Galgo News

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  • 7 Galgos stolen from a shelter!

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    STOLEN ANIMALS FROM OUR SHELTER.

    Last week some soulless sub humans have entered our shelter and taken 7 greyhounds. YES, THEY WERE STOLEN FROM US. After all the suffering those animals have gone through, having saved them from a life of abuse and misery, now those MISERABLE PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED THEM TO THEIR HELL.

    We are filled with rage, helplessness and pain. 7 beings we had fought to save have been taken from us. What they have done is INHUMANE and WE WILL NOT ALLOW IT. We need your help, and we need it NOW.

    If you have a minimum conscience, if you have any humanity left, we ask you to SHARE THIS UNTIL EVERYONE KNOWS. We won’t stop until these bastards pay for what they’ve done and until our greyhounds are back, safe.

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  • Protectora Scooby – summer newsletter – Dogs bred for fighting

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    Dogs Bred For Fighting – The Tragedy

    It pains me every day when I Iook at our incarcerated dogs bred traditionally for fighting, the ‘dangerous’ dogs, the so-called ‘bullies’. There are no formally banned dog breeds in Spain. There are restrictions on owning some of these breed types in Spain (muzzles and on-leash in public places are mandatory). We have more than 60 of these dogs in the Scooby shelter, including around 9 Belgian Malinois who can be very dangerous in inexperienced hands. We cannot home these 60, even if there were a demand for them. We have investigated the possibility of transferring them to fit and proper owners in countries where they can be lawfully kept and exempt from euthanasia if they don’t pose any risk to public safety.

    However, this is a strategy thwarted with problems and risks, and would add to the rescue crisis overseas. This is not our intention. Under our animal laws here in Spain, we cannot consider a kind course of action for these dogs to find them peace because euthanasia of dogs without a veterinary second opinion is illegal. These dogs would not meet the permissible legislative standard.

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  • Protectora Scooby – summer newsletter – Declining Adoptions, Rescues & Donations

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    From Fermin.

    ‘We collaborate with 10 – 15 partners internationally who help us fromtime to time to home our rescued dogs and cats in their countries. This is much needed because it is impossible for us to home dogs and cats in significant number in Spain. Shelters like ours cannot operate without international adoptions.

    We, like our adoption artners and fellow shelters around the globe, are witnessing a decline in home offers. We have noticed this trend over the years since 2019/20 and attributed it to the many pets homed during the COVID period. But it is a continuing trajectory and we suspect there may be more to it than a simple glut. It is now so acute that we cannot rescue as many dogs and cats as in prior years or indeed those now in adversity because our refuge is at capacity. It is simple if we don’t move dogs and cats to families, we will not have accommodation space for those in need of rescue.

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  • All about Canicross with your hound

    Canicross is becoming a very popular sport between owner and hound.

    Read all about it in this article.

  • English greyhound rescued in Spain by SOS Galgos

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    From SOS Galgos

    ‘Jimena was used as a ‘hunting tool’ for hare-coursing for the 5 years of her life. She is a greyhound not a galga, hence her size and beautiful coat. SOS Galgos brave team drove to Valladolid to pick her up along with more greyhounds also unwanted to their owner. She is extremely affectionate and sociable.

    If you would like to adopt Jimena, please write to us at info@sosgalgos.org You can also help her by spreading the word about her need to find a forever loving home. She also needs support with her vet care and food expenses. Please consider sponsor her by going to our website www.sosgalgos.org
    You can also come visit her and spend some quality time together.

    Paypal: sosgalgos@sosgalgos.org

    SOS Galgos bank details
    ES89 2100 0148 5302 0058 2650

    Teaming: www.teaming.net

  • Greyt news for British greyhounds

    Working to end gambling on greyhound racing. Read the story here.

  • Protectora Scooby – summer newsletter – costs of running the shelter

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    From Fermin – Scooby Shelter Running Costs: Veterinary

    We have a number of running costs to keep the Scooby shelter perational and thought it would be worth focussing on different
    internal cost groups to demonstrate how much we rely on your donations and how we spend the money you give us. In this
    newsletter we highlight our veterinary costs.

    We are fortunate to have our onsite clinic and our own vets. Our vets are salaried and we can present them with most of the medical conditions we come across as well as all of our spays and castrations. Sometimes we have to refer veterinary work to specialists or off-site vets but generally we rely on the skill of our Scooby vets.

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  • Protectora Scooby – summer newsletter – A Bad Law

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    A Bad Law

    We continue to operate our rescue in the context of the very bad legislative amendment enacted in 2023. A new and very ambitious update to the animal welfare law in Spain was passed in January 2022. The law itself includes training for dog owners, penalties for animal cruelty, prohibition of puppy farming and sales of pets in pet shops. All of this is totally laudable and
    necessary. However, the PSOE Party (Spanish Socialist Workers), the senior partner in the coalition government, subsequently proposed an amendment to the law to exclude hunting, working and guarding dogs. The amendment was approved in 2023. Commentators say the PSOE initiated the amendment fearing reactions from rural voters.

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  • Lure coursing in the UK

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    Is this something you would do with your galgo? So long as the dog runs in a straight line? Greyhounds get injured when lure coursing on a curved greyhound track. Is it ok so long as there is no betting? What do you think?

    Mostly sighthounds from deerhounds to whippets take part, and sometimes border collies!

    Lure coursing discussion

    This website explains how an event is run, under strict Kennel Club rules, and no betting allowed. Sighthound Sport UK

    Lure coursing track in the USA.

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  • Scooby – Adopt a Senior Galgo

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    From Scooby

    ‘We have quite a few senior greyhounds at the moment at Scooby, for example this super sweet girl Sinchy. She’s already 8 years old and luckily her galguero doesn’t want her anymore and so she has the chance of a better and dignified life as she deserves.

    She’s quite fragile and a little shy and that’s why she’s looking for a calm family, with one or two other dogs because they give them confidence and gets along very well with all other dogs.

    For more information email adopciones@scoobymedina.org Sinchy your chip: 1654.’