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Dogs out, dogs in – busy time at Association 112carlotagalgos

It’s a busy time at the moment at 112carlotagalgos in Malaga. Two of their rescued and rehabilitated galgos Bruno and Halo have now headed off to Belgium and forever homes, Polyana and Gandalf are settling into their new homes in the UK, and podenca Angela Angelica heads off to the USA tomorrow (28th May) and her forever family. But 3-legged beauty Ana is still waiting – surely there is a place in someone’s heart for this stunning podenca.

The latest two new arrivals are podenco Apolo and galga Marci and you can read their stories on this link. If you can donate towards their vet fees, Paypal comdelrio@hotmail.com

27 May 2012
Happy Rehomings for some lucky galgos and podencos

Galgo Rescue International Network (GRIN) recently raised the funds to fly out a galgo and a podenco to adoptants in the US. The dogs were rescued by Galgos del Sol in Murcia, and accompanied on their flight by Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos. Here’s a pic of the dogs arriving at the airport with the adoptants of the podenco. See more
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14 January 2012
Scooby Auction – donations needed before 15 May – please help

Dear friends,

It is hard to believe that this year will be our 3rd Scooby North America Auction. Actually, we are having 2 auctions this year. One in June and another in December. In the past two years, with your help we have raised enough money to help install a much-needed tile floor in the Hospital and Surgery Center and build numerous brick shelters in the paddocks at the Scooby Animal Refuge in Medina del Campo, Spain.

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18 April 2011
West Virginia Racetrack – greyhound injuries and deaths

Appalling news about greyhound injuries and deaths at a West Virginia racetrack.

http://www.grey2kusa.org/eNEWS/G2K-020211Email.html

23 February 2011
Spanish Galgo Ruso – getting better with GRIN in America

Do you remember this boy? A rough-haired galgo badly injured in a road accident, taken to Los Infiernos refuge. He was left like this, in pain, for a few days and the owners of the refuge were going to have him euthanaised. Then Tina Solera found him (there’s 200 dogs at the refuge!) and immediately took him to the vet where he was operated on and went into foster care.

In November he travelled with two members of GRIN to the US where he is now in foster care, preparatory to him finding his forever home. He has a problem on his front elbows as a result of lying on concrete floors. They are called ‘hygromas’, and you will see the swellings in the photo.

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2 January 2011
Humane Society International – the UK branch replies

I refer to previous posts concerning Humane Society International and have now received the following response from their UK branch.

‘Date: Thursday, 23 December, 2010, 16:58

Dear Beryl

Thank you for your email about galgos, and for all you do for the dogs – and good luck with the book!

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24 December 2010
Target the War Hero, support his memory, sign the petition

Target was a war hero in Afghanistan, who saved the lives of 50 American soldiers. He ended up in a US animal refuge and was euthanaised! Please sign the petition demanding more regulations on animal refuges and shelters.

20 November 2010
Dr Guillermo Couto, researching greyhound and galgo diseases

Photo of Guillermo Couto, professor at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, examines Cesca the greyhound on Oct. 11, while another greyhound, Aro, looks on.

Last year I posted about a survey being carried out by Ohio State University into diseases in galgos. I contributed my experience with my galga Karmel and pemphigus foliaceous. Here’s a story by Sarah Pfledderer about Dr Guillermo Couto, whose department carried out the research.

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14 November 2010
6 more galgos, saved by Pro-Galgo, fly to the US to their forever homes

Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo has had 2 visitors from Spain this week. A couple from America have today, 5th November, taken half a dozen galgos back to the US to new homes. Check out the pix on the Pro-Galgo website.

5 November 2010
Galga Angie & Galgo Ruso – escape from Spain, rehomed in America

3th November 2010, the day Angie and Ruso travelled to their forever homes in America. Here’s the latest pix. Read their stories on the links above.

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5 November 2010