Category: Fund raising

Susanna Hollesch recently wrote about the Protectora de Granada and how much help is needed for the poor shelters and refuges under their umbrella. One such refuge is Association Ladridos Vagabundos. This is an urgent appeal from them

Aim: Providing the big dogs cages of a door and an awning to protect them from sun and rain. A total of 11 gates and 20 cages for cover.

Currently: Every time the dogs come out of their cages volunteers have to raise one of the panels forming the cage. And every time you open the cage, the canopy that summer we will gradually breaking and fixing the panel that opens to the dog out. So, before putting the roof, we must ensure that all panels of the cages will remain secure. Hence the need to do before the doors.

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Announcing the 3rd FIESTA de GALGOS
6th December 2009
10am – 5.30pm
Venue – El refugio de Burrito
Fuente de Piedra
Antequera, Malaga
 
Charl del Rio is organising her 3rd Fiesta de Galgos fundraiser, and this year it promises to be bigger than ever. There will be a fashion show with both dogs showing coats, collars etc. and models showing t-shirts, bags, jewellery etc. The items will be for sale afterwards.

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Levriers-en-danger now have their 2010 calendar for sale. 20 euros plus 2 euros postage, 12 beautiful pages of galgos and podencos.

Euro cheques payable to Levriers en Danger and send to

CHRISTINE TROUYET
NOYER
07440 BOFFRES

For supporters in Switzerland, contact Marie-Claude direct, details on the website.

Larisa Počivavšek lives in Slovenia and is a prime mover there in raising awareness of the plight of the Spanish galgos and podencos. At the beginning of October she organised a Galgo Fiesta and the first meeting of her newly formed association. This is her report.

The last weekend we spent with our group of volunteers was the weekend full of joy and sighthounds’ happiness…

Our group works independently from all the other formal groups and societies of Slovenia and was found with the only aim to help sighthounds and to widly inform public about their problematic issues.

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Calling all associations and charities. If you would like a fundraising idea, then here is one. Buy and sell one of these books

The A La Bark Baking Book is coming!!!

Here’e what the authoress says.

My name is Kris Owen and I have written and am publishing the A La Bark Baking cook book for dogs.

It contains over 30 fun but healthy recipes to bake for your dog.

They include biscuits such as cheese, liver, blueberry and cakes, meatloaves and fun cakes. There are also waist watcher biscuits, ultra low protein and gluten free recipes to cater for all.

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Baas Galgo have produced a beautiful calendar for 2010 with pictures of famous Spanish personalities and galgos. Please support the association in raising funds to help galgos by reserving a copy of the calendar. Cost is 15 euros including postage. Here is the link in English with all the details.

Levriers en Danger have launched an appeal for donations to pay for tick treatment for dogs in Scooby Medina refuge. LED have a veterinary friend who will supply them with a large quanity of tick treatment at a specially reduced price.

The team leave on 16 September, returning on 20th September. If you can help with a donation, visit their website LED for bank transfer details or payment by Paypal, or send donations direct to Scooby

There are over 600 dogs in the refuge, Scooby Medina desperately need all the help they can get.

The first week in October is Animal Awareness Week, as well as World Animal Day. Events were held in 66 countries last year.

PAWS have organised a Sponsored Dog Walk and are looking for as many people as possible to take part, or get sponsorship – 10 euros per person would be a good start. They’ve also got a Fashion Show on 10th October, both events are in Mojacar. For all details, check their website.

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‘She has been quiet this afternoon and Maria will explain in the video exactly what is happening with her and what the outlook for her is.

Thank you everyone for your interest in her case and your wonderful support. Gail and I have shed many tears over your messages of support for Gisela, and we are fighting with her every step of the way. Berite Dalje assured us everything possible is being done for her. Your help, thoughts, prayers and support are reaching her, making her stronger every day .

Thank you so much.

Andy and Gail’

Yesterday evening Gail reported another breakthrough. ‘To our complete amazement such a big breakthrough, she has come into the lounge and got up onto one of the vacant sofas. Her first time in the lounge with two of our three galgos. It is the most amazing moment in my life. I can’t stop looking at her, in here with us all. If someone could bottle the feeling that I feel at the moment that person would be rich beyond imagination.’

Fight on, Gisela.

This is an urgent appeal from the Noah’s Arc refuge in Murcia. This poor galga was rescued from ‘home care’, be prepared to shed a lot of tears when you watch the video. Please send a donation to the refuge to help pay for her care. For every euro donated, Morgan Stanley International bank will match it.

As Charl says on her blog, ‘

There are MANY MANY THOUSANDS of galgos out there at the moment, rescued and not, just like Gisela, fighting for life all over spain… Whats wrong with people, they have no shame. While there are galgueros out there destroying lives, thank God there are people, guardian angels who take the galgos they can and offer them light.. out from the darkest world only a galgo in Spain knows.

SHAME ON YOU GALGUERO!!!!!!!!!!

Gisela, you are safe now, in the best care and may god pull you through. May the caring hands warm your body, caress your soul and show you we all love you and are praying for you, you and your team of rescuers’.

Hear, hear.