Ciudad Real, 200km south of Madrid, hellhole for galgos. Here are some who didn’t make it to the safety of a refuge.
Category: Regional news
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Happy Ending Final Feliz – but not such a happy ending
Story just received, illustrates some of the problems facing the volunteers who struggle to help the abandoned dogs of Spain.
‘For the last year we have been arranging car boot sales every Sunday in a place called El Marquesado, and successfully got an income for the animals that need help in our area. It has been very hard workload on all our volunteers, but they have done the job without complaining. This car boot sale has been held on what we thought was wasteland as this was an unfenced, abandoned area. We were unable to find out if anyone owned it.
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Granada to Fuerteventura – can anyone travel with Braille?
Please can anyone help to get this little podenco from Granada to Fuerteventura? He has a forever home to go to, but needs a human to accompany him. See the whole story on Podenco Post.
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Luz, dragged behind a ‘training’ vehicle – curse you galguero! It’s no holiday for galgos in Seville!
Representatives of Sofia El Refugio Escuela in Seville took part in the manifestation there on 25th March 2011. They took along with them Luz, victim of horrendous abuse at the hands of a galguero, who is now in foster receiving the love and care he needs to rebuild his life and his health. Here’s her story, in their words.
‘What we cannot express is the rage, even hatred for the man who did this. All this poor dog could see was blood and death. Pulled by a 4 x 4 transforming nature into a death camp. Galguero, what a terrible word.
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Seville galgos, Cuenca galgos, Albacete galgo – abandoned by galgueros Anyone help?
Please can anyone squeeze in these two temporarily, the galguero is going to get rid of them….he doesn’t say how. Puri says ‘I have no room, he is giving me until Monday to do something. I have offered a refuge that can take care of them in terms of veterinary and other expenses but do not have room, so I need shelter for two.’
Contact sarapuravida@msn.comAnd another plea
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Spain on the march to help the animals
Here are some photos from the manifestation in Valladolid on 25th March, when the Spanish rose up in one voice to demand protection laws for their animals. There were reports in the media and on TV. If anyone has photos from the manifestations in other cities, please send them to me.
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The Truth Exposed – Spanish hell for the Podenco
The truth about life in Spain and the Spanish Islands for the Podenco. Please don’t turn away from watching this video, contains upsetting images.
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Starving, underweight, sick, just rescued in Murcia – can you help?
Latest guest of Galgos del Sol. Tina says ‘Marie was caught on the streets of Torre Pacheco. This is a town full of abandoned galgos where I am trying to catch Lorenzo. When I got the call i thought it might have been him they caught! It was Antonio who called me to see if we could take her so I said yes. She is injured, extremely underweight which you can’t appreciate in the photos and frightened. She will go to the vets at 5.30pm. We already know NO microchip. (UPDATE 30/03/2011 – she has not been vaccinated as she is too thin, blood test done and sent for analysis)
If anyone can donate to vet fees, visit GdS website. To donate food, click on the Bettys Original logo on the right of the homepage.
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ESDAW animal protection petition – please sign and publicise
ESDAW have launched a petition demanding an EU law to protect the animals in Spain. Please sign it and publicise to everyone you know.