Category: Campaign

On my trips to Spain, it never ceases to amaze me at the dedication of the wonderful volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of the abandoned dogs and cats of Spain and the Spanish islands. And I am always impressed by the good condition of the animals (obviously counting out those just rescued or with medical problems and needing treatment), and the dogs are generally so happy. Anything has to be better than life on the streets or at the hands of uncaring owners.

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I know this isn’t about galgos and podencos, but my other lifelong passion is horses, I have ridden most of my life and still have 2 of my horses here with me in France. Please take the time to put a message on the WSPA website to protest about bullfighting in Catalonia, to protect both the bulls and the horses used by these vile men in the name of ‘entertainment and sport’. The animals don’t see it like that!

LET’S EXPOSE the worst rated perreras in Spain, that is, the dogpounds where the galguerros take their galgos at the end of the hunting season in January each year, plus all the other beautiful dogs and cats abandoned by uncaring owners – the cost of putting down a dog at the moment, I’m told, is 7 euros. It takes 20 minutes for the animal to die, during which time it becomes paralyzed………………..

This is the list according to the Bright Eyes Society.
http://www.brighteyes.dk/dataentry/default.asp?id=43&mnu=43

Hi Folks

If any of you have tried sending an email message to the President, you’ll probably have got the very nice message on your screen ‘Do NOT try that’.

Herewith postal address.

Her Excellency
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Republic of the Philippines
New Executive Building
Malacanang Palace Compound
JP Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila.

E-mail: corres@op.gov.ph
Website: http://www.op.gov.ph

Also write to newspapers

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With reference to my call for everyone to protest about proposed greyhound racing in the Philippines, I have today received a curt message from Professor Elizabeth Snyman.

‘I do not like this message. Throughout our research project we were as
objective as possible and furthermore none of us have any ties with
either animal welfare or the racing industry. I therefore ask you not to
sent out your own subjective views’.

I have replied as follows:

Madam

Your email as above has been received, your comments noted and I respond as follows.

How long did your research take.
What form did it take.

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The pic is of Masey, a Spanish racing greyhound

I’ve received the following information in an email. Please take time to read the message and then pass on to as many people as possible, and write as requested. We succeeded as a group in stopping the proposal to hold greyhound racing in Jamaica, we can do it again! Come on, everyone…………………

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This on-line petition request people to sign in protest about the Catalan hunters who have had the cheek to publicise a so called ‘apology’ to schools for the horrors they commit against galgos every year. The video show an under-cover reporter interviewing one of them. Do you know what I think would be a good idea – to cut off their hands, and then hang them by their genitalia, just like they do to galgos by the neck!

Please sign the petition.

Please also circulate to everyone you know and ask them to do the same.

Sign the Pro-Galgo Petition

RSPCA report on the vote by 22nd July.

Thank you so much for responding to the government consultation on the welfare of racing greyhounds.

We wanted to let you know that the government received over 10,000 responses to the consultation from RSPCA supporters in just under two weeks. This is a great achievement!

We really appreciate you taking action on this important issue.

We want to see effective regulations brought in to cover the welfare of all racing greyhounds from cradle to grave, not just whilst they’re at the racetrack. All aspects of welfare within the greyhound industry, from breeding to kennelling, racing, transportation, management and retirement need to be comprehensively improved.

We hope the mass response to the government consultation influences the range of welfare issues that are addressed within the regulations. We shall keep you informed of the outcome of this consultation.

Thanks again for your support on this campaign.

The RSPCA Campaigns Team