Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Update on Eboli – badly injured galga, rescued by El Refugio Kimba

    Refugio Kimba Eboli carried 190Update on Eboli, rescued by El Refugio Kimba – badly injured on the road with part of a bumper embedded in her.

    Eboli is much better, on Tuesday 15/10 she will go to the vet again so they can remove the plate in the broken leg and start working on the rehabilitation. She is a wonderful galgo, despite the pain that she has suffered, she has never been bad with anyone, even when taking her medication. She is treated twice daily to help her skin recover; she lost most of the skin on her leg which also became infected.

    If you would like to help Eboli, here’s the link to the Refugio Kimba website. If my memory serves me right from when I was researching my galgo book, Kimba is the oldest animal shelter in Spain, originally set up to protect fauna and flora.

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  • Scooby Medina – a story of galgo love

    A simply beautiful story – and why we all love galgos so much and fight so hard for a better life for them. Don’t forget that Scooby has hundreds of dogs, cats, dozens of horses and other animals all needing feeding and rehoming. Please think of Scooby if you can spare the cost of even just a couple of cups of coffee.

  • Training hunting dogs in Spain – tied to a plough!

    Training podencos 250 10 2013This photo is actually a still from a video showing dozens of hunting dogs including podencos tied on short chains to a field plough and pulled behind either a tractor or Land Cruiser type vehicle. Some of the dogs are trying to jump out, barking, howling…it’s unbelievable. The video is currently only available on facebook so I have asked that it be uploaded onto Youtube and then I can link to it for you all to see the horror! I don’t have details of when and where it was taken, have asked those questions too.

  • Update on the Toledo hung galgos case

    Sandra Baas reports the outcome of the court case against the galguero who hung his galgos. The case was heard on 9th October 2013

    We are waiting for the letter of the judge but he already confirmed us 7,5 months of prison, in Spain this means you will not go to jail but now he has a criminal record. For the rest of the punishment we have to wait. It will take at least a week but talking Spain..it will take longer.

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  • Portugal Dog Rescue – traumatised galgo Duke urgently needs your help

    Portugal Dog Rescue Duke 250 10 2013Regular readers will remember the story of Estrela, the galga in Portugal, starving, sick with pneumonia, feeding 3 puppies. Teresa Sousa and her team eventually persuaded the hunter to let them have Estrela and the pups, who regained their health and adopted. Estrela found a wonderful forever home in the UK.

    Now the hunter has given Teresa Estrela’s brother who they have named Duke. Duke too is sick and traumatised. Since rescuing him, Teresa has had more dogs dumped on her and so they do not have the space nor the time to give Duke the time and space needed to heal him. Ines explains his story and their appeal for him.

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  • That crazy woman writes…!

    This is a story of truth, mystery, accusations,lies, assassination…

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  • Raising funds for needy hounds – Christmas cards now on sale

    Fabulous Christmas cards now on sale, raising funds to help two rescue associations in Andalucia. Calendars also on sale.

    To benefit 112carlotagalgos

    To benefit Pepis Dog Refuge

    Photos below.

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  • 9th October 2013 – trial of a hunter who hung his galgos…

    I have had the date of 9th October 2013 on my calendar for months, ever since Sandra Baas of Asociacion Baase Galgo announced that this would be the date of the court case against the galguero in Toledo who hung his galgos. ‘Oh, I didn’t know I shouldn’t’ he claimed!!

    ‘October 9th, a court trial took place today at Juzgado n1 de lo Penal de Toledo for the man who murdered his two galgos by hanging. Two years ago, the corpses of the two young dogs (one was 22 months old, the other was 5 years old) were found in the Fuensalida, Toledo location. The dogs had been hung and killed.

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  • Accommodation in Malaga – this hotel is full

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  • ACTIN/AWSM galgos for adoption

    Ky AWSM 250 3 2013This is Ky, who I recently met with the rest of the ACTIN/Animal Welfare Support Murcia Galgos Aysha, Rubio and Donna – who’s only a year old. They all have a tale to tell of cruelty and suffering at the hands of the galgueros but are now safe in foster and waiting for their forever homes. They’ve been waiting quite a long time, there must be someone out there who has space in their hearts and homes for these beautiful galgos.

    Ky is black and white, Aysha is a stunning chocolate brown, Rubio is tan and Donna is in the bottom pix lying on the sofa! You can also see me below with little Podenca mum Bonny, also looking for a forever home, and their foster mom Sherlie. If you can’t adopt one, please consider sponsoring one – they all need to eat, why not sponsor a galgo for a month or more.

    Please contact ACTIN if you wish to sponsor adopt one. admin@actin-spain.com

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