Galgo News

Tag: Andalucia

  • Up;date on Esperanza, saved by El Albergue and Galgos 112

    Esperanza rubbish container 250 May 2011 Latest news on Esperanza, the galga rescued from a rubbish tip and now being cared for by El Albergue and Galgos 112 in a foster home. What an amazing fight for life. See her on YouTube. And HUGE thanks and congratulations to everyone in the team involved in saving her. What a brave dog. And curse the man who tried to kill her.

  • Sighthounds for Life Auction – bid now for beautiful things!

    Sighthounds for Life are now running a mini-auction in aid of Galgos del Sol. There are lots of wonderful items, including some beautiful leather collars made by Toni Collard, paintings, jewellery. Please take a look and BID!

    Just a word, you need to register with Sighthounds for Life before you can access the auction, but it only takes a minute.

  • Scooby Residencia Valladolid is now OPEN!

    Scooby galgo pups 04 2011 250 The Scooby Residencia in Valladolid is now OPEN! It has been designed and constructed to hold approximately 30 dogs. Part of the Residencia is a refuge for Scooby dogs and part is kennels. The kennels are available to rent so if you are driving through Spain and want somewhere to put your dogs, please contact Cobie, who lives on site. And any donations of food, medicines, bedding etc will be gratefully received. Take a look at the website.

  • Update on Galgo Ken in Valencia – needing a very special home

    Ken after op 11 02 2011 250 You remember brave Ken, the galgo hit from behind by a motor vehicle, rescued by Galgos del Sol and now with Galgo Connection Spain in Valencia. Silvia’s vet and the team are helping rebuild his body and he is now mobile with his personal wheelchair!

    Here is the latest news about him from Silvia.

    ‘Now we take him to rehabilitation, he has more muscles in the back side, something is confused because he moves the tail and the legs but has not sensibility, the vet is looking if he gets better with the rehab.

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  • On death row in Hellin Perrera, Albacete – anyone able to help?

    Albacete perrera 2 250 May 2011 damitai2 More galgos in the Hellin perrera in Albacete. Due to be euthanaised on 10th June. There are dozens of other dogs too, and puppies galore….when will Spain take action to stop this stupidity and enforce controlled breeding and educate people to be responsible for their pets? And it’s not only Spain but the whole of Europe who perpetrate the problem.

    Contact any of these people

    linaortu@hotmail.com
    vicfisioperros@hotmail.com
    ruth_perez30@hotmail.com

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  • Floods in Cordoba pt 2 – please help the L’Europe des Levriers galgos there

    Villa del Rio 6 190 21 05 2011 Some of the galgos in the Villa del Rio are under the care and control of L’Europe des Levriers, the French association with whom I work closely and from whom I have adopted my 3 galgas, plus them helping me get my little Podenca Andaluz Bebe from Seville.

    Some of their puppies in one bed died, but there are others – Noche, Jade, Scarlette, Pucca – Cristina, Vice President of EDL, went from Madrid down to Cordoba and brought back some of the dogs, who are now in kennels which need paying for.

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  • Floods in Cordoba – Nightmare for animal refuges!

    Villa del Rio 4 250 21 05 2011 Message from Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo (website offline at the moment due to a bloody hacker!)

    Dear Friends

    I never thought that I would have to write to you in this way, but we are so desperate and we so badly need your help; that we have no other choice.

    Last Wednesday, May 18th, a terrible flood completely destroyed the BaasGalgo shelter in Villa del Rio in southern Spain. Consequently, 100 Galgos who were in the refuge have been left without anywhere to live. All the facilities have been destroyed by the flooding. The situation is extremely serious. We can without exaggeration say that we lost absolutely everything!

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  • Badajoz – any room for this starving galgo?

    Badajoz galga 1 150 DSC0089419 05 2011
    Badajoz galga 2 150 19 05 2011 This starving skeletal galgo is wandering the streets of Badajoz, next to a very busy highway; barely strength to stand; a volunteer is now taking him food and water but has nowhere to put him. Has anyone room foe him? xana.50@hotmail.es

    UPDATE – FEPAEX have taken him in, he is no longer lost and on the street.

  • Galgos in Seville, Valencia and Jerez perrera – their nightmare continues….

    Galga Seville 1 250 Loli 20 05 2011 4 galgos and a podenco in a village near Seville; Loli Dalo needs help with finding somewhere for them to go. Can anyone help her? 675146168 lolidalo@gmail.com lolidalo@hotmail.com or loli

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  • Life is cheap on the streets of Spain

    I was told a story by some friends who have been in Southern Spain for a few months. They were helping to catch a podenca living rough with her puppies at the side of a road, scavenging around rubbish bins to survive. It took over two weeks to catch them, the puppies first. Unfortunately during this time, one of the puppies got onto the road and was knocked down. The driver did not stop, but the car behind did, pulled into the side of the road and went to rescue the pup. Before he could, the Guardia Civil pulled up, told the young Dutch driver he couldn’t park, taken away and fined 200 euros. They weren’t interested in the injured puppy.

    It managed somehow to draw itself off the road and hide and was eventually found and taken to the vet. Sadly it died.