Category: Regional news

  • Protectora Scooby – galgo with damaged nose

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    From Protectora Scooby

    Some pictures we can’t show. And some we can: Copernico rescued by our team. Poor galgo suffered painful nose mutilation.

    Act now to change this bill & protect all dogs. We must act now to demand a change to this bill and to protect all #dogs.

    Please share this post and call on Pedro Sanchez and PSOE to do the right thing. #PawsTheLaw.

    Please use all of you social media channels to tag PSOE & https://www.facebook.com/pedro.sanchezperezcastejon.

    Gracias!

  • Galgo Gazpacho defying the odds – a strong will to live

    Remember Gazpacho, the galgo at death’s door rescued by Galgos del Sol. Here’s an update.

    Watch Gazpacho defy all the odds! Gazpacho was rescued in appalling conditions and his kidneys were unrecogniseable. It was heavily suspected he might not survive long. However Gazpecho says he’s not going anywhere… he’s living the life in foster with Carine & Patrick and having way too much fun!

    Video link

  • Dogs of Portugal – beautiful young galga needing a forever home

    Saya, one of several beautiful galgos with Dogs of Portugal hoping for a forever life of love and comfort.

  • Spain – starving hunting dogs everywhere at the end of the hunting season!

    Here’s another one picked up of the s
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    treets in Murcia, now in the care of Galgos del Sol

    GDS say –

    This rescue has taken over a year. Team work USKAR, Galgos del Sol & the Guardia Civil! Sadly the pup in the first part of the video never appeared again. At least this girl at NINE years old won’t have any more pups! Finally she’s safe.

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  • Puntanimals – starving galga rescued just in time

    https://www.facebook.com/Puntanimals/videos/164418136436895

    From Puntanimals

    Human cruelty will never cease to amaze us.

    We have just received this beauty in the state you see. We don’t know how she is able to stand, she is just bones. We will call her MALALA because she is a great fighter and we will get her to pull through.

    MALALA will of course not be in adoption until she is recovered, we will keep you updated on her progress.

    These are the dogs that the new animal welfare law leaves desolate.

    To donate to her care, feed, vet fees, PAYPAL: puntanimals@hotmail.com

    #mismosperrosmismaley #NoALaCaza #galgos #greyhound #adoptame #adoptanocompres #adopta #adopt #adoptdontshop #adoptme

  • Abandoned Galgos – Galgos del Sol on their tracks

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    From Tina Galgos del Sol – what the tourists don’t see.

    Imagine just driving down the road & seeing dogs everywhere. That’s what we face in Spain. Next rescue… these two. The rescue waiting list is long

    And another, lucky not to be injured.

    This what the amazing volunteers in Spain live with every day. And the Spanish government doesn’t do a bloody thing to stop it, to protect these dogs, stop the bloody hunters over-breeding and abandoning every year. Tens of thousands of hunting dogs at risk!

  • Poor Galgo – strangled by a shoe lace! Now safe with Galgos del Sol

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    From Tina at Galgos del Sol.

    ‘Only days after hunting dogs are excluded from the new Wwelfare Protection Laws in Spain, this galgo was found nearly dead’ strangled by a shoe lace. Luckily found by people who are disgusted by these new laws. Deliberately tortured to die in agony. He’s not well & in vet care.

    In relation to the case of the strangled Galgo, we have presented a formal legal statement. It can be seen in full on our FB page

    Video – warning, upsetting pictures

    Below is the action being taken against the owner of this galgo, who has been identified!

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  • URGENT – petition to sign and share before 8 March 2023

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    This petition is launched by associations of lawyers specializing in animal rights, to request a veto in the Senate to withdraw the reform of the Spanish Penal Code.

    According to the decision of February 9th, 2023, galgos, podencos and all Spanish hunting, guard, companion and herding dogs are excluded from the new animal protection law and the abuse of the dogs is largely unpunished.

    Please help, sign the petition and share it!

  • New Animal Welfare Law in Valencia Region

    This is a precis of an article which appeared in my online copy of The Olive Press.

    The Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare law which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation.

    Penalties of up to 45,000 euros for very serious cases of animal cruelty

    Breeding and sale of pets restricted to authorised professionals.

    Also includes hunting dogs who inthis instance are classified as pets.

    Valencian agriculture minister Isaura Navarro – guarantees the rights of animals.

    Classifies animals as ‘sentient beings’ and not just pets.

    Adoption prioritise. Registration and identifiation of animals required – owners have 6 months to register them.

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  • Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert – adopting doesn’t make you a better person

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    From Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert

    Adopting doesn’t make you a better person.

    This is one of those posts that is likely to create controversy. And they may rain criticism on us, we know it. But it is absolutely necessary.

    The last few weeks have been especially difficult. In addition to ending the hunting season and receiving dogs and more dogs daily, the situation is complicating for a reason that creates sadness, and anger at the same time: the abandonment of dogs that had already been previously adopted.

    You can’t imagine the number of calls, emails, comments and messages on networks that often come to us like this “My personal situation has changed, and I can no longer have dogs… He has an illness and we can’t assume the costs… “We moved and our landlord, doesn’t accept pets.. “We’ve had a kid and the dogs all of a sudden are behaving strangely… Can you please take care of the dogs? “

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