Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Scooby Medina, Pro-Galgo – the truth about life in Spain

    Pro-Galgo – illustrating life for a galgo in Spain, and still the hunters and politicians deny this happens every year. Where are their heads stuck? Up their backsides!

    Tribute to Fermin Perez of Scooby Medina

    Life in Scooby Medina – these galgos are still there – and now hunting has begun again. How many thousands more of these beautiful ‘disposable dogs’ have been born to compound the problem.

    Don’t forget, Scooby really welcomes volunteers – make volunteering in a Spanish refuge your next holiday.

  • Slovenia Sighthound World Auction started 29th August – raising funds for Scooby

    Slovenia Sighthound World 250 There’s an auction running this week on Facebook organised by Slovenia Sighthound World to raise funds in response to the Scooby appeal. Whilst the information is not in English, you can quite clearly see the beautiful items on offer. Larisa of SSW says

    ‘If people from abroad want to bid and need more information about the auction or the items offered, in English language, if they contact us on galgo@hrtjisvet.org and we will gladly assist them. Information about the payment and delivery will be discussed individually, after they place an offer. Payment for the items will be via paypal and the items will be sent via DHL or other post services, but the postal charges must be paid by the people to successfully bid the item. If you need some other information, please email us.’

  • 23 galgos from Scooby to France – Levriers sans Frontiers in action

    Here’s a nice bit of news for 5 galgos in the Scooby shelter – they are going to France to Levriers sans Frontiers for foster and adoption. Fermin chose 5 galgos who most needed to travel to France. Thanks to Odile Brochot, president of LsF. And here they are. Scooby now tells me that, in all, 23 galgos from Scooby going to France to Levriers sans frontieres. They had reserved 18 galgos and then Odile Brochot, the president from LSF, asked Fermin to choose 5 galgos who needed most to leave the shelter, so Fermin chose the 5 below, so that makes a total of 23 galgos leaving in September for France.

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  • Saving Galgos in Argentina – Adopta un Galgo en Argentina

    Thanks to Valarie Woolf for bringing to my attention an association formed last year in Argentina – saving galgos. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, a Spanish outpost; last winter I posted a photo of two men laughing, with a hung dog between them.

    Here’s the weblink, you’ll have to use a translator to read what they do.

  • Galga Esperanza – a few more steps forward

    The miracle of Esperanza – every day a little step forward – latest video.

  • Podenca Sandy, badly injured – help needed towards vet fees

    Here’s a very sad story I’ve just posted on Podenco Post. Beautiful podenca bitch Sandy, rescued in July by Galgos del Sol. She’s had a bad accident, it is now known how, and now vet fees are already 1,400 euros. Read the story here. If you can help towards the vet fees, paypal tinasolera@hotmail.co.uk Sandy will also need a forever home when she is recovered.

  • Spanish galgos Esperanza and Ken – beating the bad hunters who would have killed them

    Ken with kitten 250 1 08 2011 No matter what the hunters do to their galgos, the innocent souls are survivors. Here are updates on Esperanza and Ken – two black galgos saved by the amazing volunteers of El Albergue (Esperanza and Galgos 112 and Ken (Galgos del Sol and Galgos Connection Spain). Grab a hankie!

    Ken with a kitten – sooooo beautiful. Silvia has some videos of him; I can’t open the links so I’m hoping she can send me others. Keep reading.

  • Dying at the side of a Spanish railway – please help the puppy saved by El Albergue

    Puppy 1 250 El Albergue 08 2011 You will remember the story of Esperanza, the badly beaten galga rescued from a garbage bin and being rehabilitated by El Albergue. They have sent an appeal for help to pay vet fees for a little puppy with a broken leg, dying at the side of the railway. It’s not a galgo or podenco, but if you have it in your heart to donate towards the vet fees to help this little soul recover, please click on Donar

    Here’s the story. If you go to ‘Translate’ at the top right hand side, you can choose your language.

  • Toledo hanged galga – L’Europe des Levriers helps heal her wounds

    Campanilla EDL 190 08 2011 Do you remember the story of the hanged galga saved by Letitia and taken to the home of Cristina, vice president of L’Europe des Levriers? Here is the latest news about her.

    She is now called “Campanilla” (Bell in Spanish) and she lives in home in Cristina in Madrid. It is the poor galga who was hanged and Leti found wandering the streets of a village near Toledo. The rope had cut her neck under the trachea and she was suffering from severe malnutrition. The veterinarian of Toledo did an excellent job of repairing her wounds to pepare her for transporting to a Madrid clinic where Cristina could look after her. She remained there a week and last Monday she went to Cristina’s home.

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  • Financial crisis at Scooby Medina, Spain! Bid on their Facebook Auction before 21st August 2011

    Scooby 250 08 2011 The animal shelters in Europe are really feeling the effects of the recession and financial crisis. Scooby Medina is one of the oldest and largest animal rescue association in Spain, and now they are in crisis. Here is the news from their website as of 12th August 2011. Link to their Facebook Auction here

    Critical Situation at Scooby

    Dear Friends,

    The situation at Scooby is absolutely desperate. Our shelter is completely full with 500 dogs and our adoptions have decreased significantly due to the economic crisis. We urgently need to rehome our animals.

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