Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Starving and ill on the streets of Spain

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    The galgueros continue to be heartless and there is STILL no law to protect their hounds from the maltreatment thrust upon them.

    This little dog has appeared tied up, with a bandage on its leg, she is very thin. In Leganes. No chip, of course!

    Luckily a volunteer found room for her under the protection of an animal rescue association (I’ve asked which one).

    Update: the galga has been taken care of at the vet, she tested negative for infectious diseases, she is very thin as you see and has pneumonia so she is under treatment. She needs to be in a foster home because she can’t get into a shelter where it’s too cold with pneumonia, until she’s recovered. They think she just gave birth.

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  • Young, starving and abandoned on the streets of Spain

    End of hunting and of course most regions of Spain are awash with abandoned galgos and podencos. Here is a young galgo, starving and crying. The shelters are full to overflowing – it’s heartbreaking and in the 16 years I’ve been involved in the rescue of galgos and podencos, the only situation which has changed is that the hunters no longer hang their dogs.


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  • Extraordinary Galgos & Podencos Canada – homing the Spanish hunting hounds

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    Yet another rescue association across the Pond working with Spanish rescue associations to home the galgos and podencos unwanted and abandoned by the Spanish hunters.

    Read the story on this weblink

  • Lenticular Sclerosis in dogs

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    A couple of years ago we adopted an older Spanish podenco who was blind. His eyes are cloudy blue, but we believe he can see shadows. He amazes us with how he finds his way around life, using his ears and nose. e’s even learned to walk up the ramp into the back of the car. Our suspicion is that his blindness is the result of an eye infection untreated – we know how bad the Spanish hunters are at looking after their dogs, especially if it involves vet fees.

    This weblnk takes you to an interesting article about blindness in dogs.

    And I would say to any readers – if your dog starts losing its sight, it is nothing to be concerned about, the dog will cope amazingly well. And use a Blind Dog harness, it’s a great conversation starter and a good way to tell people about galgos!

    Lenticular Sclerosis in Dogs

  • Another injured and abandoned soul picked up after the end of hunting

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    From Galgos Rescue Almeria.

    The already reserved dogs haven’t left yet and the requests for help keep pouring in. 2 Days ago we were asked if we still had room to help this sweetheart. We are already overcrowded but saying no is not an option.

    Yesterday, in collaboration with Friends of Mazarrón Animals, this girl was brought to our Rescue center. On arrival we saw a real fear monger, once she was in the secure area things went a bit better. This sweetheart has a wound on her back and is missing 2 nails, one on the front leg and one on the hind leg. Fortunately, she is safe now and can recover from her past. We would like to thank @Xiki Apellido and her friend for bringing her safely to the center.

    You can support our dogs for 1€ a month by joining our teaming group.

  • Never too small to be abandoned

    From Sandy Galgoslover

    Never too small to be abandoned – alone in the campo

    Weblink. https://www.facebook.com/reel/771513334884603

  • Back on line!

    for the past 6 weeks we have been without Internet at home because a car left the road, hit a British Telecom box and burst into flames, melting the box and all the connections inside. This has meant I have had to rely on my wonderful webmaster Craig to post occasional news on my blogs.

    Happy to be back on line now and hopefully we’ll be back to normal with news on podencos in Spain and the Spanish Islands.

  • Number of galgos ‘disposed’ of every year at the end of the Spanish hunting season

    Read the full article on this weblink, and see how the numbers are calculated.

  • Irish Greyhounds from Spain! To Candy Cane Rescue International

    British greyhound breeders and trainers don’t care where they send their unwanted greyhounds and some end up in Spain to be used for breeding with galgos. Candy Cane Rescue International based in Lincoln in the UK rescues greyhounds and brings them back to the UK for homing.

    Here you can read a story about some brought back from Spain in poor condition. Whilst this story is from 2021, 2 more greyhounds have just been saved by Candy Cane from being sent to Spanish galgueros.

  • Good news about greyhound racing in the US.

    Greyt news about greyhound racing in the US. Only one racetrack left to close. And now work begins on the racetrack in Mexico.

    Candy Cane Rescue in the UK has just saved a couple of English greyhounds from being auctions to Spanish galgueros for breeding.

    Read the full story about the US now on this weblink.