Category: Campaign

http://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/spip.php?article5953

Here’s another one. It’s in Spanish, but all you have to do is complete your name and email address in the 2 boxes on the right, and confirm. An email will then be sent to your email address, and you have to click on the link therein to validate your signing, and add your name to the list.

Send to as many people as possible.

The Spanish volunteers struggling against overwhelming odds and the animals suffering in the name of hunting – need all our support.

http://firmas.amnistianimalmadrid.org/

Send the details to everyone you know, we’ve a 50% chance of succeeding in getting somewhere – got to think positive!

If you are a first time visitor to Galgo News, and you wonder what we are about, this is the statement from SOS Galgos. http://www.sosgalgos.com/ (Click on the Union Jack for English language site.)

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I received the following from Pat Getz of Greyhound Protection League.

Please crosspost to the moon and back, nationally and internationally, let’s inundate and educate BIG TIME

Proposal for greyhound racing in Jamaica- STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS!!!
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LETTERS NEEDED NOW.

Please read the appeal below from Greyhound Compassion and take inmmediate action by writing to the Jamaican High Commisssion in London. Please refer to the Greyhound Action website for the plight of the racing greyhound
www.greyhoundaction.org.uk and/or use the sample letter

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At the beginning of May, Agir-pour-les-galgos, the blog of L N Verdier, wrote to the Spanish Federation of galgueros which organised the march in Madrid on lst March 2008, requesting that their site be added, on the fecaza site, to the list of those organisations which disapproved of the purpose of the march – supporting the use of galgos for hunting.

This is a translation of the letter on the blog of L N Verdier.

Please write to rfec@fecaza.com website http://www.fecaza.com/ and protest about the use of galgos for hunting in Spain.

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Yet another tale of the Spanish authorities not accepting responsibility for dealing with abandoned dogs. It’s about time they enforced – with a vengeance – the law which exists to protect dogs and other domestic animals. It’s time for the Spanish to stop hiding the disgraceful situation of the result of uncontrolled breeding of dogs and cats, cavalier abandonment of dogs and cats, the unnecessary cruelty and suffering it causes – time Spain woke up to realize that there are thousands of people around the world watching them…………

Read the story of Mariangeles Salpico – sign the petition to stop the closure of yet another refuge – a sanctuary for these animals from the hell of life in Spain!

www.acan-acatbadajoz.com/firmar.php

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Greyhound Awareness Week gives an opportunity for all those concerned about the plight of greyhounds to educate the public about the mass slaughter of dogs caused by the greyhound racing industry.

With a large enough boycott by ordinary people, the industry can be brought to its knees and the suffering and untimely death of thousands of greyhounds prevented.

Here’s a list of events organised by Greyhound Action to commemorate this week.

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Greyhound Action have announced that the UK flagship greyhound racing stadium, Walthamstow Stadium, has now closed down. But there are 29 more stadiums in the UK which are still operating on.

Whilst they herald this as a success, and it is a great success, what concerns me is that the more stadiums in the UK which close down, the more stadiums will open in Australia, Korea and China – and we can only begin to imagine the abuse and suffering in store for the greyhounds exported to these countries. It is quite likely that Spanish galgos will also end up there too.

They need thousands more signature. Go on line now and sign up for the on-line petitions against greyhound racing in these countries at http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/igreyhound.html

Thanks to June for bringing this to our notice. Breeding Galgos in France. Whatever is this man thinking about – breeding galgos. Does he not know what goes on in Spain?!

www.peumery.com

Pat Getz, of the Greyhound Protection League USA, has kindly sent in this translation of the letter I received from the office of the Spanish Prime Minister.

She says ‘A friend of mine who speaks Spanish and is married to someone who speaks Spanish as his native language was kind enough to do this translation. Kristin is very busy with two small children and many, many activities, but is a great animal lover. I thank her for her efforts.’

I thank Pat for her efforts too, and reprint the translation as sent to me.

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