Category: In the media

  • China eats greyhounds today, galgos tomorrow? Letters needed

    Please see the Sunday Times UK article below. Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK now need all our supporters globally to please write to the IGB (Irish Greyhound Board), the Irish Department of Agriculture and the ISPCA (Irish Society for the
    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to vehemently protest about this immediately! We’ve already voiced fears that Australian greyhounds end up as food in Far East Asia.Greyho

    Please email the following people below to urge them to stop this horrific idea immediately, the fate of many Greyhounds lay in the hands of the Irish
    Greyhound Board and the authorities that allow this to go ahead.

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  • Argentina now……………..

    Hung dogs Argentina 03 2011 190 Corrientes, Argentina. These people have no souls, no feeling, no compassion.

  • Zafra, Badajoz, Spain – how can a man do this?

    Dode galgo in Zafra, Badajoz. (1) 250 Correct me if I am wrong, but there are few good things to come out of Badajoz, Extremadura. Mariangeles is one, other valiant animal rescue volunteers, those Spanish who abhor the practices of the hunters and the bad name they give the city, the road out…..

    Served his master, abandoned by his master, injured on the road, died of starvation and dehydration………….Zafra, Badajoz. And Badajoz had the audacity to apply for City of Culture status in 2016!

  • Racing Dogs Protection Act – an official proposal

    This website has been sent to me by a supporter, please read and take action where requested. A point to note; WSPA are supporting this, yet they abandoned the cause of the galgos back in 2002/2003 and, according to the latest response I received from them, they have no plans to take the matter up again.

  • Galgos chained up in bunker – video of Antena 3 news report

    This is the video of the news report on Antena 3 about the galgos chained up in a bunker.

  • West Virginia Racetrack – greyhound injuries and deaths

    Appalling news about greyhound injuries and deaths at a West Virginia racetrack.

    http://www.grey2kusa.org/eNEWS/G2K-020211Email.html

  • El Paraiso, galgos rescued from Malaga killing station

    A video of some of the galgos rescued by Vera from the perrera in Malaga.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4W3DBIw6A

  • Where to Bury a Dog – thought-provoking ideas from Ben Hur Lampman

    Beautiful and thought-provoking – sent to me by a local friend and supporter

    ‘This is quite sad to read, but so beautiful. I’ve mentioned before
    that our little fella didn’t live to walk into our new bungalow but he’s
    buried overlooking “our” valley sandwiched between cherry and apple
    trees…..read on…..

    Where To Bury A Dog

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  • Antena 3 TV News – the dark side of life for the galgo

    This story in from Charl del Rio.

    On the 2oth Febuary 2011 on Antena 3 News. A story hit the headlines about Galgueros.

    Its a dark world for the Spanish Galgo no matter what, no matter where, in the hands of the hunter the galgo can become the hunted. We talk about theft and the dangers that can over come a galgo, but hitting the headlines is in favour of our 4 legged friend. However, what I saw just goes to show, it has only got the name of a hunting dog.

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  • Barcelona Dogs – stunning leather dog collars – raise funds for galgo rescue

    Klea_levin_house 250One of the items which many associations use for fundraising is to sell dog collars. The huge majority of these collars are fabric martingale collars. My experience of these is that a) the dog scratches the collar and the fabric gets tatty and 2) I would never ever risk walking one of my galgos outside in one. It may be that I have bought a design not suited to the purpose which I required. But personally, I still prefer a shaped leather collar. And the most fantastic designs I have found are Barcelona Dogs.

    I met Klea, their creator/designer, when I went to Barcelona at the beginning of December 2010, and I can confirm the superb quality of these collars and the designs unique. Even better that the price for the collars was not staggering, which I had expected, considering the ‘jewels’ used.

    For anyone wishing to purchase a collar from Klea and at the same time raise funds for galgos in Spain, then if you order through the link on Galgo News, Klea will make a donation to my Galgo Fund. To ensure Galgo News gets the donation, please use the code berylgalgos. There are two special designs for galgos, at a discount price, but you can also choose a collar for any breed/type of dog from the whole range of collars. So please click on the website Click this link for special rescue galgo range.

    As I’ve mentioned before, money raised from the sale of my book and notelets is used to donate to appeals for help with vet fees, which I post on Galgo News.