Galgo News

Category: Campaign

  • ESDAW – fighting for the rights of abused animals across Europe

    This is the link to ESDAW, a new organisation formed at the beginning of 2011 to work on getting European law on animal protection enforced across all member states. Their vice president lives near to me, so I am looking forward to meeting her and discussing how we can put more pressure on both the EU – and in my case Spain – to help make a difference. I like to think that we will provide support in this area which the marvellous volunteers, associations and refuges in Spain – and across Europe – do not always have the time to devote, as they daily cope with the overwhelming pressure of dealing with abandoned, sick and injured dogs.

  • Spanish Galgos injured, abandoned, mistreated, the Galgueros perpetrate the horror

    PERLA1[1] 24 03 2011 250 I don’t know how the volunteers and associations in Spain keep their stamina and emotions, I am getting more emails in this year than ever since Galgo News started in 2007 and I am sickened by the sheer volume of galgos in perreras, abandoned in the street, hung from trees, kicked and stoned, abandoned to be injured on motorways……..it is simply unbelievable that the authorities in Spain remain blinkered about how this affects the international perception of Spain.

    Here are some more stories……….help if you can.

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  • Greyhounds to China – Pix of Dublin protest 20/03/2011 & America 18/03/2011

    There were over 70 people and about 10 dogs, mostly greyhounds, at the Dublin demo yesterday, with photos/videos at see http://tinyurl.com/DublinGreyhoundExportsDemo and http://pix.ie/sensibleken/album/404974 Link to protests in America

    Let’s hope there will be thousands out around Spain for the manifestation demonstration on 25th March. Here’s the link to find one near you,.

  • Hanged galgos in Toledo – Baas Galgo takes the murderer to Court

    Hanged galgo 4 16 03 2011 250 Sickening story of animal abuse but, at the same time, heartening if the perpetrator is brought to justice and severe penalties inflicted on him. Story received today from Baas Galgo.

    A man confessed to having hanged his greyhounds because “it was the custom to do so at the end of the hunting season”. The animals had a microchip, which helped to locate the culprit. This case is being investigated by the court of Torrijos and the hunter faces a prison sentence.

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  • Greyhounds to China – further action to take – response from RSPCA & PETA

    Greyhounds to China – two addresses for postal letters to be sent.

    Irish Greyhound Board, Green Park, Dock Road, Limerick, Irish Republic

    Department of Agriculture, Agriculture House, Kildare St., Dublin 2, Irish
    Republic

    Further appeal from Greyhound Action

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  • Starving, injured, escapee from hanging……the horror continues

    Starving galgo Ayendena 250 10 03 2011 Every day more horror stories come in from Spain, abandoned, injured and starving galgos – and the hunters still deny it goes on! Three appeals for help, if anyone can squeeze any of these dogs into a shelter or foster home, please contact the people direct.

    1. Galgo rescued by the Association AYANDENA in Seville, the greyhound is more dead than alive, with horrendous injuries to his hind leg, flesh is missing down to the bone. He urgently needs care, need help with veterinary costs. Irene Alcayde de Lamo

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  • Say NO to Greyhound Exports to China – sign the petition

    A petition targeting the Irish Greyhound Board and the Irish Government has been published on the Care2 website calling for the withdrawal of the IGB’s proposals to export greyhounds to China. Please sign the petition and help place pressure on the Irish authorities to show some care and compassion for this gentle breed.

    The petition will be delivered to the Irish Embassy in London – the Irish Greyhound Board and Government offices.

  • Grand Protest in Spain – 25th March – join a march near you!

    On www.noalmaltratoanimal.org you can read or see about a big manifestation through whole Spain on the 25th of March against mistreating of animals and longer sentences in prison for people who are guilty of this.

    There is a comprehensive list of all the cities and towns in which a march is organised, time and place to meet. Please circulate this far and wide throughout Spain and get the population motivated. So many Spanish people are concerned about the bad press in the rest of the world about bull-fighting, abandoned dogs and cats, horse wrestling, animals in fiestas, donkey stoning……

  • China eats greyhounds today, galgos tomorrow? Letters needed

    Please see the Sunday Times UK article below. Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK now need all our supporters globally to please write to the IGB (Irish Greyhound Board), the Irish Department of Agriculture and the ISPCA (Irish Society for the
    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to vehemently protest about this immediately! We’ve already voiced fears that Australian greyhounds end up as food in Far East Asia.Greyho

    Please email the following people below to urge them to stop this horrific idea immediately, the fate of many Greyhounds lay in the hands of the Irish
    Greyhound Board and the authorities that allow this to go ahead.

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  • Argentina now……………..

    Hung dogs Argentina 03 2011 190 Corrientes, Argentina. These people have no souls, no feeling, no compassion.