More abandoned and rescued galgos……from the perrera, from the countryside, urbanizations……….they are being abandoned everywhere, and it is only November – still the middle of the Spanish hunting season! One of the galgas rescued from El Paraiso could be pregnant, so an urgent spaying operation has now been carried out. And Maisey, an abandoned injured galga – sadly her leg could not be saved, so she is yet another one with an amputation. And the vet fees need paying!
Ulises was a galgo who had been living rough for months, no one could get near him. Eventually he was so ill he could be caught. He has leishmania, ehrlichia, rickets, a skin condition, but he is a fighter, as are the other two…..he wants to live and experience a forever home.
I’d like to share this poem with you. Written by Lola, with a little help from her lifetime friend Owen Davis who adopted her, his wife works with Greyhounds in Nood Belgium. (Photo by Jemimah Kunfeld)
LOLA’S POEM
Spain is the land of the heartless.
I don’t care about the mosque at Cordoba.
I don’t care any more about Pablo Casals.
Or what his cunning fingers did with the bow.
The white Alhambra, abounding in cool shade,
Singing fountains and sunlight,
Is a story of long ago.
Forget it.
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.
Please, if you haven’t signed this petition, do so.
Hi: few days ago we requested your help in this new campaign to ask if Cordoba was chosen as European Cultural Capital, in cultural events not included bullfighting. But participation is still low. If you have not participated in and signed on the following link, just a minute. Thanks: Asanda
http://www.asanda.org/index.php?module=Peticiones&func=display&id=10
Spot the Well!!
This weekend has been full of dreadful emails about the dogs in Spain. So I’m just going to do short posts and you can click on Continue to read more.
This is from Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo. Letitia, the Guardia Civil employee who also helps at the Villa del Rio shelter in Cordoba (owned by a Spanish galguero!!) was contacted by a hunter on 17 October.
‘Galgo DIES IN A WELL IN A TOWN NEAR TOLEDO
The beginning of the hunting season means new cases of animal abuse against the Galgos.
You may remember earlier in the year I posted an appeal from Baas Galgo for help to pay for veterinary fees for a badly injured galga, which they named Lady Carla. Here is an update on how she is getting on.
Please take a moment to add your name to this petition on behalf of ASANDA and circulate it to all your family and friends, asking them to do the same. It is about using animals in ‘Spanish Culture’ especially as Cordoba has been nominated as City of Culture 2016. HA!! We who have visited know better!!
Click on this link, scroll down the page to read the English translation. Then go to FIRMAR written in green. Click on this which will open boxes into which you need to put your personal details and any comment you wish to add. You will need to fill in all the boxes for the link to work. Type persona in the bottom box, as instructed, meaning you are a human and not a robot!
Thank you as always for your support.
Do you remember the story of the very pregnant galga, loose on the streets of Cordoba, rescuers vainly trying to catch her before she got injured. Well, we’ve got good news.
Look at the link below in facebook which was sent to me by a very good friend, Ainara. I am sorry it is in Spanish…but you can see the photos of where she had her puppies…Thanks to the fact she hid, Arca de Noe of Cordoba could rescue them. Well done for all the volunteers who participated for so long in trying to rescue her!
