From Jules McMahon
Whilst driving in my home town Antas, Almería I found a Galgo girl so thin I could see her bones. With a badly injured leg she had nowhere to turn. Frightened, exhausted and clearly abandoned. I contacted Galgo Rescue Almería and without hesitation they took her. She had urgent medical care and was nursed back to health. Her rehabilitation led to her being homed in Lithuania and she is named Jules after me! Today Jules is thriving – playful, trusting and full of life. (more…)
Urgent. Who has got a spot. This poor 10-year-old Galga is sitting in the Seville perrera. It is cold and wet. No place for such a sensitive old dog
She served her master well for all those years, bred goodness knows how many babies, and this is the thanks she gets!
Very gradual desensitisation…
While the dogs were under anaesthetic the vet vaccinated, microchipped and castrated the galgos. Their convalescence has been very good and they recovered well. Now we have to continue the gentle and steady rehab efforts with them. Of course our approach to the care of these
dogs is supportive with consistent positive reinforcement and very gradual desensitisation to potential triggers. We have kennelled each
one of these galgos with a more confident galgo or galgos, where feasible, to help each one of them build trust and gain confidence. We are pleased that very early signs of progress are starting to show but we still have a long road to travel.
Galgo Project EU is a Dutch organisation dedicated to supporting, rescuing, and giving a voice to galgos and podencos. They work closely with Spanish shelters, help dogs find safe homes, and raise awareness about the structural mistreatment these dogs still suffer.
With Galgo Project EU, we’re gathering data, testimonies, and concrete evidence to build a detailed dossier for the European Parliament. Our goal is clear:
To hold Spain accountable for not applying Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty, and to push for equal, EU-wide protection of all dogs, including galgos and podencos, without exceptions. (more…)
MANIFESTO FOR THE EQUALITY OF ALL DOGS. Join with your organisation!
As many of you already know, there is an attempt to exclude hunting and working dogs from the Royal Decree on animal facilities (núcleos zoológicos) — their last chance to be protected. These dogs would be left even more unprotected under a decree issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, which would only require registration, identification, and little else. Reporting the poor conditions of hunting packs (rehalas) would become even more difficult. (more…)
Galgos 112 update on Berto after his operation
Berto has already been surgically intervened by Dr. Cruz at @cvaimar, a plate has been placed to anchor his fracture and the deep wound on his other leg has been thoroughly cleaned.
He has woken up well from the anesthesia and now comes days of recovery and tranquility. (more…)
Our stocks of negative blood are at critical levels. This means we need to collect more blood from dogs with a negative blood type, as it can be given to any dog in an emergency. We have over 750 negative blood typed donors in our pack. If each of these dogs donated once before the end of this year, we’d have more than enough blood to help every vet and dog in need
If your dog is a negative, please consider booking an appointment at a donation session near you soon. We really need you and your wonderful dog to come along and make a lifesaving difference. (more…)
