The ever resourceful galgueros are always coming up with ideas of how to maltreat their loyal and long-suffering galgos L’Europe des Levriers reports on two cases which will make you weep for the pain these poor galgos suffered.
A miracle – recently two galgas managed to find their way to a shelter while they were dying. No doubt attracted by the smell of the food for the dogs, they walked a long way, under extreme suffering, relying on their survival instincts.
This little galgo pup was rescued from a rubbish bin in Seville. She is about 2 months old, has been named Bebe and is now in a special shelter for puppies, costing 4 euros/day. Help is now needed to find this little girl a foster and adoption home. If anyone can help, please contact direct.
Inma: macu19782010@hotmail.com and 665 80 91 69
M ª del Mar: maemar.sp @ gmail.com
Do you go to Malaga on holiday? Do you know the fight for life which goes on there – behind the beaches and bars? 112carlotagalgo is a small association which has been fighting for years for a better life for the Spanish galgos and podencos. They have dogs waiting for their forever homes now, here is the current position about two of them, Nora the Galga and Angela the Podenca.
‘The photo doesnt do her justice as to the delicate figure that she is. This is Nora! she weighs in at 15.kilos 70 a slight shadow of a galga. Brindle, scars and wounds.. she came to us on Thursday.
In the middle of December I posted one of many appeals about galgos dumped in Jerez perrera for killing – the Spanish hunting season was only half over! An email arrived in my Inbox from a lady in the UK who had her eye on one of the galgas and asking if I could arrange contact with someone nearby Jerez/Cadiz who could rescue her. As I’d already asked for a young one to be rescued for me, wheels were set in motion. The galgas were reserved – 3 and a puppy, and 112carlotagalgos travelled to the perrera to collect the dogs.
One of them, beautiful Risa, came to me for foster and rehoming – she is now with a lovely lady in northern France. Sadly the puppy became very ill and died. Holly, as the cream galga was named, was put into kennels, as was the other galga – who was very timid and lacking in confidence.
Message just in from Seville.
Good afternoon, We need help to catch a galga in Umbrete, Seville. The galga was abandoned about two months ago, but in recent weeks someone has been beaten or has run over and God knows. The fact is that the galga is now injured, has a leg hanging and getting worse by the minute. We need help to capture the galga…
look at this poor soul, her back leg useless. luckily Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain found a pocket in which to squeeze her….
This link is to a Spanish hunting federation. Whilst I curse every breath these men and women take, if you watch the video, you will see what hunting with galgos is all about. Not only does a hare have to run for its life, but the bloody hunters riding horses….knacker the horses’ feet and legs on the hard ground – the horses will feel so much pain after the gallop and they are probably lame for weeks, if not permanently. More horse meat for the Italian market? (Apologies to my Italian readers, but where else will the knackered horses go?) Hey, and you horse riders like me, what sort of crap riding seat has this woman hunter?!! Seat too far back on the saddle, so pressure on the horse’s kidneys, legs too short for a gallop, toes pointing forward, not sitting balanced in the centre of the saddle……grrrrrr – crap rider.
This is a story about a rescued galga who is in the care of Charl and Dioni in Malaga. She was rescued in Alicante and is now in Malage for rehabilitation. Greta’s story in Charl’s words.
‘Introducing Greta!
It’s taken me time to write about Greta, its common when we receieve a galgo to write about them, but Greta .. Greta while all galgos have a story Greta drew me in and needed to be understood before I could write anything about her.
This is an appeal from Gran Familia in Seville.
‘We have come to the limits of our physical capabilities for the summer. We know that
currently there are many urgent cases that we that we are unable to help because we have a multitude of expensse built up – vet fees, treatments, and we have to pay for kennels for the dogs as we have no shelter.
We have four residence with dogs in kennels which cost us 720 euros per month. Below are the dogs in them. This is a cry for help for them and for us, we need to feed the and treat them on a daily basis and of course people want to charge – both the kennels and the vet – and the debt gets larger.
Source http://madrid.angloinfo.com/countries/spain/contacts5.asp
(The most important addresses are the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Education, Culture & Sport – I’ve highlighted them)
THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
Complejo de la Moncloa.
