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  • Stop galgo racing at Mijas – please sign the petition

    You may remember the campaign to stop galgo racing at the Mijas hippodrome. Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos had a meeting with the Mayor who confirmed that they were not considering allowing any further meetings for galgo racing, for the time being. We are sure your response to the appeal to send letters helped.

    Mieke van Erp wants to emphasise to the council the desire of galgo supporters to continue with this decision and has raised a petition which she is asking you all to sign. Here’s the link. Please support her.

  • Galgos del Sol – saving yet more abandoned galgos in Murcia

    Skip galgo 1 250 – Yes, there’s a galga dumped in there! You will remember the rescue of the Bullas dogs in Operation Rehala in January and then the Mazarron dogs from the gypsy in Murcia as well. Galgos del Sol have been very involved in these operations, taking many dogs into their care. This week they have rescued another half dozen abandoned galgos, one of whom had been dumped in a skip! – Luckily he has not been beaten almost to death- like esperanza a couple of years ago – just injured and terrified.

    Here’s the story so far.

    ‘It’s impossible to try and holiday when you live in Murcia. Galgos del Sol gets a call and goes out again and what do we find..?? A galga trapped in the rubbish dumpster and 3 galgos living on the rubbish tip. The galga trapped was very difficult because she was scared so we she would become aggresive when we tried to climb in, and the others were not so easy either.

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  • Galgos on death row in perreras Hellin, Badajoz and Mairena

    Anke Simonchel 250 7 2012Why am I here, on death row? What did I do wrong? I bear the scars from serving you well, Senor Galguero, even though you starved and beat me. What did I do wrong?

    You did nothing wrong, you were simply born a galgo in Spain – from the moment of your conception, you were doomed to a life of hell unless someone with a heart could rescue you!
    More galgos on death row in Hellin, Badajoz and Mairena perreras.

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  • Resur Dog Pound, Baeza, Spain – more galgos on death row – urgent help needed

    July and still galgos are arriving in the dog pounds to be killed! Here’s the latest plea from Baeza,

    In the Resur dog pound (Baeza) there are several galgos due to be
    killed. Maria Teresa who runs the dog shelter in Baeza can not take out
    more of them as her little shelter is already full and there are no
    foster homes available.

    She is desperately searching for foster homes or anyone who can help her.

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  • URGENT – special adoption home needed for Jaen galgo Voyka with Wobbler Syndrome

    You may remember earlier in the year I posted the story of Voyka a young galgo found abandoned, who had co-ordination problems with walking, possibly as a result of a blow to the head. This is an urgent appeal for an adoption for him, to save him going back to the kennels. There was an adoption application but, after extensive research, it was not deemed the right home for him. Because of his physical problems, he needs a really special home, with another dog, where his disability will not cause a problem. This is the report from Lourdes, who has him in her care.

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  • URGENT – 3 month old galgo abandoned near Seville!! Anyone any room?

    Seville galgo pup 250 1 6 2012Look at this – 3 months old abd already on the street! Here’s the appeal.

    ”This galguito is left skeletal in a street of my people(village). It trembles with fear. It cannot continue in the street but I already do not have anywhere to put any more dogs. I take him food and water every day so that it does not move of the place and the neighbors will be hanging but nobody wants to receive it to me. Please, a protector who gathers it, I prepare it and send it where it is. it is very urgent as you can see. it is a preciousness(loveliness) and it is undernourished(malnourished). I will give him also the pills for desparasitarlo. it is very very urgent please.
    CONTACT: aracelisanta@ono.com‘

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  • Hellin Perrera! 3 month old galgo puppy – anyone room for him?!

    Hellin Perrera Francis 250 3 months 6 2012His life has barely started, what is this galgo baby doing in Hellin (Albacete) killing station – he’s been names Francis, only 3 months old, Can anyone take him, please. contact urgently: linaortu@gmail.com… vicfisioperros@hotmail.comTfno: 618 89 71 82 (mañanas de (10 a 13 h.dias laborales

    And this beauty, rescued from the Perrera de Peñaflor. She’s been named Galatea, she’s 2 yearsold, fantastic with people and other dogs all sizes, she is really sweet
    contact: julianarg@gmail.com— at Zaragoza.

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  • Zaragoza – Sol, a deaf galgo searching for his forever family

    Sol deaf galgo Ines 200 6 2012Sol as the sun .. beautiful. Male galgo, white and black, adoption search! He’s deaf, but this is not a handicap … but is certainly more reason to love him..he need serenity and the right to live. He’s very good with everyone, animals and people. Not tested with cats.
    He’s in Spain.. Zaragoza …contact: julianarg@gmail.com

  • Rey, King of the Galgos – needs your help

    Rey Charl 250 3 2012112carlotagalgos is a very small family association which concentrates on rescuing and rehabilitating traumatised, sick and injured galgos and podencos. Some months ago we told the story of Rey, abandoned, surviving on virtually nothing, he’d finally collapsed and almost given up the struggle. Some months on, he is doing ok, but a new problem has arisen. Rey needs help! He needs you, we need you! Here’s his story…

    Rey came to 112 Carlota Galgos several months ago, found giving up, life had let him down. He lay in the dust with life draining from him,.. down and out. He was seen and rescued. He stayed with his rescuer in Sevilla for a month and along with Polyana joined us at 112 carlota galgos for us to recouperate them and socialise them into family life.

    Rey .. seems he has everything against him, he is a black galgo in Spain, he is older and he is a natural hunter. He cannot be scolded for something which has been bred into him, he lived and kept himself alive by hunting. He is a hunter, he will hunt, and yet he will walk by your side like the gentlest galgo you know.

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  • Death row in Perreras Jaen and Badajoz, starving on the streets of Cordoba

    Couple of white galgos in perreras still; the top one is in the Jaen perrera, very scared. perrera Jaen contact: abydajaen@hotmail.com
    The second one is in Badajoz. Contact sosperrerabadajoz@gmail.com

    And the poor cream galgo is wandering the streets, abandoned, in Cordoba. Scavenging around rubbish bins for what he can get, some people are leaving food in bags, he’s got an abandoned puppy for company. Need to find a place for him, anyone room in a shelter, foster…anything to get them off the street. Contact mujerpetirroja@gmail.com

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