Fermin is angry again. Justifiably so.
Category: In the media
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Make a coat for a galgo
Winter is coming and the galgos in shelters waiting to be adopted need coats to keep warm and dry. Here are two patterns, one knitted. The waterproof coats are best as the dogs are kept in kennels and compounds and need to be dry. A friend of mine uses old nylon tents, old blankets, men’s ties for fastening. So it doesn’t need to cost a lot to make a coat – doesn’t matter what it looks like – the dogs will be glad of protection from the weather. There’s a list of associations here, if you want to make and send some coats.
http://www.ehow.com/how_11414240_make-raincoat-greyhound.html
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Panorama undercover in the UK greyhound industry
Following on from the documentary shown this week on BBC TV about the malpractices in the UK greyhound industry, I have received this report.
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University College Dublin – buying greyhounds for research
Thank you to ICABS for commenting further about the 11 dead Irish greyhounds found at Cherbourg, en route to Spain. On their website they now report the following disturbing news.
‘Irish greyhounds have been sold to University College Dublin and dissected to teach anatomy to veterinary students, it has been revealed. A new report by the League Against Cruel Sports and GREY2K USA Worldwide presents copies of invoices which confirm the purchase of live dogs by UCD’s Veterinary College.
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UPDATE on dead greyhounds from Ireland to Spain
The latest news is that Dogs Trust, along with other organisations, are onto the case of how these greyhounds came to suffocate on their journey from Rosslare, Ireland, to Spain via Cherbourg, France. An illustration of what the Irish Greyhound Board are doing to deal with the unwanted greyhounds in Ireland.
DAFM is the Irish equivalent of DEFRA. Their Principle Officer in the Welfare Section is workking closely with the French authorities investigating what happened. It appears that the dogs were in a Spanish transporter; the dogs were microchipped and vaccinated but there are sevious doubts whether the transport was compliant with the regulations governing commercial documentation.
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11 GREYHOUNDS FOUND DEAD IN A TRUCK at CHERBOURG, FRANCE – Update
This press release has been issued by the IGB. It is thought the dogs were in a Spanish animal transport (probably not DEFRA standsrds!) and that the dogs originated from County Tiperrary.
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11 GREYHOUNDS FOUND DEAD IN A TRUCK at CHERBOURG, FRANCE
Bloody Irish Greyhound Board!! (Bing translation)
Cherbourg, 27/10/2014. Alerted by the Irish Ferries shipping company, 11 Greyhounds were found dead by the Gendarmes Maritime of Cherbourg SPPP (maritime and port surveillance platoon) on board the vessel Oscar Wilde, 27th October 2014 around 2 pm. Crammed 2 in cages, in a truck from Rosslare (Ireland), 11 racing Greyhounds died suffocated during the 17 h crossing.
Veterinary services said death was by asphyxiation. No autopsy was performed.
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Dog Rescue Holidays in Cadiz
Shaun recently wrote to me about Dog Rescue Holidays Cadiz, which developed from, as often happens if you live in Spain, rescuing abandoned dogs from the streets of Spain. Here he tells the story.
‘Over our 8 years here in Cádiz province we’ve picked up quite a few dogs from the streets and either rescued them ourselves or taken them to the local shelter and then, after seeing the great work they do up there, we decided to pitch in “at the weekends”. Hehe, this idea didn’t last long as no sooner had we started helping than we realised it simply had to be an everyday type of affair as there’s so much work to do.