Galgo News

Tag: abandoned

  • Podencos in Ibiza – remember this story?

    Podencos 1 250 Do you remember this story from a couple of years ago? Time and again I have tried to contact the Bright Eyes people to find out the result of the court case, with no success atall. Now the story has been found on GN by someone who worked in Ibiza when this was happening. Here’s what she says.

    ‘I remember this man very well. I was involved with animal rescue in Ibiza from 1997 – 2004. He used to have literally hundreds of podenco ibizencos living, breeding and dying all around his house and the surrounding forest. This man is certainly anything but mentally sick. In fact he offered to sell me two pups who were 4 weeks old at the time, taking them from the mother; disgrace and I told him so.

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  • Denuncias, Sandra Baas tells you what do do – vitally important.

    I have just received this important piece of information from Sandra Baas, for those of you wonderful volunteers who may not know this.

    You can register a denuncia against every case of animal cruelty, even is you do not know who did it. This is because the hunters say that it is not true (mistreatment of galos) because there are no ‘denuncias’ in the Guardia Civil – and remember, members of the Guardia Civil and Seprona are also hunters. Baas Galgo register in the Guardia Civil every case of maltreatment of animals as a denuncia. Sandra says, ‘for the hunters I am a big nightmare and every time I have an article in the newspaper or magazines, they attack this way saying that the official numbers of Seprona are totally different from ours. Af course nobody knew before you can denounce without knowing the owner……lack of information.’So please, everyone involved in rescuing injured and maltreated animals, do what Sandra does and register a denuncia.

  • Spanish galgo Nicolas, wounded and dying on the street – Baas Galgo to the rescue

    Nicolas 1 Baas Galgo 01 2011 250 How did you spend Xmas and the New Year? Thousands of galgos spent theirs either dumped in a killing station waiting to die, or abandoned, searching for food and shelter. The Spanish volunteers didn’t have time off. This is the story of Nicolas, rescued from pain and death by Rachel and Silvia on Christmas Eve, supported by Baas Galgo. To see the video of him at the vet surgery, scroll down to the bottom of the story and click on the YouTube link. Please donate to his veterinary care. He has a foster home in Madrid where he will receive the best possible care to help his recovery.

  • Galgo pup Charlie, survivor of Jerez perrera – sadly Charlie has now died

    Charlie 2 Charl 01 2011 250 The refuges and shelters are, as ever, swamped under the sheer volume of abandoned dogs, especially galgos – there’s been no let up all winter. And still the governments and authorities ignore the problem. Here’s another casualty of the galgueros. This is Charlie, 5 months old galgo pup, suffering from a viral infection in the Jerez killing station.

    Update 8 01 2011 Sadly today Charlie gave up his fight for life. Thanks to everyone who donated to help the vet try and save him.

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  • Scooby saves galga Skinny from Seville – read her story

    Skinny1 Scooby 12 2010 250 So many galgos are abandoned by the galgueros to take their chance on surviving as best they can. Hundreds of them starve, fearful of humans, their only chance of help being from someone who is able to catch them, before they are injured on the road. This is the story of Skinny, rescued and rehabilitated by Scooby Medina.

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  • Lurchers hung from a canal bridge – in England! The Mirror reports.

    I rant against the Spanish galgueros and gitanos for their barbaric treatment towards galgos and podencos. But I will be the first to admit that British people can be just as sick and perpetrate horrendous cruelty to animals. The difference is that there is the RSPCA to follow up complaints of cruelty, far more than Seprona in Spain seems willing to do. And more Brits are likely to report cases of animal cruelty to the RSPCA than Spanish people are to report cruelty cases to Seprona, for fear of reprisals against themselves, their families, their homes, their cars. Intimidation, in other words.

    But this sickening story is worrying – are there now sick Brits who emulate the Spanish hunters? Read the story

  • Spanish Galgos in Zaragoza – ebay item for purchase

    Thank you to Valarie Woolf who has kindly forwarded this interesting item up for purchase on ebay. If you scroll down the page, there is a translation from the Spanish into English.

  • Spanish galgo Romero, a survivor looking for his forever home

    Romero 1 Tina Introducing Romero. He was born in the wild in Murcia, no one knows what happened to his mother and siblings. Only 4 months old, he appeared one day with a badly injured hind leg, near a house. Food and water were put down for him, which he consumed after dark, when no humans were about. In terror and considerable pain, he survived in this way. One day he collapsed and was taken by Gaynor to her vet, who had to amputate his badly injured and infected hind leg.

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  • Galgos del Sol – Sponsor a Kennel and donate to rescued galgos

    Tina & Ulises 2010 200 Galgos del Sol is a new association in Murcia, founded by Tina Solera and her friend Gaynor. 5 Kennels are currently nearly completed – free labour, donated materials. These kennels will house the galgos which Tina is rescuing – everywhere she drives, there seems to be an abandoned galgo! Funds are desperately needed to pay for microchipping, vaccinating, castrating and feeding these galgos – donations to buy food especially needed at the moment.

    Sponsor a Kennel is a scheme set up by Tina to help with running costs. From just 3 euros a month – more if you can afford it – you will get an update on the galgos in your particular kennel, their progress and efforts to rehome. We’re all feeling the pinch in the recession, rescued animals most of all. If you can help, please email Tina direct for information on how to Sponsor a Kennel.

  • Galgos France – Feliz Navidad and forever homes wanted

    Here’s an absolutely beautiful video of the dogs looking for forever homes with Galgos France, including little chocolate coloured podenca Mary, which Charl del Rio rescued from abandonment at a petrol filling station in southern Spain. Contact Charl if you can offer a home to Mary.