Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • 5th June 2017 – Olivenza Perrera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain closes down

    Olivenza perrera dogs 400After many years of outrage at the treatment of dogs in the privately managed Olivenza Perrera in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, today closes its doors, as its licence has not been renewed. Yea, shout many people, but it is not good news for the dogs still there. 104 of them, where will they go? Here is a translation by Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo International of this article.

    The Diputación does not know what to do. That is the answer that have given TODAY protector of Extremaduran animals and veterinarians on the relocation of the 104 dogs that are in the kennel of Olivenza and that the provincial institution has to remove before Tuesday. On Monday the contract with the kennel expires and its owners have decided to close the premises.

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  • OUTRAGE – against the Spanish judges, maire, police officers, Junta de Castile-y-Leon

    Scooby dead galgo 400 3 6 2017I am almost speechless about some of the Spanish scum – judges, maires, police officers – they are scum of the earth and sub-human when you read this story! Sign this petition to support the suspended police officers who tried to help these dogs, now safe with Scooby. Here’s the story.

    Helping animals is not a crime. *** please sign and share, please ***

    Let’s avoid that two cops nationals under suspension for saving the lives of 6 Greyhounds in a deplorable situation in Fuensaldaña (Valladolid). The Seprona and the vet of the board of Castile y León, had refused to seize the animals pre-emptively. If they had, they would have been spared the death of one of the dogs just a day after the inspection.

    We all need to support to the cops!!

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  • British & Irish Greyhounds in China – is this what is in store for Spanish galgos?

    Caged Northwest works hard to stop the exportation of British and Irish Greyhounds to China. Injured dogs are sent there by their breeders, trainers, Irish Greyhound Board etc; the page is full of the dogs in forced mating. Australian greyhound breeders and trainers send their dogs to China – though they deny it. I dread the day when the Spanish galgueros might latch onto the idea of galgos to China.

    Here’s a link to one report of what the Chinese use greyhounds for.

    This photo is of 2 greyhounds who were forced to mate – notice the bitch has her mouth taped!

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  • 3rd June 2017 – Frankfurt, Germany – March for the galgos

    All details of where to meet on this link.

  • Pepis Refuge, Pedrera, Seville – help the dogs the Spanish don’t want

    Pepis 400 009A couple of years ago Pepi’s Refuge was hit by the parvo virus, resulting in a huge vet bill. This year they were hit by distemper. With so many dogs in the refuge and donations dropping considerably, there was not the money to vaccinate against the disease. 3 galgos died, Jane Brian is still giving medication to several others. This week she was rushed into hospital with severe pains. She is now back at the refuge, on medication but still giving medication to the dogs – the dogs always come first with Jane and Alan.

    Things have never been so dire at the refuge. On one hand we have fewer dogs than we have in a long time, on the other there’s no money to feed them, let alone get them prepared for transport. Donations have never been so slow and despite Alan and Jane using their pensions week in and week out, the pot is empty. The distemper that rampaged through the refuge has amounted to a huge vet bill that we simply cannot pay. And whilst it is unpaid we cannot take any other dogs to get them prepared to travel to foster and forever homes.

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  • Why no one should respect the Spanish galguero and cazadore

    Eva Conjeal tripod 400This is a post I have taken from my Save the Galgo facebook page, posted by Eva Concejal, another Spanish volunteer fighting for a better life for the hunting dogs of her country.

    This album is the continuation of these other two albums, which are already full:
    1) https://www.facebook.com/eva.concejal.3/media_set?set=a.561553830633553.1073741835.100003368222848&type=1
    2) https://www.facebook.com/eva.concejal.3/media_set?set=a.565154710273465.1073741837.100003368222848&type=1

    Above all, Eva wants to make it clear that this album is not intended to hurt anyone, nor, of course, morbidly wallow in the terrible hardships and mistreatment of galgos (Spanish greyhounds) and podencos.

    ‘After some hesitation, I decided to gather this series of images as a response to all those who deny and conceal this reality, trivialize it by saying that cases of abuse and neglect of these dogs are just a few, as well as that these are perpetrated by individuals who steal the dogs from their original owners. In the sight of all these pictures, it does not look like we are talking about “4 cases”, as has been said, does it?

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  • The Container Dogs case – the truth

    Container dogs 400 11 2015Regular readers will remember the story a couple of years ago about the Container Dogs in Murcia and the hard work ACTIN association did, along with their lawyer, to try and get the dogs released. Sadly their work has been maligned publicly and the asso has been forced to issue yet another statement about the case.

    ‘Sorry to have to do this again but it still continues and it’s important for future cruelty cases in Spain, please ask people to share and spread the truth.

    There is still a very bad rumour that the dogs involved in this case died, and for reasons that we don’t really understand but are currently being dealt with – the rumour says there was no case, or the dogs didn’t exist and other very damaging things.

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  • Good news for the dogs of Mijas, Malaga

    They are to get their own dog park. More places should create dog parks, especially holiday areas where, in France for example, dogs are not allowed on the beaches from 1st June to 30th September. Fair enough, people on beaches don’t want dogs and dog dirt around them. Read the story here.

  • Thought for the Day

    Rest in Peace Angels 400

  • Galgos can make purrrrfect pets!

    Galgos cat child Galgos112 400The sort of home every galgo should have!