Category: Regional news

You all know my passion is galgos and podencos but, occasionally, something comes into my inbox which sickens me so much to the heart. I simply cannot understand the mentality of bloodthirsty sadistic Spaniards…….many of them are the opposite, I am with them wholeheartedly, with what they have to cope with. But this story just sickens one to the heart. And Extramadura is one of the worst regions of Spain for the galgos too.

I am posting here the press release from The Donkey Sanctuary. It is about a female donkey which, on 31st October, was tortured so horrendously by teenagers in a village called Torreorgaz in Extramadura, that she died in the most painful agony. The Donkey Sanctuary and it’s Spanish counterpart are hoping to take these sadistic torturers to court. If you wish to support them in this, read on.

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La Mairena. Heard of it? It’s on the Costa del Sol. Apparently beautiful white sandy beaches, tree lined avenues, and a municipal dog pound where the hunters are already taking their galgos to be euthanaised. You won’t find that fact mentioned in the estate agent and tourist office brochures!

7 galgos – look at the pictures, beautiful dogs – just taken to be killed. 6 females and 1 male. And why now – the hunting season only began in September. Admittedly, I suppose one could argue that it is better that they be taken there and euthanaised, rather than hung from a tree, dropped down a deep well, burned alive, dumped on a motorway. If there are any shelters which have room to take these dogs, and prepare them for adoption abroad, please contact samper7@hotmail.com urgently.

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News from Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo about a huge truck full of food, dog beds, medicines etc. bound for shelters near Madrid.

Transport help for shelters Madrid 2009

last Saturday 24 October, a large truck was loaded with aid for shelters.
This transport is a collaboration between 6 organizations from three different countries,=the result is a truck filled with 20 m3 of materials and food.

From Netherlands: Doggymix, GalgoSupportHolland (GSH) and Ronda’s Shop and from Belgium: Antwerpse Galgo Vrienden (AGV) and HOOP

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Serious words from Fermin at Scooby Medina. Please read and give it some thought.

Scooby Medina now have an association in North America. Read about it on this link

From Pro-Galgo. Some of the people of Linares impresentables have fun with this helpless puppy. He painted with red varnish all his tiny body, and 2 weeks later you can still see the last spots of paint on his head. The volunteers have tried very hard to removed as much of the varnish as possible, which unfortunately could be toxic,especially for a baby. He has been baptized MAX, is now much better and has received his first vaccine. The case has been reported but as usual, nothing is being done.

MAX next week cones to us from his temporary shelter, the foster mum says he is super affectionate and loves walking in her arms all day.

More get-togethers for galgo and podenco owners. Galgos112 had such an event last weekend. Here’s the report from their website.

A hundred dogs and hounds in the first meeting in Madrid

Goose bumps. Little more can we say when we are still digesting the successful convening of the first dogs and hounds meeting held at the Buen Retiro by Galgos 112. We give our heartfelt congratulations to our colleagues from Madrid, headed by José María Canalda, heartfelt appreciatiation, and to all who have accompanied us coming from Madrid, Valladolid, Toledo, Barcelona, Girona, Cordoba, Mallorca, Sevilla, Valencia and elsewhere. To all,thank you very much for making this success possible.

Here’s the latest news about Kenia.

Kenia is in the residence taking the treatment for Erlichia. Her plaquets are still low and she can´t be operated at the moment but the situation is urgent due to the inflamation of the cancer. Kenia is in the dog shelter. We pay for the dogs who need treatment twice a day or more. Teresa hopes that the next blood test gives us better results.

We are looking for a foster home but there´s no offer for her. Please contact the association urgently if you can help foster Kenia.

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Well, folks, this is it. Galgo News is going to be silent for 2 weeks! I know, it’s not good! But this is the first time since I started Galgo News back in November 2007 that Galgo News will not have any postings for 2 weeks! And you can’t really begrudge me a break!

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Sara Animal Shelter on Lanzarote has an urgent appeal for assistance in rehoming four Podenco’s in the UK in November this year.

There are families waiting for these dogs but the travel costs by direct flight are way out of budget (approx 500 euros per dog) so an alternative solution has to be found.

They are hoping to fly the dogs to Germany, Holland or Belgium with holidaymakers acting as flight escorts. The cost of these flights is considerably less, at around 50 euros per dog, but there is a two dog per flight restriction. As it is virtually impossible to find two flights on the same day they would need temporary foster homes until the remaining two dogs can be flown over (hopefully in the same week).

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