Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Sponsor a kennel, sponsor a piece of fencing, sponsor a bag of cement! 112carlotagalgos appeals

    Finca Bonita prison 190Many of the Spanish refuges and associations are very small, existing from month to month on donations, the local councils turning a blind eye to the problem of abandonment of dogs, even though by law they should provide a dog pound.

    112carlotagalgos is one such small association in Malaga. Charl del Rio has been working on behalf of the galgos and podencos in Spain for many years, latterly caring for traumatised, injured and sick dogs prior to rehoming. She’s also given talks in local schools about the problem of abandonment of dogs. Her dream has been to have an educational centre where children can visit and learn to respect animals and care for them, especially dogs. Now she hopes her dream is about to come true. But she needs your help. Here’s the story.

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  • Hunting with galgos in Spain – will it ever end?

    Scooby China 250 10 2012From Cobie at Scooby Residencia Valladolid. This poor little galga named China was brought to the Scooby residencia by a galguero because she is obviously very sick. Surely she has leishmaniosis, very much hairloss over her whole body, long nails on her feet which makes walking very painful for her, her eartips completely bare, her back and tail almost bare and a look in her eyes which makes you want to cry for feeling so sorry for her.

    The galguero injected her with all kinds of stuff and gave her tablets, God may know which ones, but of course, that did no good to her so he wanted to dispose her.

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  • The magic of Seville motorways…

    Seville Galgo Vllm 1701 10 2012Is this dog dead? Has to be. In a ditch at the side of a Seville motorway. Or is it? What would you do? This is what a volunteer did. Apologies for the Google translation

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  • Trip to Spain 3 – Malaga – 112carlotagalgos

    Malaga 1 200A long time ago, back in the 1960/70s, way before Spain went mad building huge concrete monstrosities alongside the beach road to places like Benalmadena, Torremolinos, Tossa del Mar, Estepona, my mother used to winter there rather than survive in the damp atmostphere of Northwest England. I always imagined these places as separate holiday towns along the Spanish coast.

    I was staggered to find that now they are all part of Malaga – province of Malaga to be exact.

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  • APASA Fun Dog Show, 7th October 2012 – have fun with your dog/s

    APASA, Almanzora Valley, Albox, is holding a Fun Dog Show on 7th October. Please go along and support them. Here are all the details of classes and where the event is being held. I’ve just held my 3rd Fun Dog Show and people are still asking me to repeat it next year – they say they have a really great time. The APASA show is just a bit too far for me to travel from France!!

  • Seville – mama galga and babies at great risk

    Mama galga and 7 puppies at great risk on an industrial estate in Seville – somewhere urgently needed for them, to get them off the streets. Contact lolidalo@gmail.com or aranchavarea@gmail.com (Arancha speaks English)

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  • Pepis Refuge – hit by torrential storms

    Pepis Refuge, near Seville, have just suffered an attack by a dog poisoner! Now they have suffered as a result of the torrential downpours which have hit the Seville/Malaga area. Their kennels are covered in mud! If you can help, please contact them.

  • Death on the Streets of Seville – Prodeanse working hard

    Prodeanse starved 250 to death on the street 9 2012In my report Trip to Spain 2, I wrote about Prodeanse, a small association covering a 40km radius from Alcala del Rio in the Province of Seville. It is a very bad area in which to be a dog, especially a galgo. Since my visit, one of the volunteers came across this galgo, dead on the street…this is the harsh reality for dozens of puppies and dogs abandoned on the streets of Spain. If you would like to help Prodeanse with their work to save and rehome dogs in their area, visit their website.

  • High Jinks at a Spanish wedding celebration – Levriers sans Frontieres steps in

    Man’s cruelty again animals knows no bounds. Yet another sickening example – an 8 month old galgo puppy burned and forced to ingest acid. Photos on this link. Here’s a translation of the case.

    Her name is Corcha. She’s an 8-month old little galga. She was burned with acid, forced to ingest it after a marriage ceremony, believe it or not! It happened in Merida. The poor thing is probably blind and will carry the scars (both mentally and physically) forever.

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  • Pepis Refuge, Seville – dogs poisoned by local person! Please help

    Those of you who have read my book will know that I mention how difficult it can be for animal rescue volunteers to work – when local people against them and their work – and especially if they make conplaints against acts of animal cruelty – take retaliatory action against, the volunteers, their families, their homes, cars…and in this case their dogs.

    Pepis Refuge, near Seville, has become the latest victim of just such an horrendous and sickening act. Read about it here.