Galgo News

Category: Campaign

  • Protectora Scooby – 100s of dogs needing feeding and forever homes

    This is a weblink to the hundreds of dogs in Protectora Scooby shelters in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Zamorra and Palencia. There are dozens of galgos in there.

    The main purpose of this post is a) to illustrate just how many dogs are in the Scooby shelters hoping for forever homes and b) to appeal for help to fund them all. This isn’t counting all the horses, donkeys, cats, poultry, goats, cows…all rescued by Scooby and needing food and medication.

    Please help, even if it’s just to join Teaming please help.

  • Please stand up for the Australian greyhounds

    The bastard Australian greyhound trainers are STILL sending their unwanted greyhounds to China! Please help them.

    Weblink with all the information.

  • Greyhounds around the Globe Conference – register now

    Grey2uk are campaigning against greyhound racing in Scotland in September. Read about it on this weblink and register if you can go.

  • Virtual Adoption with Protectora Scooby animals

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    If you haven’t room in your home to adopt anymore deserving animals, why not try Virtual Adoption. Virtual Adoption is where a person or organisation supports an animal in a shelter rather than taking them into their own home. Scooby Medina has animals which they would love finanaia help with their feeding and care.

    There are lots of animals to choose from, including:

    Granny – an oldie
    Donja – has only one ear
    Zuki – had gangrene before arriving at the shelter and lost both of her back paws;
    Paris – the gentle giant and an old faithful
    Alba the albino horse is there with
    Cayenne y Pepper, the donkeys and Axel & Robin our new goats. All overseen by Blackie the head
    of the cats in our cattery!

    Find out more on this weblink

  • I-CAD, Europenet.com, Check a chip.com – microchipping is compulsory for dogs, cats, horses and ferrets

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    A new programme on UK TV is called ‘Lost Dogs Live’ which is about getting the watching public involved in tracing lost dogs. One of the startling pieces of information to come out of the programme was that in the UK there are 15 registered microchip companies. Besides the importance of microchipping your dog, it is also vitally important that up-to-date information is registered with the microchip company about the address at which your dog/cat lives.

    It is commonplace to assume that once you register with a veterinary clinic and they record your pet’s microchip, if the animal goes missing they will be able to trace if it turns up elsewhere, especially if it is suspected stolen.

    Not the case!

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  • Sign the petition for Australian greyhounds

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    Read about the petition on this weblink, then please sign and share.

  • Adopt an older dog – Greyhound ErGe hoping for love and comfort

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    A greyhound rescued in China! We know many Irish and English greyhounds are exported to China…

    ‘Candys Hound Rescue International says

    “Beautiful old boy ErGe from China is still looking for his forever home.He has never had a family or belonged in this world and he now deserves that chance.

    Old boy ErGe is looking for his forever home. He was was rescued in main land China 3 years ago. It’s believed he was used as a police dog in his younger life according to the person who saved him in China. Once he was no longer needed by the Police he was being sold to the meat markets.

    Unfortunately many police in China use Greyhounds to catch stray dogs from the streets.

    ErGe is in foster with 8 other hounds and he isn’t aggressive but he doesn’t have any manners around dogs and has no boundaries.
    He needs someone that will understand this and don’t expect too much from him. He needs time and patience to grow and learn how to become a pet.

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  • Appalling Greyhound abuse in the UK – as bad as the Spanish – take action now

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    CAGED Nationwide is an organisation fighting to get all the greyhound racing tracks in the UK shut down – they expose much of the horrific maltreatment suffered by greyhounds. This is one of the latest stories to hit the headlines. The murderess received 36 weeks in jail!!!!

    ‘We are now able to share with you that less that 24hours after winning the public vote at Holyrood Dog of the Year, Joy’s last trainer Rebecca Perkins has been JAILED for three counts of ANIMAL CRUELTY and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

    This came after Ms Perkins, a GBGB (Greyhound Racing Board of Great Britain) licensed trainer, abandoned around 40 greyhounds in her GBGB registered kennels and left them to starve to death. Many were found dead alongside living, but emaciated greyhounds. Several dogs had to be put to sleep immediately as they could not be saved, and others like Joy, face a life of rehabilitation. We cannot imagine what suffering those dogs endured under her so-called care. Despite barbarically losing her leg, Joy is one of the lucky ones who survived the racing industry and Rebecca Perkins.

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  • Be kind to animals

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  • Help end Greyhound Racing in Scotland

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    Greyhound racing is not a sport. Yes, the dogs like to run, but too many greyhounds are bred, many of them are injured and just chucked aside or quietly killed or, even worse, shipped to China or Pakistan to race and breed!

    9 greyhound charities are working together to get greyhound racing in Scotland banned. Please join the campaign.

    Read all about it and take action on this weblink.