Sasu is another of the stunning black beauties dumped at the end of the hunting season and now safe with his friends in the Dogs of Portugal shelter. You can read about him and see more pix on this weblink. Contact Dogs of Portugal direct if you can offer him a forever home.
One man’s trash – another person’s loyal friend
A volunteer with Yo Galgo reports. ‘Yesterday we returned to the mass grave in Tarancón to take out the bodies of the galgos that, during years, have been thrown there, and to try to find evidence to persecute the perpetrators of this crime. The place, known as The Cut, has been used for more than 20 years to dump galgos no longer wanted by their owners. The volunteers recovered 25 bodies, but for safety reasons it was impossible to reach the deeper layers of the pit, where dozens of galgos were piled up.
At least two bodies I photographed last time I was there have disappeared. A clear indication that their owners, frightened by the repercussion of the news, have returned to remove the corpses of their dogs. This is interesting because the hunting society always claims that abandoned or killed dogs, are dogs that have been stolen, “as no galguero would treat their dog like that”. But no thief would return for the bodies of the dead dogs, that makes no sense. All points to the galgueros. Go to www.yo-galgo.com to know more. (click on Union Jack for English)
In the eyes of a galgo you can always see a hint of sadness, left over from something that will never be completely healed, the legacy of a suffering which has no release. Carried with dignity, but deep nevertheless.
In the eyes of a galgo you can see the request for food, affection, love, for a safe place where he can let himself go, where he can rest without the terror of waking up in hell.
In the eyes of a galgo you can see absolute devotion which never becomes servile, a proud gaze that scans the horizon, a hymn to freedom.
In the eyes of a galgo you can see the crafty and slightly cunning air of someone who has learned that man will beat you down if you seem too cocky.
When your gaze meets the eyes of a galgo and you open your heart, your way of seeing dogs changes forever. Thank you, Cabi, for all this.
http://www.petlevrieri.it/…/2…/04/21/in-the-eyes-of-a-galgo/
Scooby Residencia Valladolid, Protectora y Santuario Scooby, Proyecto Galgo Argentina, PACMA – Partido Animalista, SOS GALGOS (oficial), No A la CAZA con Galgos y otras Razas. Plataforma NAC, Greyhound Compassion (UK)
One Galgo out. 9 new ones in, here are some of them.
These Galgos are in Paraiso Pound Churriana, Malaga. Please note that no information regarding their previous backgrounds can be divulged due to the Data Protection Act. But they will have been handed in to the pound because they are no longer useful, or required. Please share so we can get them out and into the loving homes they deserve. If you can help, please contact Ann’s Canine Care.
Sjors Ferrari flew from Belgium to Malaga for the day to join the march for the galgos and podencos on Sunday 4th February 2028. She took 30 of these panels to hand out to marchers.
This story is beyond belief…what scumbag sub-human could hang a pregnant galga? Somehow she got loose…here’s her story. Scooby to the rescue, please help.
‘Protectora y Santuario Scooby – 2nd February 2018
Pregnant, with a deep wound in her neck and lying on the road, asking for help… That’s how this galga has been found in Valladolid, in a place where it’s usual to see abandoned galgos hit by cars day after day… We think they tried to hang her; we don’t want to imagine all her suffering until she was rescued.
She is now in a clinic. Apart from the big wound, her trachea was perforated and she has needed a surgery to remove her puppies. We hope she recovers completely and finds the decent and happy life she, and all galgos, deserve.
We have to finish with this brutality. And we need the citizens help; it’s impossible that nobody sees anything.We don’t have to be afraid, we must denounce the abusers. #StopGalgueros
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The Irish greyhound breeders/trainers don’t give a monkeys where their dogs end up, once they can no longer earn them money. It’s blood money and what the dogs will suffer in Pakistan at the end of their lives doesn’t bear thinking about!
Calling all galgo and podenco adoptants, fosterers and people who simply love them…join this walk. Saturday 27th. of January at 12 o´clock in Keulen (Köln) Germany there is the 3rd. Galgowalk against the abuse of and hunting with galgos in Spain. If you have the time and oportunity, go there with your dog(s) and be their voice!!!
Story from the Protectora in Avila
‘Hope is never lost.
Once again impotence, indignation and anger fills the hearts of members of animals in distress and of all animal defenders. On 16th January a notice from a village of ávila (SAN VICENTE DE ARÉVALO) warns us that they have found a galgo hanging and dying in a pine forest, what person can do such a savagery? Leave a living being hanging to die in slow agony.
We urgently contacted the town hall and spoke with the seprona to try to locate it; the area patrol at all times tried to help us.
Apparently, it had already come to the notice and been brought to the attention of the mayor of the area, who took as a solution(the next day!!!!) the next day to call the vet to proceed to eutanasia. So the poor galgo spent the night where he was found.
At 11 p. M in full field and without exact location, as the councilman of that town, was warned and did not want to leave his home so he could get the animal out of there to a safe place; it was not a job Simple, but it was urgent to try to locate him and see how he was. A person of our protectoar moved quickly to that town and with the indications received by the mayor and the help of the civil guard managed to find the galgo. Yeah, “for a change” was a galgo again.
We found the poor animal almost dead, with an eye burst from drowning and neck bleeding. Although the image that we show you is a little harsh, we want to record the cruelty of this act. The poor animal couldn’t stand.
