Latest news on the Manifestation organised by the galgo rescue association in the Vosges CREL in Strasbourg on 9th June 2012. Madrid and Barcelona are now joining in! Read below in Spanish and English. I’ve got my transport sorted out, will be travelling to Strasbourg tomorrow and back home on Sunday – 9 hrs each way with a pee stop, over 1,800 kms!
Thank you to CREL and everyone else involved in organising this tremendous event. Let’s hope we make enough noise to get some action!
I thought you might be interested to read this piece by Oscar van Gastel which he has posted on Animal Welfare Support Murcia on facebook. Although it refers to bull fighting, it could also apply to all animals used in fiestas, plus the Spanish hunting dogs.
Because galgos are not aggressive dogs, unscrupulous people use them as bait for dog fighting. This galguita found a few days ago, is young, full of wounds and has a broken tail.
There currently seems to be some uncertainty as to who actually has the galga,
SOS Galgos and Galgos France each have a 2012 calendar for sale.
Two more 2012 calendars being sold for fundraising by French associations are Galgos Libres and Passion Levriers (Scroll down the page until you come to the details of how to order)
Click on the links for the information.
Hi folks. Back in touch after a week in the UK looking after my mother in law, who had suffered a very mild stroke. And can you believe this news from Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo. An example of what the Spanish volunteers and rescue workers have to cope with.
Mo has already suffered flooding recently. Whilst she was out on Monday, someone broke into the house and let out all her dogs. Read the story here.
Wonderful news from Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo. Do you remember the story of the galgo puppy with gangrene in his tail and rear end. Here are 2 videos where you can see little TIGRE being a happy boy with his girlfriend CHANEL in his foster family (with a little luck they will keep him). His fosters say that he is a real monster pup but so loving and charming that they forgive him everythings
http://www.facebook.com/v/1723521403830
http://www.facebook.com/v/1723989575534
Here’s a marvellous story of a Seville galga and her babies, rescued by Pro-Galgo. Here’s their story so far.
Pro-Galgo have a new project. Mo Swatek explains. ‘JOIGOS (our new association dedicated to the preparation of dogs for therapy purposes and therapy for panic hounds) as well as for the hounds of PRO-GALGO, we found the perfect place to rent.. It’s a plot of 2.5 hect (ca 5acres) of fenced land but unfortunatly far to big to let the dogs loose. Read more here.
