Category: Campaign

I’ve copied this story from the facebook page of GalgoPod Andco, report of a meeting with galgueros in 2016. Sadly, for all the efforts of all the rescue associations and fosterers and adoptants, the situation has not changed. Except I would say there are not so many reports of galgos being hung…the galgueros are very well aware of the bad publicity it gives them!

‘MEETINGS WITH THE GALGUEROS

A tall and strong man, rustic, he could almost seem friendly to us if we didn’t know he’s a galguero. We meet him in town to meet his galgo, the one he wants to ′′ offer a nice retirement ′′ because he’s ′′ the best hunter he’s ever had “, a kind of reward for hunting years and the prestige that he made his master rejoice. Isn’t having the best dog a hunter’s dream…
The man knows perfectly how we treat our galgos in France, this dog’s mother was adopted a few years ago and he’s seen pictures, he wants this life for his dog, but can’t afford it… Marie Angelique shows a photo of his galgas comfortably installed on the corner sofa, he’s not surprised, that’s what he wants for his dog.

The man is proud of his galgo, scrolling it in front of us, like on display, and the dog lends itself perfectly. He detaches him, we’re downtown, the dog doesn’t move, he listens to his finger and eye and looks at his galguero with the eyes of love. But that look is also borrowed from fear. There is an undeniable complicity between the two, showing the dog’s unfailing loyalty to his owner, whatever the conditions.

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The greyhounds of Ireland and English also suffer a hellish life at the hands of the breeders and trainers, no matter what the claims of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain – they are also lying bastards just like the Spanish galgueros. CAGED Nationwide makes sure the truth is publicised.

‘The greyhound exports to Pakistan gets a full page exposure in the Sunday People, thank you to editor Amy Sharpe who put this fantastic article together.’

On March 11 2021, a letter from the European Parliament, underlining that the treatment of hunting dogs in Spain goes against European values ​​and does not comply with Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty, which obliges Member States of the EU to adapt its legislation to recognize animals as sentient beings, was sent to the 17 autonomous communities and the government. This letter expresses the deep concern that Europe feels about this situation.

We are very happy to have participated in the research and writing of this document, which comes with recommendations on what to do to start solving a problem that not only affects thousands of animals in Spain, but also society as a whole.

Read the full details on this weblink.

If you haven’t already signed and shared, please do, let’s get the petition up to 200,000. More strength in numbers.

Sign the Petition here.

From PACMA

‘We have been listening for many years to hunters, public administrations and politicians of all kinds deny the reality about the abandonment, mistreatment and death of thousands of dogs used to hunt.

Murcia is one of the territories that suffers the most from this scourge. The hunters roam freely and their bloody entertainment fills the shelters and shelters of abandoned, discarded and thrown dogs. In a report that we publish today together with dozens of associations from all over Spain, a tremendous data is collected: a single protector from Murcia rescued 259 greyhounds and 43 other dogs discarded by hunters during 2019.

How many dogs do hunters abandon each year in Spain? How can SEPRONA affirm, as it did in 2019, that there were EIGHT greyhounds abandoned by hunters that year? How can the years continue to pass without any political party in government having done absolutely nothing?

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Video by Galgos112 of hunting with galgos Impossible to change the mindset of the old Spanish galgueros…they will always claim they are kind to their hounds!!