Tomorrow (26/11/08) a team of volunteers from Levriers in Danger are heading to Spain for 4 days, accompanied by group of journalists who will report on the plight of the galgos.

The team are also carrying with them 2 lorry loads of donated goods for the Spanish refuges, and they will return with 17 dogs for rehoming in France.

Louis-Marie, president of Levriers in Danger, says it is of great importance to alert public opinion to the horrors of the plight of the galgos, and against which the Spanish volunteers, refuges and all rescue associations battle each day.

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Two networks which traffic in stolen hunting dogs in half of Spain were charging up to 30,000 euros for the best dogs, and sacrificing the least fit.

30,000 euros for a good hunting galgo!

Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo has a report on the investigation and court case.

Read about it on this link: Greyhounds stolen.

Cristina Narbona, was a very vocal Environment minister in the Spanish Government. Sadly she was replaced earlier this year. Read about her.

Charlotte, a tireless campaigner for galgos, recently had an article published in The Euro Weekly News, highlighting the plight of the galgos in Spain, as the hunting season is set to start next month.

She is, however, somewhat frustrated in that the editor of the paper has used his ‘editorial licence’ and linked the article to Adana refuge, rather than to Charlotte herself.

Whilst Adana does fantastic work for abandoned animals in southern Spain, they are not as heavily involved with rescuing galgos as many of the other associations and refuges with which Charlotte has contact.

Here is the plight of greyhounds article.

Action demanded from Irish Greyhound Board

Please support the appeal below from Greyhound Crusaders.

For more info about the plight of greyhounds in Ireland and Greyhound Action Ireland’s campaign to
protect them, see Greyhound Action.

Tony Peters, UK Co-ordinator, Greyhound Action

Read the article in the Irish Times.

Maria and Paul will play an acoustic set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Scooby Medina. They will be joined by volunteers and representatives from organisations in the UK, USA, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland and the World Society for Protection of Animals.

Date: Sunday, 31st August, 2008

Venue: Poperingseweg 383, 8908 Vlamertinge, Belgium

Prices: €12 adults, €8 children

Email: http://www.scoobymedina.com/home_en.htm

Listen to Maria Daines performing below or visit her website.

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This one came from America – I’m sure all you pet lovers will identify with the sentiments expressed here – it matters not what type of animal – dog, cat, horse, rabbit, snake.

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There’s hope for campaigners for a better life for Spain’s animals. The Spanish parliament is set to approve a new law giving the right to life and freedom to apes. If the law is passed, legislation will make it illegal to keep apes for use in animal experiments, circuses, TV commercials and filming. This is to comply with the Great Apes Project.

So perhaps this will give hope to all animal rights groups, especially in relation to bulls, donkeys and, of course, our beloved galgos. Plus all the thousands of other abandoned dogs and cats in the country..

The Times: Apes get legal rights in Spain, to surprise of bullfight critics

Laboratories Shering-Plough contacted Sandra Baas through her website to offer a major donation: 3825 vaccines for dogs, specifically the Quantum DA2PP & CVL.

These vaccines will expire in a few weeks, so co-ordination and speed were demanded to deliver them to different shelters in time.

This was made possible, in partnership with Ddevida, responsible for the defence of animal rights, in record time indeed. The distribution of vaccines was ready in just over a week.

We are always ready to organize and coordinate, but first we need resources.

Read the full story on Baas Galgo.

The Plight of the Spanish Galgo continues: Read the latest letter from Charl del Rio about the work in Spain, France and other European countries as well as the USA now the hunting season has closed.