.

    ‘Today was a horrible day. Again I saw the mother walking through the village and crossing or standing in the middle of the road, cars rushing by, these people do not even reduce their speed to avoid the dog.

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  • Cheap accommodation in Spain – Save this Toledo Galga and puppies from gitanos – urgent help needed to get them to safety

    Toledo galga 1 06 2011 250 This is the message received.

    ‘This case is very urgent and we need help for someone to take this abandoned galga, who has 8 puppies about 1 month old, hidden in a field by an industrial estate. Much danger as they are living near gitanos who will try and take them. They need help urgently to take them to safety, help of any kind (where you can rescue and protect them and find foster etc after. Please, please is very urgent. We need experienced people in such cases and especially a safe place to take them.

    Toledo galga 2 06 2011 250 I pray that someone heeds this call for help because the fate of this mother and her babies is very black if they are not rescued soon.

    Contact: Ena-692 230 565
    and Miriam miri_739@hotmail.com

  • Cafelita, galga pup, urgently needs a place

    GALGA_CAFELITA_(2) 06 2011 250 This beautiful galga was found abandoned in Huelva. She is only 6-7 months old. She is currently in the flat with the girl who rescued her, but she can’t keep her any longer. She needs a foster or adopting home. She is well behaved, gets on well with other dogs and takes no notice of the pet birds in a cage! Please contact urgently ajedrez_diaz@yahoo.es or valverdeanimal@valverdeanimal.es

    She is a stunner, please someone take her.