Galgo News

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  • Portuguese galga and puppies – rescued just in time

    Galga Riti was rescued from the street so heavily pregnant that she gave birth soon after to two gorgeous puppies. Viddy and Viggy will need forever homes when they are old enough, vaccinations, microchips etc.

    Lumi is another galgo pup lucky to have been rescued with his galga mom from poor conditions.  You can read the story here and watch the videos of him at play with his sibling.

    The only hope of a forever home for these lovelies is outside of Portugal.  Please contact Dogs of Portugal if you can help.

  • Hairy Cuban looking for a family

    Cuban 1 7 2016 400I’ve always loved the long-haired galgos we’ve brought out of Spain on rescues, they are not very common.  Here’s a lovely boy waiting and waiting for a forever home.

    ‘Cuban is a young Galgo.   2 years since we brought him off a hunter because he didn’t want to hunt.  He’s unusual because he has long hair and people are not used to seeing this type of galgo… is that why no one has adopted him? He’s a dog without any kind of fear, sociable, compatible with dogs and cats and walks great on a leash. He will come with chip, vaccinated and neutered. 
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  • La Bienvenida, Ciudad Real – Stunning Galgo Hairo seeks forever home

    La Bienvenida Hairo 2 400My very first galga Karmel was from La Bienvenida refuge in Ciudad Real, 200km south of Madrid.  I travelled down with the team of L’Europe des Levriers to collect her, along with a dozen more.  I wrote about the trip for the Weekly Telegraph and that was also the birth of Galgo News.

    This stunning boy is at La Bienvenida now.  He’s Hairo, he was skeletal when rescued but is now looking much better.  Here is his story.

    Hairo arrivedon 30th Junhe at the shelter, it’s another waste more of the hunt among many so many. What can we say about him or his state that you can’t see in the video?
    Needless to say, he’s too thin, you can see the spine and all the ribs, he looks like a sack of bones.  He was full of ticks and very dirty, has some wounds but they are not serious. He soon had a nice bath and stayed on good and clean. The poor boy very much appreciated the attention and filled us with kisses. In spite of his state, is a young galgo,  very affectionate and happy.  He just wanted to eat and lots of cuddling.

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  • Once revered by Royalty, thrown away like garbage – the stunning White Galgo

    Romeo and Juliet 400 18 7 2016They are Romeo and Juliet, obviously male and female very young. They were found by a wandering disoriented by the highway Jerez (Cadiz) Spain.  Loads of traffic, very dangerous for them.
    Between Manuel and Macarena with the help of other cars that were stopped they managed to rescue them.
    We believe that they are brothe and sisters, they support the one on the other.
    We would like to home the two together, for obvious reasons.  They are very good and quiet.

    They are at the clinic, but they won’t be able to stay much longer. so a foster home is urgently needed, or even better, a forever home.  Adopt a galgo, you will regret it.

    Contacts.  Macarena Castellano or Lola Bustillo  (but only on their facebook pages as I can’t get an email or phone no for them)
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  • Galga Esperanza – 5 years on and enjoying life

    Do you remember the story of Esperanza, left for dead badly injured in a rubbish skip and rescued by Galgos 112.  5 years on, here are a couple of videos of her enjoying a walk in the woods and playing with her canine friends.

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  • Dogs of Portugal – 2 abandoned galgos looking for forever homes

    These 2 beautiful galgos were found abandoned.  Click on the links to see more about them and their videos.  Please contact Dogs of Portugal direct if you have room in your home and heart for one or both of them.

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    Grey

  • Please sign and share on behalf of the dogs of South Korea

    Please sign this petition and share.

  • March for the greyhounds in Manchester 30th June 2016

    Caged Northwest walk 400 30 6 2016
    From Caged North West. We are currently liaising with the police, ambulance service, our insurance company and Manchester local authority.
    Manchester will be hosting some very large public events on the same day as the March for The Murdered Million, and we have worked very hard to find spaces that will accommodate a gathering of anything up to 500 people, that may attend.
    We have advised all involved that this is a funeral themed greyhound remembrance march and will remain respectful throughout.
    PLEASE NOTE; THIS IS NOT A PROTEST

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  • Buy a Scalibor collar for a galgo at Pepis Dog Refuge

    The sandfly is rife in the heat of Spain and it carries leishmania from dog to dog.  Scalibor collars are desperately needed for the couple of dozen galgos and the 50+ other dogs to protect them from the bites.  Buy one or more here.

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  • Romford Greyhound Stadium – why greyhound racing should be banned

    Why greyhound racing should be banned everywhere. This story is about a track in the UK, Romford Greyhound Stadium.  And I was disgusted that on a recent TV programme Catchphrase one of the prizes was an evening at greyhound racing.