Scooby have just taken another 40 galgas saved from Seville. Video here. Now they need homes!
Tag: adopt a galgo
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Villarejo, Salvanes – hunters disposed of hounds
The hunters continue to deny that they kill their dogs when they have no more use for them. I have seen wells in from which live galgos have been rescued…here’s the story of another one rescue alive, but others which were not so lucky. Again, this is an Internet translation, no time to correct the grammar, but you will understand the story!
A live galgo was rescued from this well, along with the remains of other dead dogs, which were put into bags and carried a locator chip that allowed the agents to identify the owner of the dogs through the College of Veterinary Surgeons , who certified the animal rescued and the remains of one that appeared in the bag belonged to same owner.
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Please sign petition – Close Mairena killing station!
My heart is very heavy. I have mainly only bad news coming in from Spain at the moment – stupidity of Spanish authorities, sickening cruelty of the ‘inhuman’ species, and the suffering of all dogs in perreras. I have long publicised the Mairena perrera in Seville province, Andalusia, as one of the worst in Spain – indeed 3 or 4 years ago volunteers were stopped from taking photos of dogs needing help, because of the bad publicity. Why feed a dog you are going to kill?
Please sign this petition – if we do nothing, nothing will change – if we sign, we might make a change. Please ask everyone you know to sign. Below is an Internet translation into English; sorry, no time to correct grammar but you get the gist!
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Scooby visits Cuenca, Madrid and Valladolid – dozens of galgos given the chance of life!
Is anyone counting how many galgos have been saved by Scooby? Thee are over 600 animals at their centre in Medina del Campo, plus dozens more at the kennels in Valladolid. And now the Scooby team have been helping Pilar at Cuenca – too many galgos for the space there – read the amazing story of the saving of over 40 galgos and a podenco.
Please remember Scooby this Christmas – the team won’t have a day off – the dogs need cleaning and feeding and exercising, medication etc. And if you are kind enough to donate to them, please don’t be upset if you don’t get a personal ‘thank you’. Read here. Because the staff are just too busy seeing to the animals! Huh?
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Could you do dog rescue in Spain?
I have to admit to being somewhat upset. Not for myself, I hasten to add, but on behalf of my friends in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. I’m talking about the amazing animal rescue volunteers, rehomers, fosterers – everyone involved in helping abandoned and injured animals in Spain. Regular readers will know how often I praise these people – they work tirelessly against terrible odds, risking their health, their relationships, threats to themselves, their families, their homes. I’ve visited them in Spain over the past few years and seen what they do, every day, every week, every year – no letup.
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Update on Estrela – one of the Portugal galgas
This morning I had the most wonderful news! Do you remember the story of the Portugal galgas, producing puppies, owned by an alcoholic with a druggy wife? Teresa and Ines were desperately trying to save the galgas and puppies – the owner was busy drowning the puppies! You were all marvellous at donating to Teresa to purchase special food and milk for these hounds, whilst she worked patiently to get the dogs away from this living hell.
Here’s Ines’ news – 8th December 2012!
‘Estrela was allowed to leave her hell-hole today, Teresa has just literally been to pick her up. I’ve attached a few pics taken 3 hours ago, tonight Estrela will have her first taste of freedom, will get more pics tomorrow when is light again.
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Treatment for Canine Leishmaniosis – Pro-Galgo shares
I recently received an email from a researcher at the Royal Veterinary College in London on the subject of leishmaniosis in stray dogs in Spain and Portugal. This is Mo Swatek’s galga Recu, who was treated for the disease, and she writes with information on the leishmaniosis treatment prescribed by the Pro-Galgo vet.
‘We have in our group of 23 rescue dogs, 7 positive with canine leishmaniasis.
All of them receive 100mg allopurinol per 10kg of body weight 2 times a day. some have received the new LEISGUARD treatment, others the injections of glucantime if the liver and kidney allows it.
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Badajoz perrera – due to be murdered on 20 December
Four young galgos due to be killed on 20 December in Badajoz perrera Contact sosperrerabadajoz2gamil.com (You need to keep emailing, as they don’t always respond!)
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Lebrija, Chipiona – injured galga needs rescue – anyone any room for her?
Here’s an appeal for an asso to help take an injured galga abandoned in Lebrija.
Pilar writes. ‘A girl from Lebrija has sent this. ‘Please help, there is a white galga abandoned in Lebrija. She has been hit by a car and the front foot is bleeding, probably broken.. She’s also got bruising to the spine. It is in a field. I am putting food out.
Unfortunately we have no site for all stray animals of Chipiona. Can someone help this galga please?CONTACT: pilarperezruiz@hotmail.com
Asociación Protectora de Animales CHIPIDOG Teléfono: 722 29 68 92