Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Scooby – give Divino a home for Christmas, buy Scooby 2013 calendar

    Scooby Divino 250 9 11 2012This lucky boy is Divino, now safe with Scooby. Cobie says ‘DIVINO: Another galgo abandoned, hit by a car and then taken to the Valladolid provincial perrera where they wanted him to go and play on the other side of the rainbow bridge. Thanks to Scooby, who took him this morning out of that perrera, this stunning boy is 2 years old and not fearful. Has many years to play on the good side of that bridge for many, many years!! For adoption, contact Scooby.

    Also, what about buying a Scooby 2013 calendar or virtually adopting one of their dogs as a Christmas gift to someone. They care for a phenominal number of animals and need all the help they can get.

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  • Keyrings for Xmas – Scooby fundraiser – order now

    Scooby fundraiser for Christmas – Beautiful keyrings with Galgo, silver colour with brown leather. 10,- Euros each. Help the Scoobydogs and order one, better more, by writing an email to residencia@scoobymedina.com Photo below

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  • Galgo Xmas Cards to buy

    I haven’t had time to create a Galgo |News Xmas Card this year, so here are some to choose from rescue associations. Visit the websites for pictures and full details of how to order.

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  • Portuguese galgos – update

    Portugal Estrela milk 250 5 11 2012Update on the Portuguese galgos. One hunter has been busy killing puppies before Teresa could save them. But here’s the news about the first galga Estrela. Ines reports. ‘regarding that horrible man getting rid of all pups but 2 :(. We are not exactly sure what happened, but apparently he killed them, but won’t give us any more details… we just can wait for Estrela to leave this place.

    Estrela is only mentally slighty better from the abuse she was given. She is on special high energy feed, plus a mix of raw green beef tripe and liver, and Anima-Strath supplements. She has also been wormed twice. Her owner has finally allowed us to take her to the vet this week, so she can get tests done to see why isn’t she putting more weight.

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  • Galgos 112 Kina and Prodeanse Maika – help the galgos, beat the galgueros

    Kina Galgos 250 112 11 2012Two sickening stories of maltreatment to galgos. Kina needs your support, was picked up by association ADAM, Animal Protection Association of Marchena, who say ‘Kina had been shot in the shoulder, has multiple injuries and after diagnosis has broken femur, humerus and hip – suspected dragged behind a car ‘training’ galgos. The galgo is a beautiful tiger brindle, only a year old’. Because of the seriousness of his injuries, ADAM asked Galgos 112 to take over his care and rehabilitation. Read about it here and to donate to vet costs.

    Maika is another one of those angels who fall into the hands of galguero hicks, say Prodeanse.

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  • Seville – El Refugio Escuela always helping the dogs

    Sofia El Refugio Escuela, Seville, was one of the shelters I visited recently in my trip to Spain September 2012. Here’s a video of a galgo they rescued, a survivor of hanging by a galguero, back in 2008. Even then the hunters were claiming they didn’t hang their dogs, and they continue to deny it – yet in 2011/2012 we have published footage and photos to prove THEY LIE, THEY STILL HANG DOGS!

  • Fepaex, Badajoz, Extemadura – fighting the victims of the galgueros!

    Otro Fepaex 200 10 2012Further to my piece about running galgos by motorised vehicles, here’s another sad example of a galgo dragged by a car driven by a galguero, along with other galgos. Horrendous mental and physical injuries. Luckily this one, Otro, is safe with Fepaex in Badajoz, Extremadura. But it needn’t have happened! It’s against the law!

    Olivenza – the biggest private killing station in Badajoz. ‘Thursday is a good day for killing’ says the owner!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My3rOjm0neo&feature=related

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  • Galgas in Portugal – a very hard life

    Portugal galga 2nd mom 250We’ve been following the story of galgos in Portugal – horrendous conditions in which they survive – and the team of faithful volunteers who work tirelessly to make the lives of these dogs better, against insurmountable odds.

    Ines explains the situation more fully.

    ‘I must clarify some details on this shelter, it is not a registered charity, it is simply Teresa, an animal lover that happens to help every stray dog she finds. She treats, neuters and vaccinates them and finds them good homes. Teresa has a brilliant record, this year alone she rehomed over 60 dogs by herself into loving families, so I and another 2 women volunteered to help her fundraise and look after the dogs.

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  • Comfy accommodation in Cordoba!

    Cordoba perrera galga 250 26 10 2012Image of Cordoba – not the one the tourists see. This is the pain behind the glitter.

    Galga Mom, her other babies shot, this baby has a bad leg too or because it is malnourished. Desperately needing to get a foster home for them where they can get the attention they need. Contact alita@otmail.com (in Spanish) https://www.facebook.com/groups/10589151361/permalink/10151049149901362/

    This is just one of the hundreds of poor souls who are already wandering, abandoned, in the countryside – dumped by the galgueros.

  • Update on Miel/Honey – galgo left for dead in a Seville ditch

    You will all be thrilled to know the latest news about Miel/Honey – the galgo left for dead at the side of the road.

    (22/10 2012) Start a new week, let’s do it with energy, for it is greetings from our beloved galgito Honey, which stands alone, go smoothly, still standing all the time, he wants and has regained urinary control. All a champion still has to recover, then remember that came with tetraplajia, but the evolution of this noble animal is superb, and their resilience infinity. Honey thank you very much, for showing every day of what you are able, and help us not to give up on the bad times.

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