Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Baeza shelter, Jaen – volunteers needed to help the animals

    Jaen perrera 250 20(1)An appeal received today.

    ‘I am writing on behalf of María Teresa, president of the Baeza (Jaén province) shelter which also runs the local dog pound as a no-kill organization and rescues dogs from other dog pounds in the area . There are a high number of galgos in the shelter, at the moment gone well past saturation point.

    María Teresa does sterling work but she is very much alone due to lack of volunteers in her part of Spain and she is no longer young.

    She needs volunteers willing to help out at many levels and contacts that could help her place the galgos.

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  • Charity Fashion Show – Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) – 28th April 2012

    Saturday 28th April at the Wellington Centro de Cultura de España, Coin (Andalucia)
    (Upstairs in La Trocha Comercial Centre) – Show starts at 3.00pm – only a 3 Euro entry – Food and Drink available at the adjoining Restaurant.
    Come a bit earlier for a pre-show browse and find some great items on our stalls.
    Jewellery, scarfs, handbags, shoes and clothes for all occasions.
    Hair and make up is being sponsored by Arte Hair and Beauty.
    Commentary by Heart fm 96.1
    For more information contact 626 942 427.
    Help us to help the Animals

  • Murcia, abandoned and birthing on a rubbish tip

    Day after day, the horror of life for abandoned dogs in Spain continues. Here’s a film with a happy ending – a galga giving birth on a rubbish tip. Galgos del Sol to the rescue.

  • Galgo Jasper – from Jerez killing station to forever in the Czech Republic

    Jasper maribel jerez 200 4 2011This is a photo of Jasper in Jerez killing station. He was rescued along with 2 other galgos and a puppy by 112carlotagalgos,over a year ago He is happily rehomed in the Czech republic with a young veterinary student. Below you can see what a stunning boy he is now. (The brindle galga is Risa, also rescued from Jerez in December 2010, fostered by me and rehomed in Brittany, northern France, where she enjoys runs on the beach.

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  • Sick on the streets of Calasparra –

    Galgos are still dying in perreras all over Spain, as well as the thousands of other innocent dogs and puppies, victims of indiscriminate breeding and a non-neutering programme. Here’s the story of one more galgo save from the street. Lesley tells the story.

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  • Galgos aus Spanien and Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert – working together in Seville

    Violetta2 250This poor soul was found on 16 April near the shelter Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert in Seville. Galgos aus Spanien are helping her recovery. which will be expensive! She is a small galga, only 52cm, and looks as though her hair will be brindle. She’s been called Violeta.

    Yet again, we ask how can any ‘human’ being let a dog get in this condition.

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  • SOS Galgos, Barcelona – saving and rehoming galgos

    SOS Galgos English website 250 4 2012SOS Galgos in Barcelona have now got their new website in English. Click on this link – if it takes you to the Spanish website, just click on the Union Jack at the top of the page. They are still working on completing the information on some pages.

    You will see their claim – 160 galgos abandoned every day, that’s 58,400 galgos every year – so much for those people who have said to me ‘you exaggerate’ when I say 50,000. SOS Galgos is based in Barcelona city, in the veterinary clinic of Albert, which is where the operations – shown in the photos – were carried out.

  • Kama’s Cave – helping greyhounds and galgos

    Kama’s Cave have been helping greyhounds for a few years, and are nov also helping galgos. They have linked in with Galgo Love Foundation, Belgium. Have a look at their website here.

  • Calling all associations to Mazarron, Murcia – 40 galgos and pods starving to death

    Gypsy galgos Mazarron 250 4 2012Galgos del Sol, La Forteleza and Andreas Animal Rescue are returning this evening to the gypsy camp at Mazarron where it has been discovered that he has more dogs there. There are over 40 galgos and podencos hidden in dark holes with no food or water.He has already had a 4,000 euro fine from Seprona, but they do not stop him taking on more dogs. These are just being left to starve to death.

    La Forteleza,GdS and AAR,all agree that these dogs are in a far worse state than the Bullas pods and galgos. They desperately need help from other charities to try and get these dogs out. This is the same man that had the 70 galgos and pods that were rescued earlier this year.

    Why does an association not take this man to court? Baas Galgo does, in Madrid and Toledo. I can understand the local associations being nervous because this bastard will know where they live, their children, their cars. He and his cronies could target them. But surely there is another association which could take further steps. Surely not all the Seprona and local judges are hunters who buy dogs off this man?

  • Wobbler Syndrome? Jaen Galgo Voyka

    Here are two videos of the young galgo Voyka, with Lourdes Pulger at Torre del Campo, Jaen. Lourdes is appealing for donations towards the vet fees. Paypal donations to tikaami93@hotmail.com. Read the story here.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53fCnVKpWBE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKdNG0ymVss