Galgo News

Category: In the media

  • PACMA – working for the animals of Spain

    Thinking of all the Spanish rescue shelters in Andalucia during the terrible Storm Leonardo and praying none of them are flooded out or suffer damage. This from PACMA – Partido Animalista.

    We’re writing to you today at a particularly worrying time. Given the adverse weather forecast for Andalusia, we at PACMA have had to do what no other political force is doing: demand the activation of an emergency plan that includes animals.

    While the authorities are preparing (and rightly so) to protect people and infrastructure, animals remain absent from official protocols.

    Overcrowded shelters, volunteers without resources, animals dependent on humans completely exposed to the cold, heavy rain, or potential flooding. This is the reality that keeps repeating itself, and from which we never seem to learn. (more…)

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – 16 unwanted souls now safe

    Video of some of the unwanted galgos, now the latest hunting season in Spain has finished.  Shelters and perreras are already overflowing…time the overbreeding is controlled by law!

  • Refugio Limba, Cadiz – founded in 1872 and still saving galgos and podencos

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    Refugio Kimba is one of the oldest established animal rescue associations in Spain.  This is their message on Dia di Galgo.

    https://www.facebook.com/reel/1958249688383610

    Donate or volunteer on this weblink.

     

  • Dia di Galgo lst February – marches in over 80 European cities

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    On Sunday 1st February there were peaceful marches in over 80 European cities to protest that the hunting dogs of Spain have no protection from cruelty under the animal protection law.

  • CAS International takes the fight for Spain’s hunting dogs to Brussels

    While Spain continues to exclude hunting dogs from basic protection under national law, EU-level legislation and enforcement could ensure these dogs are finally protected across all Member States.

    On Tuesday 27th January the European Parliament in Brussels hosted an important event to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of Spanish hunting dogs and the need for protection.  Director, Maite van Gerwen, was one of the speakers. She shared insights on the new EU regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and explained how these rules could bring significant improvements for hunting dogs. (more…)

  • Help get injured galgo Indie out of the perrera to the vet

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    This young galgo is in a perrera, injured and needing an operation.  Funds are desperately needed to pay the vet fees and help Indie on the road to a forever home.  Please look at the fundraiser and buy some ‘dog boxes’ towards Indie’s operation.

  • The perrera dogs of Spain

  • Baas Galgo to the rescue of 5 maltreated galgos

    This week we received a call that broke our hearts.  They are 5 innocent creatures who have lived, or rather, barely survived their entire lives… It’s not right, and there will surely be no justice, because they belong to no one.
    Thanks to Ruth and Toño, we were able to rescue the little greyhound in the first photo; she was the most urgent case since she’s in the worst condition.
    Now we need a miracle and to find 4 more families willing to help us.  Their lives depend on it.  Can you lend us a paw?
    Paypal  adopciones@baasgalgo.org

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – please donate to vet fees and food for new galgo arrivals

    From Jules McMahon

    Whilst driving in my home town Antas, Almería I found a Galgo girl so thin I could see her bones. With a badly injured leg she had nowhere to turn. Frightened, exhausted and clearly abandoned.  I contacted Galgo Rescue Almería and without hesitation they took her. She had urgent medical care and was nursed back to health. Her rehabilitation led to her being homed in Lithuania and she is named Jules after me! Today Jules is thriving – playful, trusting and full of life. (more…)

  • The magic of a Spanish Galgo

    This is taken from a page about the greyhound but it also applies to the Spanish greyhound.

    They might be tall, lean, and built for the speed of the wind, but their spirits are as gentle as a summer breeze. Greyhounds prove that angels come in elegant, leggy packages, often found curled up on a soft sofa instead of racing across the sky.

    Their long, stilt-like legs carry a heart of immense kindness, and those deep, soulful eyes can heal the roughest days in an instant. We are incredibly lucky to be chosen by these graceful, affectionate companions who demand nothing but a warm spot to nap and a gentle hand. (more…)