Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Seville to Malaga, walking the streets of Spain

    Polyana%20rescue 190Here’s the story of yet another abandoned galgo; it’s typical of the hundreds across Spain, now dumped and abandoned by the hunters to whatever fate befalls them – the hunters have no mercy, they don’t care.

    Polyana – a brindle galga walking the streets in Sevilla, lost and alone.
    Thrown out as trash and unwanted purpose with a story to tell of being a galga in Spain. Beaten down and feeling low, she wanders and begs, sneaking food where she can. Empty bins may have spilt a crumb, gravel on the floor may just have a grain, its not much to keep going but it could ease the pain.

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  • Scooby and ADL – working together to save galgo babies

    Baby Galgos ADL Scooby 250 2 2012These 9 galgo puppies are 2 months old, their galga mother was abandoned in the campo near Seville; 5 female and 4 male. They are today on their way from Scooby to France, for adoption. See more pix on the ADL website and on Facebook.

    Don’t forget that Scooby welcome volunteers to help in the shelter. Why not spend your holiday with Scooby in Spain.

  • Badajoz perrera – due to die on 1st March

    Badajoz Rubia 190 2 2012Rubia, a creme coloured Galga, about 4 years.
    Casper, age unknown, very sweet, confused in there

    Humo: was adopted from earlier deadline, but… his adopter doesn’t want him after all…
    his deadline is not 1st of march, but he needs to be saved or his deadline will be set.

    contact: sosperrerabadajoz@gmail.com

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  • Update on the Murcia gypsy galgos

    Here’s the latest news from Galgos del Sol on the rescue of 74 galgos from a gypsy.

    ‘Seprona are taking action but every time they go to take the dogs, he has hidden them. Also if Seprona take them they are to be put down right away, I have heard, as there is no-where for them. So he is hiding them to prevent this but, at the same time, he doesn’t want to give us these ones as they are his trophy winners. I have said we can take 13, 3 of which go to L’Europe des Levriers, so am just waiting for the call.

    Between all the associations involved, so far we have managed to save 51 of his dogs, which is great news.’

    Thanks for the update, Tina, well done to everyone involved, it can’t have been easy – what you might call an emotional roller coaster!

  • Galgo brooches, Galgo headbands – raising funds for galgos and podencos

    Charl's brooches 250Want to dress up your jacket and advertise your love of galgos? A change from the metal brooches are these attractive characters from 112carlotagalgos. And what better publicity than that Cesar Millan’s rehab director wears one. There’s also a pretty headband for the fashion conscious younger generation. Inexpensive and make a charming gift too. Take a look.

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  • Podencos need your help too – Valencia, Huesca, Malaga – see Podenco Post

    Podencos make fabulous pets too, especially if you prefer an active dog rather than a 40mph couch potato like a galgo! Podencos love long walks, playing, agility work…and snuggling up with you on a sofa! See the latest appeals on Podenco Post for podencos on death row in Valencia, Huesca, Malaga.

  • Auction for Baas Galgo, Toledo – 4-11 March 2012

    For those of you who use Facebook, there is an auction organised to raise funds for Baas Galgo for a shelter in Toledo. Here’s the information.

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  • Protectora ArcoAris, Cuenca – 150 dogs may be killed – please help!

    Protectora ArcoAiris de Cuenca 250Nightmare scenario in Cuenca! I feel sick in my heart to read this, thinking of all the animals who have been saved, who may now be killed. Here’s the story.

    The provincial perrera in Cuenca where they used to sacrifice every 3 months many, many dogs, has since January 2011 been a protectora where,since that time, not one dog was sacrificed. The president, Pilar, makes tremendous efforts to keep it this way but because they are just 1 year working as a shelter, they just don’t have enough associations who help them in finding adoption families for their dogs. This means they now have some 300 dogs instead of the 150 which is permitted. Of the 300 dogs there are at least 100 galgos.

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  • Accommodation in Madrid – any room available?

    Madrid galgos Akaru 250 2 2012Look at this beautiful face, those trusting eyes. This is Akaru, 8 yrs old. His hunter is going to take him to the perrera to be killed, because he’s got younger dogs now. What a betrayal. Akaru is one of 4 galgos in Madrid belonging to this hunter; he will take them all to the perrera to be killed, unless anyone can take them. Contact is vanessa.mascoteros@gmail.com

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  • Bullfighting – the daggers are out in Murcia!

    Galgos and podencos are my main canine passion, but I try and publicise other aspects of animal cruelty in Spain – where ‘tradition’ is a word used as an excuse. Here is a link to an article published in the Weekly Telegraph this week, in respect of a couple of English ladies who supported their Spanish friends ina protest at a bullfight in Ricote, Murcia. They are out again this weekend at a larger protest in Murcia city.