Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Scooby rescuing in Mazarron, Murcia – hounds victims of galgueros’ brutality!

    Scooby Marazzon 2 400Scooby collected 27 dogs, mainly podencos and greyhounds in Mazarrón, Murcia, last weekend (22/23 April 2017). A Spanish region where the galgueros’ and hunters’ brutality is unbelievable.

    Some of them are in a terrible condition; like this adorable brindle male galgo that is ‘skin and bones’, and suffers from Leishmania, and the black female galga that lacks a paw … Both are in Fermin´s place till they become stronger and ready for adoption.

    This season the abandonment has been quite high in Castilla y Leon so we have only been able to pick up dogs in the south of Spain twice; in January in Cadiz and now in Murcia. For now on and until our economic situation improves, we will not be able to rescue more …

    Would you like to support our work? Please donate now: http://bit.ly/2donat or Join the teaming for only 1 €/month: http://bit.ly/2teaming

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  • Please write and Protest – Channel 5 promotes bull fighting and bull running!

    Watching the Spectacular Spain with Alex Polizzi – can’t bear the woman but like to see the other side of Spain than the one I see on rescue visits – I was horrified to see the trail for next week showing and promoting bull fighting and bull running. So please write to Channel 5 and protest!

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    ATTENTION ALEX POLIZZI

    Bull fighting is NOT a ‘sport’ nor ‘culture’..to see animals used /abused..tortured..to have their eyes covered in grease..so they cannot see..to have electric shocks to their …balls + Penis..to then be let out to the ‘baying morons’..where the Matador(the torturer!!!)then cuts the spinal cord at the base of its neck..so it cannot lift its head..+ the horses..ok with some sort of protective cover..that is useless..being gored under the stomach..ripped open for the crowds to also see..+ not a sound is made by these poor horses..their vocal cords have been cut!!

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  • The Spirit of a Greyhound

    Galgo eyes 400 4 2017I came across this beautiful poem in some paperwork from Action For Greyhounds UK, based in Norfolk where I used to live before moving to France. Although it is about a greyhound, it could just as easily be the Spirit of a Galgo…or any other sighthound.

    The Spirit of a Greyhound
    Author Unknown

    I was standing on a hillside
    In a field of blowing wheat
    And the spirit of a Greyhound
    Was lying at my feet.
    He looked at me with kind dark eyes
    Ancient wisdom shining through.
    In the essence of his being,
    I saw such love there too.

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  • Pepis Dog Refuge – Spring 2017 Auction now on!

    For those of you on facebook, there’s currently a Pepis Spring Auction raising funds to pay money off the vet bill….an ongoing problem, especially this time with an outbreak of distemper which claimed the lives of 3 galgos. There are some lovely items, please bid if you can and share widely on your pages. Link below. If you aren’t on facebook, then please join the teaming or donate.

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1581597751868407&type=3

  • Nellie Doodles – greyhound/galgo myths

    Nellie Doodles greyhound myths 400

  • Animal Event in Holland – 29, 29, 30 April –

    28, 29 & 20th April – annual Animal Event in Holland. More details here. Tickets are on sale now.

  • How Real Men treat their hunting dogs…

    Alan Real Men 400 4 2017Real Men treat their Hunting Dogs like humans should…with care and thoughtfulness” (not like bastard galgueros do!)

    Alan Brian and Alana, Pepis Dog Refuge.

    And here’s handsome galgo Callum – currently at Pepis and waiting for his forever home.

  • Galgos, greyhounds, podencos – this song is for you!

    Girl from Ipanema Grey 400 4 2017Just love this…The Girl from Ipanema…definitely for all the stunning galgos, greyhounds and podencos, when they are healed and homed forever.

  • List of Galgo rescue/rehoming associations

    Adopt foster Oh Happy Grey 400 4 2017Here’s a list of galgo rescue and rehoming associations if you have room in your home and heart for one.

  • Great Global Greyhound Walk – Sunday 11th June 2017

    GGGW-3hound-logo- 400The Great Global Greyhound Walk is an annual dog-walking event that brings together greyhounds, lurchers, other sighthounds and their owners to raise awareness of the breeds and show the public just what wonderful pets they make.

    Become a part of the Great Global Greyhound Walk family, join in the fun and help us beat previous years totals whilst promoting greyhounds and all their sighthound cousins.

    All the info you need can be found on

    There are dozens of walks all over the UK, 3 walks in Germany, one in Ireland and one in France – organised by a friend of mine – and I’ll be there with my 3 Spanish Galgos and Spanish Podenca Andaluz, and several in the USA and Australasia.