Category: Fund raising

The Galgo Rescue International Network is proud to announce our latest fundraisung venture for the Spanish galgos.

Carpe Canem is hosting an online auction which begins at 7am PDT/10am EDT on Wednesday, May 14 and ends at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT on Tuesday, May 20.

ALL the proceeds (after shipping expenses) will go directly to two Spanish galgo rescue organizations, DDEVIDA (Defensa de los Derechos de la Vida Animal) in Utrera (Sevilla) and Asociación de Socorro Animal Amigos de Milord in Palencia.

Please check it out at www.carpecanem.com/auction/ – it’s packed with awesome items to bid on.

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Last November Tete and her volunteers, arrived at the shelter of Arconaturalinares, to find the fence cut open and many dogs running free outside the premises.

On entering they found the storage room broken into with all the medication, bedding, iodine and even the dog food stolen.

Much worse however, was the disappearance of the two galgas that had arrived just 36 hours earlier.

So has started their Chip Appeal to try and ensure all dogs arriving at the centre are microchipped.

If you would like to organise a fundraising dog walk, don’t be put off by the paperwork! You know what the French are like, bless them. I think I put the cat among the pigeons when I decided to organise my walk for the International Day of the Dog.

If we had just been people walking, or riding bikes, or horses, they had forms to cover that! It was also the fact that I didn’t know how many dogs would be present. But I sorted through the paperwork and the bureaucracy and then, relaxing afterwards with a welcome glass of wine, I realised that some of the demands made were actually quite sensible.

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Here is a collection of photographs from the walk marking the International Day of the Dog which took place in the village of Celles-sur-Belle in southern Deux-Sevres.

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The sun shone brightly on the village of Celles-sur-Belle in southern Deux-Sevres on Sunday, the 3rd International Day of the Dog.

Over 50 walkers, and more than 70 dogs assembled in the car park opposite the Abbaye Royale, to enjoy a 5 km ramble along tracks lined with bluebells and primroses (click thumbnail right for larger image).

Many people had brought a picnic lunch, and a raffle was held in the afternoon.

Over 900 euros was raised for the funds of L’Europe des Levriers, which paid for the rehabilitation and vets fees for 6 galgos at Alpha Dog World with April and Paul Carrier. The day was judged a great success, with demands to repeat it again next year.

Related article: A gaggle of Galgos comes to town

Photographs from the galgo walk

I think I’ve covered everything! Permission from the Maire in Celles-sur-Belle for the dog walk. Permission from the Prefecture in Niort for the dog walk! Gendarmes (police), sapeur pompiers (paramedic firemen) and a local vet all standing by! There’s more to organising a fund-raising dog walk in France than ever there was in the UK!

With over 40 people walking over 60 dogs, all we want is the sunshine. Should be a great day.

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Further to the appeal on behalf of the San Anton Refuge, the secretary of the fundraising association has sent the following.

“Thank you for the donation from your friend. We plan to re-decorate our small office, to make sure that in future this will be our room for medical treatments only, next to supplies we keep there like medicines and food.

So if you can mention that we wish to raise support and money for this decoration (like tiles for the floor, which will be more easy to clean and a table for treatments) that would be wonderful.

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…to buy your cards and raise money for the galgos.

Offer only applies for the month of April: Arts et Cartes

Sandi Leach is a volunteer with Amigos de los Galgos, and has the following idea to raise funds.

At www.arts-et-cartes.com you’ll find original, fun, francophile greeting cards. During April, for any order via Galgonews we will donate 50 cents per card to the Spanish refuges.

To make sure that the galgos benefit from your order please add (galgos) after your name when giving your details for delivery.

Buy safely and securely online at www.arts-et-cartes.com and help save the Spanish galgos.

Please support her initiative.

27th April, 2008

International Day of the Dog www.internationaldayofthedog.org.uk It’s the 3rd one this year, started by the English dog listener Jan Fennell. It’s to celebrate man’s relationshilp with this amazing animal who, no matter what one does to it, a dog is still loyal and full of love.

We are having a dog walk iaround the delightful village of Celles-sur-Belle, between Niort and Melle in Western France. Rosettes will be awarded to all dogs taking part, kindly sponsored by Allez Francais.

Why not organise an event yourself, and let me know, even if the funds go to your local SPA.