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Category: Regional news
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T- shirts – raising funds for Scooby
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Letter to the Spanish Hunters – they have changed nothing…
It is now 10 years since members of some prominent galgo/podenco rescue associations – Galgos sin Fronteras, Amigos de los Galgos, Greyhounds in Need and others – met with the then Spanish Minister of the Environment Cristina Narbona and representatives of the Spanish hunting federations to discuss tackling the problem of over-breeding and mass killing/abandonment of their hunting dogs. Sadly the hunters were not prepared to meet any of the reasonable demands of the associations, too arrogant to even acknowledge the problems they caused. Sadly also since then there has not been another Spanish Minister prepared to consider the problem.
Often I, like the amazing volunteers working on the ground in Spain, woke up angry against the hunters and the long-reaching problems they cause, and so in March 2013 I put fingers to computer and wrote this letter to them! I am reposting here because the contents STILL apply, over 3 years on.
http://www.galgonews.com/2013/03/a-letter-to-senor-galguero.html
Please note that copyright belongs to me and no part of this letter can be reused without my permission.
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Rescata Animal Granada – saving galgos
Rescata Animal Granada found this galga in this state. I have tried following the story in the comments on facebook but it is not clear. One says the owner was looking for the dog for days, another says it has been given back to the owner. None say if the dog is getting vet treatment etc. I have asked the question but it is difficult as I don’t speak Spanish! Here is the facebook link if anyone can help.
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9th October 2016 – Spain protests against hunting with galgos and other hounds
From Fermin Perez Martin. 90 % of the dogs that come to Scooby are victims of the hunt. Animals that when they cease to be useful are abandoned to their fate. A lot of them spend months wandering because they fear men, get run over, dying of hunger, thirst or disease.
This weekend is celebrated in Madrid the days “no to the hunt with galgos and other breeds” which will culminate on Sunday with a silent concentration at 15 pm in the plaza de cibeles. All the information at http://bit.ly/2cgDEGR
Here is a translation of the piece.
We are an association non-partisan, non-denominational and non-profit antispeciesist, whose fundamental objective is to raise awareness and promote respect and interests individual of non-human animals, especially those related to the hunting, as well as uphold and expand their rights.
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TSV Galgo Friends and ‘Far From Fear’ homing galgos in Germany
Galgo Friends was founded in 2009 to support the work of Loli Canteros and her team at the privately run shelter CIUDAD ANIMAL, Pedro Munoz, in the town of Cuidad Real which is about 160 kilometres southeast of Madrid, in the region of Castille La Mancha. The help extends through donations, performing extensive renovation and construction work at the shelter by club members, the acquisition of sponsorships for the shelter (project “200 for Ciudad animal) to the acquisition of dogs (mainly Galgos), which the association finds forster homes and adoptants in Germany.
Another German associatiion Far From Fear was founded in 2001 with the aim of finding families there to live a life ‘far from fear’. They now have a 2017 calendar for sale, limited to the first 100 orders.
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Peaceful Protest, Thursday, 6th October, New Bridge Street, London – support the greyhounds
Please support this peaceful protest if you can.
The groups (CAGED North West & Birmingham Greyhound Protection) need your help, please join us for a peaceful demonstration at the Greyhound Board of Great Britain’s head office on Thursday 6th October 2016, it’s time the perpetrators of greyhound abuse had their piece of the anti racing movement.
New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6, United Kingdom
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Do not give in to Emotional Blackmail!
In the 9 years since I first became involved in the plight of the galgos and podencos, hundreds of thousands more people now know of their maltreatment and suffering at the hands of the Galgueros.#
New associations have been formed and thousands of these fabulous hounds have found forever homes.
With the advent of publicity on Facebook, there have been worrying developments as even more people have become involved in ‘saving’ them, and not all working truthfully and within the law. I always advocate adopting a dog from a recognised rescue association. These hounds have already been rescued from kill station, abandonment in the campo, injured on roads. Costs have been incurred in medical treatment and preparing pet passports, blood tests and castration before the animals are homed. These are the dogs which are ready for adoption.
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Helping the hounds in the olive groves of Seville – Malaga
Pepis Refuge is halfway between Malaga and Seville. It’s in the midst of podenco hunting land in the olive groves, and galgo racing. Since starting the refuge in 2005 Jane and Alan Brian have saved hundreds of these dogs who would otherwise have suffered a sad ending. Here is a beautiful tribute to some of those hounds.
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Stop the annual galgo coursing championship, Spain – petition
Sign the petition and share widely. If we do nothing, nothing will change.
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Easyfundraising – help the hounds at Pepi’s Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville
Pepis relies solely on donations – without Pepis Refuge dozens of hounds would not stand a chance of rescue and finding forever homes. Please shop online through easyfundraising for Pepis, sign up now and help the hounds!