The fourth and final part of Hounding Misery by Nano Calvo. As always, stunning photos and plenty of food for thought.
Category: Regional news
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Bencarlo, Spain – cheap accommodation, no food included
Another killing of galgos!!! This time near Benicarló. This happened in February 2012. The corpses are partly burned and beneath the galgos are bones from earlier killings. IT´S ENOUGH, BASTARDS!!!
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Calling all associations to Mazarron, Murcia – 40 galgos and pods starving to death
Galgos del Sol, La Forteleza and Andreas Animal Rescue are returning this evening to the gypsy camp at Mazarron where it has been discovered that he has more dogs there. There are over 40 galgos and podencos hidden in dark holes with no food or water.He has already had a 4,000 euro fine from Seprona, but they do not stop him taking on more dogs. These are just being left to starve to death.
La Forteleza,GdS and AAR,all agree that these dogs are in a far worse state than the Bullas pods and galgos. They desperately need help from other charities to try and get these dogs out. This is the same man that had the 70 galgos and pods that were rescued earlier this year.
Why does an association not take this man to court? Baas Galgo does, in Madrid and Toledo. I can understand the local associations being nervous because this bastard will know where they live, their children, their cars. He and his cronies could target them. But surely there is another association which could take further steps. Surely not all the Seprona and local judges are hunters who buy dogs off this man?
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Wobbler Syndrome? Jaen Galgo Voyka
Here are two videos of the young galgo Voyka, with Lourdes Pulger at Torre del Campo, Jaen. Lourdes is appealing for donations towards the vet fees. Paypal donations to tikaami93@hotmail.com. Read the story here.
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Torre del Campo, Jaen – galgo with Wobbler Syndrome?
Lourdes helps with a small association in Torre del Campo, Jaen. This galgo, now called Voyka, was recently rescued, and his movement is disco-ordinated. He has now been assessed by the vet and this is what Lourdes says.
‘I tooko Voyka to Jaén to test various things: the x-rays didn´t show anything in the head and the column but our vet thinks that it´s Wobbler syndrome
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A bird’s eye view on Spain, animals and owners!
I’ve received this thought-provoking article on a view of life in Spain at the moment.
Spain is a country which is on now its knees. It’s gone from dictatorship, to good presidency and bringing a country up on form and being recognised as a good place to be. From there, the previous government to the current one (voted in December 2011) brought bad practices into its own when they took over. The country became run down, the people suffer, but as always, the politicians walk away with clean hands and a tidy pension until death. To compound the negative results of that government’s actions, Spain was hit with the Global crisis.
Read the full article here
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Albacete and Jerez perreras – more galgos on death row
Galgo Copo (white) on death row in Hellin Perrera, Albacete. If anyone can take him please Contact linaortu@hotmail.com
Two terrified brindle galgas new in Jerez perrera, contact Maribel maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com (Spain)605637101 Maribel de 9 a 5 tarde.
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Huesca Perrera – 30 dogs on death row
Huesca Perrera in Northern spain doesn’t often get a mention; they don’t tend to get galgos, but they do get podencos, English Setters, labradors, German Pointers…..they are full to overflowing and their vet Jose has appealed for help for adoptions. Otherwise he has no choice but to put 30 dogs on death row. You can read about it on Podenco Post.
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World Stray Animals Day – Maria Daines sings for the animals
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Podencos desperately needing help
This is Snoop; he’s not in Spain but in the SPA shelter in France. He’s been ill, is recovering, but needs to get out of the stress of 130 barking dogs, to be able to recover. He’s only a year old. Read his story, and that of others needing help, on Podenco Post.