Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • I-CAD, Europenet.com, Check a chip.com – microchipping is compulsory for dogs, cats, horses and ferrets

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    A new programme on UK TV is called ‘Lost Dogs Live’ which is about getting the watching public involved in tracing lost dogs. One of the startling pieces of information to come out of the programme was that in the UK there are 15 registered microchip companies. Besides the importance of microchipping your dog, it is also vitally important that up-to-date information is registered with the microchip company about the address at which your dog/cat lives.

    It is commonplace to assume that once you register with a veterinary clinic and they record your pet’s microchip, if the animal goes missing they will be able to trace if it turns up elsewhere, especially if it is suspected stolen.

    Not the case!

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  • Allergies in dogs

    In hot weather especially dogs can suffer from allergies just as humans do, as well as an allergy to fleas and food.

    Here’s an interesting article on the subject.

  • Sign the petition for Australian greyhounds

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    Read about the petition on this weblink, then please sign and share.

  • RSPCA Video of the UK greyhound kennels where ‘trainer’ Rebecca Perkins kept her dogs

    I hope you can see this, which is a video of the kennels where greyhound trainer Rebecca Perkins kept nearly 40 greyhounds in various stages of sickness, malnutrition, injury and death. It’s a facebook video, I can’t find that the RSPCA have put it on Youtube.

    And all she got was 36 days in jail!! No justice for dogs.

  • South African greyhound trainer banned for life after ‘live baiting’

    Read the full story on this weblink.

  • Yorkshire greyhound trainer had dead dogs!

    And another story to hit the headlines about UK greyhound trainers maltreating their dogs.

  • Adopt an older dog – Greyhound ErGe hoping for love and comfort

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    A greyhound rescued in China! We know many Irish and English greyhounds are exported to China…

    ‘Candys Hound Rescue International says

    “Beautiful old boy ErGe from China is still looking for his forever home.He has never had a family or belonged in this world and he now deserves that chance.

    Old boy ErGe is looking for his forever home. He was was rescued in main land China 3 years ago. It’s believed he was used as a police dog in his younger life according to the person who saved him in China. Once he was no longer needed by the Police he was being sold to the meat markets.

    Unfortunately many police in China use Greyhounds to catch stray dogs from the streets.

    ErGe is in foster with 8 other hounds and he isn’t aggressive but he doesn’t have any manners around dogs and has no boundaries.
    He needs someone that will understand this and don’t expect too much from him. He needs time and patience to grow and learn how to become a pet.

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  • Galgo Phoenix with Galgos Rescue Almeria – hoping for a forever home

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    From Sandy at Galgos Rescue Almeria

    ‘At the beginning of July, these 2 hounds Tracy & Phoenix had an appointment at the vet for a general checkup and vaccinations.

    When these sweethearts arrived at Galgo’s Rescue Almeria they urgently needed immediate surgery. The traumatologist performed emergency surgery on Tracy’s upper leg on her right hind leg.

    With Phoenix it was the elbow on the left front leg. For him it was waiting patiently that he recovered completely and that his leg could be saved as he had been wandering around with his fracture for weeks.

    But today we look back with satisfaction on the work our vets at La Seda have done.

    Both sweethearts are now ready for the next step in their lives going to a forever home.

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  • Appalling Greyhound abuse in the UK – as bad as the Spanish – take action now

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    CAGED Nationwide is an organisation fighting to get all the greyhound racing tracks in the UK shut down – they expose much of the horrific maltreatment suffered by greyhounds. This is one of the latest stories to hit the headlines. The murderess received 36 weeks in jail!!!!

    ‘We are now able to share with you that less that 24hours after winning the public vote at Holyrood Dog of the Year, Joy’s last trainer Rebecca Perkins has been JAILED for three counts of ANIMAL CRUELTY and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

    This came after Ms Perkins, a GBGB (Greyhound Racing Board of Great Britain) licensed trainer, abandoned around 40 greyhounds in her GBGB registered kennels and left them to starve to death. Many were found dead alongside living, but emaciated greyhounds. Several dogs had to be put to sleep immediately as they could not be saved, and others like Joy, face a life of rehabilitation. We cannot imagine what suffering those dogs endured under her so-called care. Despite barbarically losing her leg, Joy is one of the lucky ones who survived the racing industry and Rebecca Perkins.

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  • Monday morning with the feel good factor

    From Galgos del Sol.

    Monday mornings are always tough so lets start with a feel good video. Fandolia could have died if not rescued as she was in respitory distress. With kennel cough and pneumonia we had to watch her carefully. She’s waiting to go to her new home and in the meantime shes at the retirement home helping with the vege patch. She’s a very good judge of vegetable I must say! Now Fandolia can breathe again, life is better!

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