Galgo News

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  • Galgos 112 – full to bursting but still they find room for abandoned galgos

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    Hunting in Spain finished at the end of January and of course the Shelters are all full. And with the Spanish hunters not letting up on their overbreeding of their dogs, the situation year on year foes not change.

    Galgos 112 say this.

    A few weeks ago we had to make the hard decision to close our doors to new dogs at least until some of the Galgos and Podencos we have are fostered or adopted by a family.

    We can’t keep helping more dogs for two reasons:

    1. Out of space for the dogs.
    2. Lack of economic capacity to cover all your expenses.

    Since then we have only attended to some urgent cases to which it was impossible to say no, and they have also arrived at Galgos 112 these two galgos, we believe they are brothers, that someone left tied up at the door of one of the residences we collaborate with. We couldn’t stop helping them.

    Their names are Barry and Otis, they are two 3-year-old galgos, unidentified, sociable and not afraid of people. They are healthy and their vet protocol is almost complete. They are available for adoption

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  • April – Adopt a greyhound/galgo month

    In the very beginning of my involvement with galgos in Spain and working with Charl del Rio who later founded 112garlotta galgos. I published an appeal for homes for 2 galgas rescued by Charl from a perrera. Angela Yardley contacted us and subsequently adopted them both.

    This is an appeal from Forever Hounds Trust established by Angela about adopting one of the Trust’s greyhounds.

  • Vets in the UK – taken over by hedge funds and insurance companies result in exorbitant fees!

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    Vet groups in the UK have been taken over by hedge funds, insurance companies and other groups concerned only with making a profit. This results in fees which many pet owners cannot afford. For people on their own or elderly, a dog or cat is their only companion and the situation is such now that they cannot afford to have a dog or cat because they can’t afford the diabolical vet fees. As wth most things in the UK – it’s yet again RIP OFF BRITAIN! Whatever happened to the caring society?

    My experience recently was that my Podenca Rosie had bad diarhorrea and starvation for 3 days did not sort it. Wouldn’t you know it, it was a bank holiday in the UK! So I telephoned my vet surgery which was closed and was referred to another surgery. Usual consultation – check heart, pulse, temperature, gums – prescribed a probiotic paste. Consultation fee – £288 inc vat – total bill £341. I’ve paid it, of course, but that is a huge amount when I’m long retired and living on pensions.

    Below is a letter posted on facebook by a vet which says it all.

    From David Thomson

    My letter to the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)

    I am dictating this letter so my spelling and grammar may be incorrect for that I apologise.

    It is with a heavy heart and a lot of depressive soul searching that I am sending this email to a governing body that I used to hold in great esteem.

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  • Greyhound Joy – join the petition to ban greyhound racing in Scotland

    Weblink here to read Joy’s story and join the petition to ban greyhound racing in Scotland

  • What is a veterinary behaviourist?

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  • Galgos in need of saving – in Extramadura and Cadiz

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    From Asociacion Caralapiz And Friends

    We need your help financially to be able to take rescue some more galgos and put them in other kennels whilst we make a hole in getting some of our current galgos in foster and adoption. The kennel is between 120-140 euros/week per dog.

    They have been surrendered by their galgueros and are in the villages of Extramadura and Cadiz.

    Can you please help.

    Bank Transfer

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    Asociación Caralapiz And Friends
    ES97 0049 2404 7121 1424 4772
    SWIFT O BIC
    BSCH ES MM XXX

    Paypal asociacióncaralapiz@gmail.com

    WhatsApp contact (Spain 0034) 633248977

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  • 10 Canine Commandments

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  • Norfolk (UK) Greyhound Rescue – can you foster?

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  • Animal Fostering – can you help?

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    Animal foster carers are worth their weight in gold to rescues and shelters. Many of us would like to help (we fostered many galgos and podencos at our French farm) but for various reasons are unable to. I would love to but we are both heading for 80 years old, with creaky joints! We downsized from our French farm after my last horse died, to a small bungalow with a small garden. We adopted 2 podencos and although as I sit typing this at the kitchen table, I see there is absolutely no room for a third dog bed! Plus vet bills in the UK are astronomical – another victim of Rip Off Britain and investment speculators – hedge funds and pet insurance companies buying vet practices. On small pensions we simply can’t afford another dog or pet insurance.

    Here’s an article about fostering. Although it’s on the RSPCA website, it applies to all animal rescue associations and shelters. There is a shelter local to most people, please consider helping if you can. Some of the rescues will help with feed/vet bills.

  • Protectora Scooby – galgo with an infected tail

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    Here’s his story.

    Lately, many galgos have arrived at Scooby from the ones that their owners abandon at the end of the hunting season… Among them this one, the one we had to amputate part of his tail because it was very infected and had been necrosized. He’s recovering nicely now, getting his laser therapy sessions and most of all lots of cuddles.

    If you would like to help us continue saving and changing lives, you can do so in the following ways:

    Join the teaming for €1/month: http://bit.ly/2teaming

    Become a Member (from €3 per month): https://bit.ly/2lyMhBi

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