Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Risa, saved from Jerez killing station, now looking for her forever home

    Cleo Risa crop 2 2011 011 210 This beautiful galga is Risa, about 14 months old, taken to the Jerez killing station by her galguero in December 2010, to be euthanaised along with dozens of other dogs. She was rescued on Christmas Eve with 3 other galgos, one just 5 months old, by 112carlotagalgos. She is now in foster at my home in Western France, looking for her forever home.

    She has her EU passport, is microchipped, vaccinated, sterilized, negative for Mediterranean diseases, and the results are awaited for her rabies antibodies blood test for possible adoption in Britain – although she is clear for adoption elsewhere in Europe now.

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  • Greyhounds to China – further action to take – response from RSPCA & PETA

    Greyhounds to China – two addresses for postal letters to be sent.

    Irish Greyhound Board, Green Park, Dock Road, Limerick, Irish Republic

    Department of Agriculture, Agriculture House, Kildare St., Dublin 2, Irish
    Republic

    Further appeal from Greyhound Action

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  • Starving, injured, escapee from hanging……the horror continues

    Starving galgo Ayendena 250 10 03 2011 Every day more horror stories come in from Spain, abandoned, injured and starving galgos – and the hunters still deny it goes on! Three appeals for help, if anyone can squeeze any of these dogs into a shelter or foster home, please contact the people direct.

    1. Galgo rescued by the Association AYANDENA in Seville, the greyhound is more dead than alive, with horrendous injuries to his hind leg, flesh is missing down to the bone. He urgently needs care, need help with veterinary costs. Irene Alcayde de Lamo

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  • Say NO to Greyhound Exports to China – sign the petition

    A petition targeting the Irish Greyhound Board and the Irish Government has been published on the Care2 website calling for the withdrawal of the IGB’s proposals to export greyhounds to China. Please sign the petition and help place pressure on the Irish authorities to show some care and compassion for this gentle breed.

    The petition will be delivered to the Irish Embassy in London – the Irish Greyhound Board and Government offices.

  • Ulises in his forever home

    Ulises 1 March 2011 250 This is the latest photo of Ulises. Remember him? An abandoned galgo rescued from sickness and starvation by Tina of Galgos del Sol. Amongst his problems, including leishmania, he was suffering from an horrendous skin problem. He travelled to Silvia in Valencia, who has years of experience in caring for extremely sick and injured dogs. Poor boy, he had to have daily baths for several weeks, but gradually his head lifted and he got a wag in his tail.

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  • Galgo rescuers brave snowstorms to save the innocents

    Link to the story of L’Europe des Levriers’ rescue at the end of January, in a snowstorm. They brought out many galgos and a couple of podencos from the refuge at Herencia, run by Rosario, including two puppies found hiding under a makeshift shelter, whom Rosario named Draco and Kyra. Draco has been adopted by an artist. As always, some of the dogs have to be left behind, waiting for the next rescue. Enjoy the pix.

  • How many Spanish dogs…………..?

    3 dogs in a bed 1 190 After all the horrible photos, here’s one to make you chuckle! How many Spanish dogs can you get in one dog bed, all wearing their nighties? Well, there’s Carmela, then foster galga CR – we’re preparing her Pet Passport for UK entry, if anyone is interested, and then there’s little Podenca Andaluz Bebe.

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    3 Men in a Boat have nothing on these 3!!

  • Grand Protest in Spain – 25th March – join a march near you!

    On www.noalmaltratoanimal.org you can read or see about a big manifestation through whole Spain on the 25th of March against mistreating of animals and longer sentences in prison for people who are guilty of this.

    There is a comprehensive list of all the cities and towns in which a march is organised, time and place to meet. Please circulate this far and wide throughout Spain and get the population motivated. So many Spanish people are concerned about the bad press in the rest of the world about bull-fighting, abandoned dogs and cats, horse wrestling, animals in fiestas, donkey stoning……

  • China eats greyhounds today, galgos tomorrow? Letters needed

    Please see the Sunday Times UK article below. Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK now need all our supporters globally to please write to the IGB (Irish Greyhound Board), the Irish Department of Agriculture and the ISPCA (Irish Society for the
    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to vehemently protest about this immediately! We’ve already voiced fears that Australian greyhounds end up as food in Far East Asia.Greyho

    Please email the following people below to urge them to stop this horrific idea immediately, the fate of many Greyhounds lay in the hands of the Irish
    Greyhound Board and the authorities that allow this to go ahead.

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  • Argentina now……………..

    Hung dogs Argentina 03 2011 190 Corrientes, Argentina. These people have no souls, no feeling, no compassion.