This is an appeal with a difference. We’re asking for people to sponsor two galgos. Their story first appeared on Galgo News in June 2008 and then again in October 2008.
They have been in foster with my friend Joanna Simm in south eastern France, and as they are getting on and have been with her so long, it is possible no one will now want to adopt them.
They both need medication, especially Quijote (also known as Luis). Could you sponsor the medication? This is what Joanna says.
This urgent message is from Bea and Cristina, who work helping some of the poorest refuges in Spain.
‘The Spanish refuges are in total chaos. After San Anton in Cadiz and Pedro Munoz at Ciudad Real, it is with the turn of our refuges to be submerged by the floods. Far to poor to have a pumping system, the galgos are standing in water up to their chests.
Salamanga and Villa del Rio have nothing, they desperately need help from abroad.’
From a volunteer ‘In In Villa del Rio, Cordoba, I am desperate. It hasn’t stopped raining, we are trying to clear the water from the refuge with buckets, and still it rains. After days of doing this, my back is aching, it feels broken. Every day I remove the wet covers to put down dry ones. We have a failing pup… ”. Here, there are 75 galgos… Please help-us!
These are pictures from the Pedro Munoz shelter at Ciudad Real, 200km south of Madrid. Loli and a couple more volunteers struggle with nearly 200 dogs. This is a message from Cristina who has spoken to Loli today.
‘I have talked directly with Loli from the shelter in Pedro Muñoz and today at least it is not raining there. They have much wind so they hope this will help to dry a bit the whole shelter.
They have been totally devastated. The whole shelter is under water. Fortunately her galgos all have a family waiting in Belgium or Germany. She works for many years with two associations in Germany and one in Belgium who helps them a lot, and also Nuria from Amigos de los Galgos in France.
Pro-Galgo have a list of goods, including medicines, which are desperately needed by the shelters in Spain. If you want to know what is needed, check this link.
I have a story to tell you about some more of the Mairena killing station galgos, but the information is on my laptop, and I think the hard drive has packed up! But what I can tell you is that Karmela continues to work tirelessly to save galgos from this hell hole, she puts the galgos in a kennels where they have vet checks, microchip, vaccinations, blood tests, and then they are cleared for transport to Holland where adoptions are arranged with Greyhound Friends Holland.
By the time these galgos arrive in Holland, it costs about 450 euros. You can donate towards the work Karmela does through this association.
SOS Galgos have also been helping save the Mairena galgos.
Just a reminder to everyone that if you are looking for a Christmas gift, why not sponsor a dog in a refuge, buy a calendar from one of the associations, buy collars from an association, buy notelets from Galgo News. You’ll find plenty of information on Galgo News.
Support SARA Lanzarote tomorrow, 12th December. They say ‘Why not come and visit our car boot sale at Tahiche Garden Centre which takes place on the second Saturday of every month. This has now become the largest and most popular boot sale/market on the island.’
So, if you are holidaying on Lanzarote, or living out there for the winter, go along and support them.
The galgos’ great friend Charl organised her 3rd Fiesta de Galgos last weekend. Here’s the link to read the report and see a video. She says the great crowd pulled was a childrens’ fashion show accompanied by galgos, to the tune of Chiquita. Well done, Charl.
This is a plea from Telma Shaw, in the USA, who does a tremendous amount for Galgos.
‘Hi Friends, Here are the pictures of Berto. He was rescued from one of the worse areas of Spain for hunting with galgos called Extremadura. He was in a killing station and Silvia our good friend in Valencia informed us of his fate, the next day, death.
Paula of Forever Home Greyhounds in NY will be bringing this sweet boy into her group along with possibly three others in the Spring. Anyway I just thought I would let you know as we now have a wonderful way to help Silvia Bordetas with the vetting and housing of the dogs she is rescuing before they have their chance of a lifetime. If you would like to help her, please do, every little bit helps! She so appreciates the help for the dogs. She is a lone rescuer with a huge heart and does everything in her power to help a few lucky ones.
With the help of some beautiful rescued galgos and podencos, and some podencos who still need forever homes, Galgo News now has a selection of blank greetings cards and blank notelets for sale, to raise funds for supplies for refuges in Spain.
This is Gaspar, a rough-haired podenco, found living wild on the campo with his brothers and sisters.
Caught by volunteers and now waiting for his forever home at PAWS shelter, Almeria.
And Mogaza, one of four puppies found in a cardboard box inside a rubbish bin. They were only a few days old as they still had their umbilical cords.
Rushed into SARA, put into a small transport container with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel (our makeshift incubator!!).
Tiny and needing food every couple of hours. They went into foster care but the tiniest one lost its battle for life.
The remaining three puppies stayed in foster until they were six weeks old, initially being bottle fed every two hours, even through the night, then weaned onto puppy food.
Now available for adoption through SARA Lanzarote
