Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Esperanza Animal Toledo – shelter closing but the work goes on!

    Esperanza Animal Toledp 400 30 8 2016Toledo is a terrible place for galgos and podencos.  Over the years I’ve reported on hangings of both and in one case Asociacion BaasGalgo took the hunter responsible to court.  It costs a lot to operate a rescue shelter and volunteers are always required to look after the dogs, 24/7 7/7 and 365.   The Toledo animal shelter Esperanza Animal Toledo shelter is sadly closing but some volunteers will continue the work rescuing hounds and keeping them in residencias and foster homes – which also costs.

    Veterinary costs are also high and the team urgently need help to continue their work.  Please collaborates with her with 1 € per month (or more if you can):  https://www.teaming.net/esperanzaanimaltoledo

  • Jerez perrera – dumped injured and starving to die

    Karen Couzins Nimo head 390 1This galgo was dumped in the Jerez perrera in Cadiz.  He  was suffering from severe malnutrition, had terrible injuries to his body and was missing part of a hind leg.    He was rescued and placed in foster care whilst he recovered to gain strength for an operation.  He has been named Mimo.

    Last Monday Mimo went into surgery.  The operation went well.  A partial amputation was done, just were his leg was cut by the hunters trap, so his skin can cover the bone and avoid an infection, this leaves the option for a prosthetic limb in the future when his wounds have healed. 

    If you want to help with the veterinary costs and his aftercare, donate on this page.

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  • The law on keeping a dog chained up

    Sweden can't tie up a dog HypeDojo 410In France where I live, many dogs spend their lives attached to the end of a 2metre chain. Many are border collies, used as ‘guard dogs’ in rural farms. As long as the dog has food, water and shelter, there is nothing one can do to help the dog. So this poster about it being illegal in Sweden to keep a dog like this made an impression on me. In Florida I read that you can’t tie any kind of animal up outside for you will get fined, even jailed if the situation is extreme and the animal will be taken away.

    Every country should adopt this law, applicable to whatever animal including dancing bears (currently a petition against this in Pakistan) and elephants in the Far East used for tourists and ‘entertainment’.

  • Toxocara Canis – why people should clean up after their dogs/cats

    We’re looking after our neighbour’s dog whilst they are away for a few days.  She lives in the back garden with access to a large cool barn.  We know they are not very good at cleaning up the garden of dog mess, but were horrified when we went in, to find just how much there was.  What makes this worse is that they entertain in the garden…and even worse, they have a 2 1/2 year old son who plays in there!

    For anyone who doesn’t know about the illness Toxocara Canis, find out more on this link. Please make sure everyone you know with a dog is aware of the illness. 

    Needless to say, we’re cleaning up the garden whilst we are ‘in charge’.

  • Rescuing from a Perrera – advice from Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo International

    Albacete perrera 400 2 May 2011 damitai2The debate about rescuing from a perrera when not living in Spain or the Canary Islands continues to rage.  Here are words of advice from Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo International, who recently drove 250kms to a perrera to rescue podencos and galgos with a short kill date, only to find there was no kill date for the dogs!

    RESCUING FROM PERRERAS
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    As the emotional blackmail and the sharing without checking the real situation is getting worse and worse, here some Suggestions how to reserve dogs from perreras without being cheated, overcharged etc.

    1.  Do not work with private people if money is involved.  Pay only to animal welfare associations or directly to the PERRERA.

    2. Always insist in the name and exact location of the place.

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  • On-line course on dealing with dogs classified as potentially dangerous – DeAnimals of Murcia

    OnLine course or legislation of maltreated animals 378 10 8 2016On 10th August 2016 DeAnimals – animal defence lawyers in Murcia – organised their first on-line course in how to deal with a case of dogs classified as potentially dangerous.  The subject of the case was Marie, featured in the poster.  

    ‘Solidarity Online’ course on legislation applicable to dogs catalogued as potentially dangerous, beginning on 10 August.

    The main objective of this course is to help and cooperate in solidarity between all of us, to the mistreated dog Marie.

    Applicants registered with Denaimals and  the course was run via computer on-line in the evening starting at 1900 hours. Some of the students have already been on previous courses run by Deanimals.

    Details  – the course started Wednesday, August 10 at 19 hours, through a legal conference online with Ms. Raquel Lopez. (who has obtained the confiscation of more than 300 animals with a court order as well as a number of convictions for crime of animal abuse and abandonment by crime, aimed at law enforcement officers, lawyers, vets , administrations, protective and individuals).

    ‘A course close, practical and comfortable (online, from home, at work, the beach, the field..) that you will provide a network of professional contacts (students of Lugo, Madrid, Alicante, Malaga, Valencia and albacete have already booked) and some valuable knowledge, which will allow you to help dogs as well as helping in solidarity to the pitbull cross Marie.’

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  • DeAnimals – fighting the corner for animal cruelty in Spain

    Prohibition order Bullas 400 24 6 2016DeAnimals in Murcia continues to work hard with court cases for maltreatment of animals, plus educating the police, lawyers, judges etc on what actions to take where a case of animal neglect/maltreatment is reported.

    Regular readers will remember the case of Operation Rehala – or the BULLAS rescue – where over 120 animals, mostly hunting dogs, were found living in dire conditions.  DeAnimals has pursued this case through the courts and in June 2014  here are the details of the result. 

    Here’s the English translation.

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  • The Spanish hunting dogs who have stolen my heart

    Interesting article by a Russian photographer, who visited Spain to photograph the galgos and publicise their plight.  I’ve been in touch with her and she is going to work on a similar project for the Podencos, the ‘poor relations’ of the galgos – they suffer just as much abuse and need just as much help.

    The galgos are all wearing collars from Barcelona Dogs, proceeds from sale are donated to SOS Galgos.

  • Greyhound Protection Act created in Florida!

    Here’s the story.  Would that we could get the same for greyhounds and galgos everywhere!

  • Create a Spanish national register of animal abusers – sign the petition

    Please sign and share.  It’s a petition requesting the creation of a national register of animal abusers in Spain.  Maybe if implemented it would encourage more people to make denuncias and prosecute people.  And especially go for the galgueros~!