A million thanks to everyone involved in galgo and podenco rescue, to the fosterers and adoptants who give these fabulous hounds forever homes. And thank you for reading and sharing my posts and appeals.
Category: Regional news
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Everyone in Galgo and Podenco Rescue – from me
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Viento in Badajoz – abandoned and injured…shame on you galgueros!
VIENTO was rescued along with two other greyhounds in Badajoz, in very poor condition, full of wounds with a double fracture of his right front leg. It has already been operated on and is in recovery. He has to rest his leg and must be one month in his little cage, walk as little as possible for 5 days.
Viento is a very good dog, only two years old. He will need much love and many kindnesses to forget his traumas, like all dogs that have been used and dumped when not able to hung.
He is now in Valencia. When recovered, he will be available for adoption. Contact: Carmen Balaguer Llorens; mail: balallors@gmail.com.
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Madrid Province – Capital of Spain? – of dog fighting?!
(Google translation)This is happening in a terrible area in the south of Madrid specifically in Leganés, muchisimos have rescued animals that have been used to sparring (bait to attack other dogs then used for dogfighting.
The police is aware of these facts, the council too, but here nobody does anything.
Neither do raids or inspections usually, this is a horror and no other option left for us to hand it to publicly know, maybe this way begin to take action.
Cases rescued from the area :
Bianka, shattered three months, used twice to sparring
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Not a galgo…
One of the problems I have, living in France, is with the number of French – especially farmers – who keep border collies on chains as ‘guard dogs’! Even there is a little Staffie type dog just round the corner from me who spends her life on a 2m chain from the garage. I don’t understand why people have a dog – to do this to them.
I understand even less how someone in Spain can have a Husky x and keep it on a chain for 4 years.
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Valladolid perrera – the inhumanity of a Spanish galguero
Someone who can let their galgos get in this state and then dump them in a perrera to be killed is not human – thank goodness these souls are now safe.
And another – rescued in a pitiable state.
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Letter to Senior Galguero – from a survivor
3 more galgos have arrived at 112carlotagalgos finca. This is a piece of writing by Charl del Rio about Noella.
Sr.Galguero
So you thought you would break me. Did you think I’d return?
I have stood alone, so alone, but I made it!
You left me in the cold.. sooo sooo cold. Hungry. Sooooo hungry. Have you ever been that cold sr..galguero ? Sooo cold??? Sooo hungry? Have you ever. Ever been so so hungry?
But you didn’t break me. I made it. I held on.. I fought. I Starved .. but I didn’t let go!
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Scooby North America – decorate the tree for Xmas
Here’s a fun fundraiser for Scooby – decorate the Xmas tree.
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Galgo/greyhound statue – perfect for Xmas
Galgo/greyhound statue for sale in the Blue Greyhound shop, fundraising for Pepis Refuge.
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Huellas, Spain – galga dumped in rubbish bin
Many years ago my first galga came from Ciudad Real, a hellhole for hunting dogs. This poor galga was found dying in a rubbish bin. Here’s the story.
‘Agents of the local police in Puertollano have managed to rescue alive 10/12/2014 this galgo struggling inside a Dumpster of the industrial city. This has been released by the police themselves on his Twitter account @ PuertoLocal092, which attacks the “damned criminals” who have been perpetrators. The agents have reported that the animal has been taken to the vet by volunteers from the Protectora Huellas.
Now named Angeles, she is serious but stable, has an infection and damage to one of her hind legs, and still is not out of danger, still fighting for her life. The galgos are some dogs very strong, do not lose hope.’
I’d guess she was dumped to die because she broke a leg hunting