28th February is World Spay Day and many animal shelters around the world are joining in with the publicity. Read about it with Aanifeira.
Category: In the media
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Bullfighting – the daggers are out in Murcia!
Galgos and podencos are my main canine passion, but I try and publicise other aspects of animal cruelty in Spain – where ‘tradition’ is a word used as an excuse. Here is a link to an article published in the Weekly Telegraph this week, in respect of a couple of English ladies who supported their Spanish friends ina protest at a bullfight in Ricote, Murcia. They are out again this weekend at a larger protest in Murcia city.
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Hounding Misery – Nano Calvo writes about the Spanish Galgo
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Ireland, Australia, China, Macau – Help greyhounds in the Far East – 3 petitions to sign
A year or so back I publicised a campaign to stop greyhounds being exported to China for racing. I mentioned that some of the Australian greyhounds were sent to the Far East, which provoked some lively discussion from Australian greyhound trainers/breeders. There is a campaign running at the moment to protest against greyhounds being sent to Macau. Here’s apetition to stop the export of Australian greyhounds. Please sign and also read on, as there are two more petitions to sign.
Here’s the protest about dogs being cooked alive – in China, where else!
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Euthanasia – gas chambers – the truth explained
Euthanasia or killing – the latter is what goes on in perreras, if the dogs can’t be saved. Here’s an article which explains it.
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Spain – hunters – galgos – read what a Spaniard has to say.
It’s always encouraging when the Spanish speak out against the galgueros. I was sent this link – by le Bulletin des Levriers – to a very interesting article about the galgueros, written by a Spaniard and translated into English. Here is a link to the third article – interesting photos but not yet translated. I’ve asked for the link to the first article as I have not been able to find it.
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Shame on Spain – Veronika Wild speaks out from Australia
More publicity, from an Australian reader, about the atrocities perpetrated against the galgos in particular in Spain. Be warned, the photo is not pleasant.
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Spanish holidays – help out at a dog shelter
Now the freezing snow and icy weather is behind us (hopefully) we can look forward to Spring and think about holidays. Many people like to do more than just sit on a beach, and Vivienne Wharton has some suggestions. She lives in the Ricote area of Murcia in eastern Spain and has become very involved in the plight of abandoned dogs. She has linked together many rescue associations and volunteers and even got involved in protesting at a bull fight last month!
Many shelters and refuges offer accommodation to people willing to help with caring for their animals and Vivienne is co-ordinating help in her area. You can read about the holidays here.
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Badajoz – galga on dearh row – Madrid – galga looking for a home
Two galgas desperately needing foster and forever families.
Kena is a small white galga, about 3 years old. She was delivered to Badajoz perrera by a hunter, without a soul or heart. She is very sweet, kind and affectionate, desperate to love and be loved. Due to be killed on 23 February. Here’s a video of her
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Galga Kate – Spanish rap song – French rap song for Levriers sans Frontieres
Spanish Rap song with a video showing many aspects of the life of a galgo in Spain.
And here’s another one in French for Levriers sans Frontieres (Galgos without borders)