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel.: 91 335 35 35.
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
Pl. Infanta Isabel,
1-28071 Madrid
Spain
Tel. 91 347 53 68 57 24
MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Pl. San Juan de la Cruz, s/n
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel: 91 597 60 00
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
C/Capitan Haya 41
28071 Madrid
Spain
Tel. 91 346 27 62
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
C/ Pº de la Castellana, 5 y Amador de los Ríos, 7
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel: 91 537 10 00
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
Pº de la Castellana, 67
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel: 91 597 70 00
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Pº de la Castellana, 162
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel: 91 583 74 00
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT
c/ Alcalá, 34
28071 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel:91 701 80 00
Autonomous Governments (I’ve highlighted the most important ones)
GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
(Government of Catalonia)
Plaza de San Jaime, s/n
Barcelona
SPAIN
Tel.93 318 34 88
GOBIERNO VASCO
(Basque Government)
Palacio Ajuria-Enea
Vitoria
SPAIN
Tel.945 01 79 00
JUNTA DE GALICIA
(Galician government)
Edificio Administrativo San Caetano
15704 Santiago de Compostela
SPAIN
Tel.981 54 54 00
COMUNIDAD AUTONOMA DE CANTABRIA
(Autonomous Community of Cantabria)
C/ Casimiro Sáinz, 4
39003 Santander
SPAIN
Tel. 942 20 71 00
PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
(Principality of Asturias)
C/ Suárez de la Riva, 11
33071 Oviedo
SPAIN
Tel.985 10 67 67
JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA
(Government of Andalucia)
Avda. de Roma, s/n
41071 Sevilla
SPAIN
Tel. 95 503 55 00
REGION DE MURCIA
(Murcia Region)
Palacio de San Esteban
c/Acislo Díaz, s/n
30071 Murcia
SPAIN
Tel. 968 36 20 00
DIPUTACION GENERAL DE ARAGON
(Government of Aragon)
Pº Maria Agustin, 36
50071 Zaragoza
SPAIN
Tel. 976 71 40 00
JUNTA DE COMUNIDADES DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
(Government of Castilla-La Mancha)
Palacio de Fuensalida
Plaza del Conde, 2
45071 Toledo
SPAIN
Tel. 925 26 76 00
GENERALITAT DE VALENCIA
(Government of Valencia)
c/ Caballeros, 2
46071 Valencia
SPAIN
Tel. 96 386 61 00
COMUNIDAD AUTONOMA DE LA RIOJA
(Autonomous Community of La Rioja)
c/ Vara del Rey, 3
26071 Logroño
SPAIN
Tel. 941 29 11 00
JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA
(Government of Extremadura)
Plaza del Rastro, s/n
06800 Mérida
SPAIN
Tel. 924 00 34 38
Website
GOBIERNO DE CANARIAS
(Government of the Canary Islands)
Pl. Dr. Rafael O’Shanahan, 1
35004 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
CANARY ISLANDS
Tel. 928 45 21 00
JUNTA DE CASTILLA Y LEON
(Government of Castilla y León)
c/ Santiago Alba, 1
47008 Valladolid
SPAIN
Tel. 983 41 11 00
COMUNIDAD AUTONOMA Y GOBIERNO DE LAS ISLAS BALEARES
(Autonomous Community and Government of the Balearic Islands)
La Llotja de Mar, 3
07012 Palma de Mallorca
IBIZA
Tel.971 17 65 65
COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
(Community of Madrid)
Puerta del Sol, 7
28013 Madrid
SPAIN
Tel. 91 580 42 60
GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA
(Government of Navarre)
Palacio de Navarra,
Avda. San Ignacio,1
31002 Pamplona
SPAIN
Tel.948/42 77 76
CIUDAD AUTONOMA DE CEUTA
(Autonomous City of Ceuta)
Plaza de Africa, s/n
51701 Céuta
SPAIN
Tel. 956 52 82 00
CIUDAD AUTONOMA DE MELILLA
(Autonomous City of Melilla)
Pl. de España, 1
52801 Melilla
SPAIN
Tel. 95 269 91 00
Link to a list of Spanish embassies throughout the world
