Appeal is out to try and rescue this poor galga, in a village in Seville province, in an industrial area near a gitano camp. I’ve asked my friends at Prodeanse, as it sounds as if the galga is in the area near them – which is a hellhole village for galgos. Fingers crossed for the galga. Contacto: Rocio 695889216 marcoirishsetter@hotmail.com
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Seville galga – at risk in a galguero village
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Galgo pups dumped in a skip – urgently need experienced foster mom.
We’ve read about the heartless Portuguese hunters taking newborn galgo babies away from their mothers and killing them, so the mothers can be sent hunting/racing again. These galgo babies are only a week old and were found in a skip in Villaverde del Rio, Seville!
Here’s the appeal. ‘These small left them abandoned in a container, told us, and when we arrived were so small!! do how can do this? It must be inhuman and have no heart…
We have nowhere to have them since they need to eat every hour and the people who we want to help are working and can not attend properly. We collected them last Friday, (2/11/2012) the weekend they were with a companion, on Monday with a paid host, but I can’t afford 10 euros/day it cost and already on Tuesday returned to collect them.
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Galgos 112 Kina and Prodeanse Maika – help the galgos, beat the galgueros
Two sickening stories of maltreatment to galgos. Kina needs your support, was picked up by association ADAM, Animal Protection Association of Marchena, who say ‘Kina had been shot in the shoulder, has multiple injuries and after diagnosis has broken femur, humerus and hip – suspected dragged behind a car ‘training’ galgos. The galgo is a beautiful tiger brindle, only a year old’. Because of the seriousness of his injuries, ADAM asked Galgos 112 to take over his care and rehabilitation. Read about it here and to donate to vet costs.
Maika is another one of those angels who fall into the hands of galguero hicks, say Prodeanse.
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Seville – El Refugio Escuela always helping the dogs
Sofia El Refugio Escuela, Seville, was one of the shelters I visited recently in my trip to Spain September 2012. Here’s a video of a galgo they rescued, a survivor of hanging by a galguero, back in 2008. Even then the hunters were claiming they didn’t hang their dogs, and they continue to deny it – yet in 2011/2012 we have published footage and photos to prove THEY LIE, THEY STILL HANG DOGS!
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Update on Miel/Honey – galgo left for dead in a Seville ditch
You will all be thrilled to know the latest news about Miel/Honey – the galgo left for dead at the side of the road.
(22/10 2012) Start a new week, let’s do it with energy, for it is greetings from our beloved galgito Honey, which stands alone, go smoothly, still standing all the time, he wants and has regained urinary control. All a champion still has to recover, then remember that came with tetraplajia, but the evolution of this noble animal is superb, and their resilience infinity. Honey thank you very much, for showing every day of what you are able, and help us not to give up on the bad times.
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Cheap Accommodation in Seville – bed but no breakfast!
Another galga and babies who had a tough time, these are in Alcala del Rio, Seville. Luckily someone spotted the mom living in a tunnel with her 9 babies, and contacted Prodeanse, who got on with the rescue. The volunteer needed to crawl into the tunnel to get the babies, which she brought out in a shopping bag. They are all safe now, but foster homes are desperately needed, and eventual adoption homes. Contact Prodeanse. (English spoken)
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The magic of Seville motorways…
Is this dog dead? Has to be. In a ditch at the side of a Seville motorway. Or is it? What would you do? This is what a volunteer did. Apologies for the Google translation
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Seville – mama galga and babies at great risk
Mama galga and 7 puppies at great risk on an industrial estate in Seville – somewhere urgently needed for them, to get them off the streets. Contact lolidalo@gmail.com or aranchavarea@gmail.com (Arancha speaks English)
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Pepis Refuge, Seville – dogs poisoned by local person! Please help
Those of you who have read my book will know that I mention how difficult it can be for animal rescue volunteers to work – when local people against them and their work – and especially if they make conplaints against acts of animal cruelty – take retaliatory action against, the volunteers, their families, their homes, cars…and in this case their dogs.
Pepis Refuge, near Seville, has become the latest victim of just such an horrendous and sickening act. Read about it here.
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Trip to Spain 2 – Seville – Prodeanse and Sofia El Refugio Escuela
The drive down to Seville from Valladolid was expected to take about 6 hours or so, so I’d bought a box of Lee Child audio tapes to help pass the time during the long drive. Much of the countryside through which the motorways pass is flat and barren – the land burnt brown by the scorching heat of the sun – broken up spasmodically by a narrow range of mountains topped with wind turbines, or massive solar panel farms on the plains – Spain is certainly ahead of France (where I live) in alternative power sources. The UK can’t compete as they simply haven’t the land mass.
One very noticeable difference from my previous visits to Spain was the lack of movement on building work – new roads part completed – now void of cranes, earth movers, building materials, silent and static – huge apartment blocks simply left as empty concrete shells, ‘se vende’ or ‘se alquila’ signs everywhere. (for sale and to rent). Clear evidence of the recession.