In this article from Levriers sans Frontiers, you can see the work Fondacion Benjamin Mehnert undertakes to repair and put back together injured galgos, before they go to their forever homes. Damaged limbs and tails, they all get attention.
Category: Regional news
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Macau Daily Times – update on Macau Canidrome
Read the latest news, and please post a comment in support of their publicity against the hellhole.
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Levriers sans Frontieres and refuge Abdya Juan to the rescue – galga thrown out like trash
Thrown out ill and injured by her bloody galguero – now safe and receiving treatment at the Refuge Abyda Juan, supported by Levriers sans Frontieres
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Update on the petition to stop Irish Greyhounds being sent to China
Update on one of the petitions to stop Irish Greyhounds being sent to Macau Canidrome, China.
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Greyhound Rescue Holland – protest march 21st May 2016
THE HAGUE – About five hundred dogs and their owners on Saturday 21st May held a protest march in The Hague. They had come to the Malieveld to protest against the torturing of dogs in Spain.
According to the protesters, the animals are kicked, beaten, dragged behind moving cars and even burned alive. The dogs walked from the Malieveld to the Embassy of Spain at the Lange Voorhout.
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Pentecost Tombola raising funds for Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville
Tickets selling slow, 20 so far, can we make it to 40 by 31st May and then we’ll draw the winning number? All details here.
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Refuge de Carmona – Levriers sans Frontiers supports
Photos of the Refuge de Carmona opened in 2014 which Levriers sans Frontiers is now support. 25 galgos there all needing homes and which have all been reserved by LSF. Also some photos of where local galgueros keep their dogs.
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Irish greyhound puppies
Video about Irish greyhound puppies, if you are able to watch it. It is only on facebook as the Irish Greyhound Board had it removed from Youtube.
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Ricky Gervais (UK Actor) supports ban on sending Irish greyhounds to China
http://evoke.ie/news/irish-news/ricky-gervais-calls-for-a-ban-on-irish-greyhound-exports-to-china
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greyhounds-saved-from-china-ordeal-pcsxj80g8
A short video of the Macau Canidrome if you can see it (it’s facebook)
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Irish Greyhounds to China – write a letter of protest
In 2012 the Irish Department of Agriculture refused the Irish Greyhound Board a permit to export greyhounds to China. This ban appears to have been broken on 9th May 2016 when William and Robert Green attempted to transport 24 of their greyhounds to China but were stopped at Manchester and forced to return. Please write to the Irish Government to protest. Example letter below.
Dear Sir,
In 2012 the Irish Department of Agriculture officially refused the Irish Greyhound Board a permit to export greyhounds and open up dog racing in China! The government ruling stated that the plan offered by the Bord na gCon: