The canine physiotherapist who has been treating Polar wanted an up-to-date xray of his injured leg, as she felt there was a problem with his ligaments. As the previous xrays were taken in Spain at the beginning of April, and Polar has grown enormously since then, I thought it a good idea too.
Category: Regional news
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Dog Coats urgently needed for Spain – all sizes
Appealing for dog coats – any size – as Pepis Dog Refuge need them for their 70+ dogs. If you want to send them to me, I will take them down by car in December. If you send them direct to Spain, Correos could charge Pepis tax on them! Pm me for my postal address. Please share the appeal.
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Pet Levrieri Italy on Irish greyhounds to Spain!
19 November 2013 – 20 female greyhounds from Ireland will travel to Spain to race there! Read more here.
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French vets are enraged – please support them
Please read this article and support the French vets in their action.
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Febrero – the cruellist month – documentary about the galgos
On November 24th 2013 the DutchGalgoLobby foundation organizes its 2nd information day. Besides information on the activities of DutchGalgoLobby the public will get the premiere of the unique prize winning documentary ‘Febrero’ (February the cruellest month). This documentary is produced by Irene Blanquez, co-owner of Waggingtale films. (www.waggingtale.org).
Without shocking images the documentary shows the reality of the life of the Galgo in Spain in a very intense way. DutchGalgoLobby has provided the Dutch subtitling of the film which itself is in the Spanish language with some English spoken parts. The premiere will be attended by Dutch DutchGalgoLobby supporters, press and members of various Dutch political parties.
Febrero has won the prestigious ‘Festival de cine de Pamplona’ award in the section ‘Eductactif’.
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Manchester, UK – GBGB Awards – join the protest
Every year the Greyhound Board of Great Britain hold an awards ceremony to congratulate themselves and the greyhound trainers for exploiting greyhounds over the year. Whilst this is happening most of the greyhounds that earned the greed driven industry money will be kept in cold outside kennels in the middle of winter.
The GBGB usually has its fancy do in London but this year they are coming to Manchester. We will be making sure the whole of Manchester will be made aware of the monsters they are allowing into their city.
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Scooby English News Blog – Fermin speaks
No doubt there will be some who read this article by Fermin who will disagree with the proposition. One way of trying to change the attitude of the galgueros is to work with them, to encourage them to improve the life of the dogs whilst in their care. And to at least ensure that not all their dogs end up abandoned and in perreras, starving, sick and injured.
During my visit to Valladolid last year, Cobie and I spent many hours discussing this issue of her caring for galgos during the ‘non-hunting season’ at the Residencia. There were young galgos not yet old enough to hunt and also half a dozen owned by a gitano – he travelled around Spain in his work for 3 months at a time. He asked Cobie to keep the dogs in the kennels – for payment – whilst he was away. He had no one to look after his dogs otherwise.
At the time, Cobie told me Fermin was extremely unhappy about the arrangement.
Whilst I was there, the gitano and his friend arrived to exercise his dogs on open land opposite the kennels. Much as I abhor the treatment meted out to thousands of galgos, these dogs were very faithful to their master, ran free but were obedient on recall.
I, like Fermin in his article, believe that there are times when associations/shelters should work with the galgueros, to get across the message that it is the hunters themselves who have to change the situation for their dogs – as they are the ones who create it.
For those of you who may disagree strongly with Fermin, please remember he is one of the most experienced of people as far as the plight of the galgos is concerned. He does not make these decisions lightly. And please do not turn away from helping Scooby – at the end of the day it is about the dogs.
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Galga sick on the streets of Cuidad Real – now with Cuidad Animal
Cuidad Real is a city 200 km south of Madrid. A bad place to be a galgo. This little angel was rescued on Saturday in a village in Ciudad Real. For months it was fed by a person who tried to find an association to take it, without success. Difficult to understand when she was quite obviously sick.
She is now off the street with Loli, of Pedro Munoz refuge Cuidad Animal, where there are more than 150 dogs – plus others in her home. She was riddled with fleas which has now been treated and blood analysises are being done – it is possible she has scabies or mange.
She’s been named Esperanza.
Heartfelt thanks. (No paypal address for the moment.)
SWIFT/BIC: CECAESMM105
IBAN: ES19 2105 2012 01 1212026505
Caja Castilla La Mancha Protectora Animals and Plants,
C/Rafael Gasset 1. Pedro Muñoz.
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To be killed in Badajoz perrera 21 November 2013
Having recently said I was going to concentrate on publicising galgos and podencos already rescued and waiting for forever homes, I decided to post these galgos and a podenco on death row in Badajoz perrera – will be killed on 21 November – all under 3 years old.
sosperrerabadajoz@gmail.com
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Fermin, galgos, Scooby Italia – all together on 2nd November 2013
Over the weekend of 2nd November Fermin Perez travelled from Scooby Medina to take a dozen galgos to Scooby Italia and their forever homes. Here are some photos taken by the translators of my book into Italian, which was publicised at the meeting.