As I said recently, I simply can’t keep up with the appeal emails coming into my inbox. And I have been away for the past couple of days, collecting our next foster dog who is bound for his forever home in the UK in September, so now there are even more appeals. This one is just translated from Spanish via Google Translate without corrections. Sorry. But I am sure you will get the gist of the stories, and it will sicken you.
Category: Regional news
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5 puppies dumped in rubbish bins – life is cheap in Seville
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Art Auction in aid of the galgos – 6 – 16th May – please support
Please support this Auction for the galgos and podencos. It starts on Friday,6th May 2011 at 1200 and runs until 16th May 2011 at 1800. There are several organizations who have donated art for the auction. Greyhound Friends, Galgovrienden, Straydogs from Belgium, Residencia Scooby in Valladolid (Spain) and probably Greyhound Foundation. There are more than 60 items for the auction, from cheap to expensive art so something for everybody.
Kind regards,
Mieke van Erp www.kunstengalgos.nl -
The reality of Spain – this is what makes the animal rescuers ashamed of their countrymen
This is the reality of Spain. This is what the volunteers cope with, emotionally and physically. This is what makes them ashamed of the hunters and the dog breeders and those who give their country a bad name. The two associations involved in the rescue of these animals are Scooby Medina and Benjamin Menhert fondation.
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Galgos del Sol – catching the abandoned galgos in Murcia
Galgos del Sol is a small association formed in October 2010 by Tina Solera, who had spent the previous few years saving galgos and podencos which ended up in Los Infiernos dog shelter. In the past 7 months GdS have rescued and rehomed 53 galgos and podencos. But as with all associations, they exist on donations and fundraising. Here are four of the latest galgos to be rescued – from the side of a motorway, in the middle of a lorry transport area, terrified loose on the campo. Vet fees are mounting, please donate if you can help them.
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Update from El Albergue on galga dumped in a rubbish bin
Update on the galgo dumped in a rubbish bin. ‘It is a female galga, and is very serious, especially from a strong blow to the head but still alive. We are waiting to see how it evolves and will soon need a CT scan (scanner) of the head. She is now hospitalized at a veterinary clinic. Please, if you know who wants to help with veterinary expenses let us know, because in our humble association we can do no more, but the cases that come to us are so desperate that we can not ignore them and look the other way. A hug and thank you very much for your interest.’
To donate, click on Donar on the website.
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Shelter in Seville closing, anyone room for these dogs?
This shelter in Seville is due to close and the dogs will be taken to the perrera. Can anyone take any of the dogs – I see there is a podenco in there, and a cocker spaniel……
From: ainoa.21@hotmail.com
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Dumped in a rubbish bin in Seville, rescued by El Albergue – pray for him
I’m just one person sitting at my computer, trying to keep up with the news coming in from Spain and the Spanish Islands about galgos and podencos…..just this afternoon, whilst I took a couple of hours out to mow the lawn, 9 emails came in about galgos and podencos….on death row in killing stations in Seville, Merida, Cordoba, and on top of that there are the appeals from individuals about abandoned galgos in Malaga, Cadiz, elsewhere in Spain – can anyone in those areas help catch them? I do my best, but I can’t always post them all.
This story from a volunteer with the El Albergue asso sums up the galguero attitude to his dog.
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Injured Galgo abandoned at service station, 100km from Malaga – anyone help?
An appeal for someone in the area to rescue this injured galgo, hanging around a restaurant at a service area.
(Google translation) Restaurant is El Marques,96’7 km on Motorway A-92, 100 Km.de Malaga. Belongs to Aguadulce. People have been throwing the galgo food, the restaurant says he has been there for several days, he has an injured front leg, looks broken.
Please is there anyone in the area who can rescue him. Phone no of restaurant 954816511www.hunde-aus-andalusien.de www.tierschutz-andalusien.de www.protectoradeayamonte.uphero.com
http://adoptacuatropatas.es/ Association for the Protection of Animals and Plants AyamonteGreyhound this baby is abandoned, we would like someone to adopt him and give him love him all the love it deserves because it has had to pass many calamities and is in the bones, found in Murcia
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No Voice, No Choice – 6th August, Surrey – stand needed for galgo & podenco publicity
Here’s news from Maria Daines, fantastic singer/songwriter and marvellous supporter of animals in need. If anyone is willing to organise a Galgo/Podenco publicity stand, please get in touch, maybe we can put volunteers in touch with each other through Galgo News and Podenco Post. The Galgos and Podencos need you to help.
‘We’ve been really busy working on the DDAWatch/Company of Animals ‘No Voice No Choice’ event coming up on August 6th in Surrey. I thought I’d better catch up with you all and invite you to have a stall (rescue and good causes can book a place for free) and if you can’t hold a stall on the day you’re most welcome to attend with or without your dogs, it’s also free entry to the public with plenty of car parking.