Galgo News

Category: Profiles

  • Greyhounds In Need – how GIN became involved in Spain

    The start of Greyhounds In Need by the late Anne Finch.

  • Black Galgo – 4 rescued galgos needing help

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    From Black Galgo association

    ‘WE NEED URGENT HELP

    Total emergency… we are at a bad time, there are not many adoptions, we have many animals waiting to be adopted and just now that we are on the expense limit just got this ultimatum!!!

    Either you take them or I loose them!!!

    Four souls in grief who just landed, four wingless angels,

    Four famished, hungry, thirsty, full of ticks, chinchorros and fleas.. looking at us with eyes of uncertainty and resignation.

    As if we’re going to say no… knowing the ending that was waiting for them.

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  • Yo Galgo – podcast with 112carlotagalgos

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    1 Podcast – Saving galgos with Carlota112

    Today we launch the first episode of our podcast.

    In this conversation, I talk with Carlota from 112CarlotaGalgos, a shelter in Malaga, Spain, full of love, understanding, and friends. This content is free, but you will have to subscribe to https://www.moonleaks.org/podcast-1/ to listen to it, that is the best way to protect the opinions of those working within activist groups as social media can be really hard to those that dare to talk. Thanks, Carlota, and thanks to all of you who sent questions too, I hope we could answer some of them.

  • Asociacion Equipo Rescata Animal – saving hounds in Spain

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    From Yo Galgo.

    ‘This is Susana, a warrior and a friend, a volunteer rescuer at Asociación Equipo Rescate Animal – ERA that works tirelessly to rescue animals in need. ERA mostly rescues galgos (because so many are abandoned in the countryside), but will rescue any animal in need.

    Her help has been invaluable for making Yo Galgo, our film. I went with her on many of her rescues throughout the years. Many times we would wait endless hours, without even seeing the dog. Rescuing is not easy, and requires a lot of preparation trying to gain the trust of the dog. Joining the rescues has made me understand the true effort of what they do. At ERA all rescuers are volunteers, and believe me they get where no one goes, and as many times as it is needed. Last year they rescued around 400 animals, most of them galgos. Please get to know them at @Asociación Equipo Rescate Animal – ERA and watch our film where you can also meet Susana and watch the rescue of this galgo.’

  • Galgo’s Rescue Almeria – Galgo Gitano needs your help

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    From Sandy at Galgo’s Rescue Almeria

    ‘This is Gitano, two weeks ago he came in our care. He is only 3 years old but unfortunately he is Leish positive.
    To know his exact values we had to do a full laboratory test. He was very skinny when he arrived and it seems he’s not gaining any weight. We received the results and they are not good at all, his kidneys values are very bad.

    Gitano is taking medication and we need to buy special kidney diet dry and wet food.

    We are not giving him up and will do everything what’s possible to save him.

    Please keep Gitano in your thoughts. All help to cover his medical costs and special food is welcome and we would be extremely grateful.’

    PayPal    : Galgosrescuealmeria@gmail.com
    Banktransfer: IBAN ES95 2085 8268 3603 3023 5226
    Banktransfer: IBAN BE10 0018 7407 9204

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  • Ann’s Canine Care – how it all began

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    How it all began, rescuing galgos

    In 2014 I was a foster for a well known local rescue, who had been asked if we could get 3 galgos out of the pound for a UK rescue.

    I’d never looked after a galgo before so I did a post asking for fosters. Two ladies stepped up so I offered to foster the 3rd, with one of the ladies being back up for me as I had a house full of little fosters.

    Poor Charlie though couldn’t go. Her leg had to heal before her spay so her transport was put on hold. Charlie was finally ready to go, transport booked, and adoption completed for the Thursday. On the Sunday before I had a phone call to say that the adopter had accepted a full time job and didn’t like to say. Well the adoption was cancelled because the rescue didn’t want her left home alone all day, and with no provision for her to be taken out. I was asked if I would like to adopt Charlie and, immediately said yes. She went to the protests in Malaga and was as good as gold. She was also great with the little fosters, and mothered them.

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  • Do you have a Greynado in your house?

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    Another of the fantastic cartoons from Richard Skipworth. You can buy a copy of his book on this weblink.

  • Anne Finch deceased

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    (photo Galgos del Sol) It was with great sadness that I recently learnt of the death of Anne Finch, Founder of Greyhounds In Need and an incredible champion for greyhounds and galgos. Here is the press release from GIN.

    ‘Dear Friends It is with profound regret that we have to inform you of the death of our founder, Anne Finch, which occurred on the 5th August 2018.

    Anne passed away peacefully at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice Isle of Wight at the age of seventy-five.

    Anne was loved and respected by all those concerned in Greyhound welfare and by a host of people in the wider animal rescue and protection field. It was she who brought the appalling abuse of Spanish hunting greyhounds (galgos) to the attention of the caring public in Europe and worldwide.

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  • Old and sick galgos fostered by Fermin Perez Martin – all needing forever homes

    I hope you can see this short video, which is on facebook.

    This is the home of Fermin Perez Martin house, full of galgos and in this video they don´t all appear.
    He fosters in his home the oldies and the sick ones untill they recuperate but it´s necesary that they all find forever homes because in the shelter keep arriving oldies and sick ones who need urgently foster and in Fermin’s house there is no more room.

    👉 If you want to give an opportunity to an older dog to spend his or hers last years of life in a comfortable home and give them the love and attention they so deserve but never have received, than send an email to seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

    👉 If you want to help us continue saving lives you can do it in the following ways:
    🔸 Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
    🔸 Donate: https://bit.ly/2KmUlk7
    » Paypal – Edwin@scoobymedina.com

  • Beacon Dog Training – instructional videos and articles

    That dog geek 400Not about galgos but about any dog. I take Polar to Obedience classes and a couple of weeks ago on the Club fb page was a video about a dog training club in Australia, where one of the proprietors is a paraplegic, which obviously involves some dog training different from non-disabled. Here is a link to their website, if anyone is interested in discussing the subject with Tom.

    They also have several interesting videos, including this one on Training a Dog to obey in different situations, plus short articles with graphics.