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  • Update on Eboli – badly injured galga, rescued by El Refugio Kimba

    Refugio Kimba Eboli carried 190Update on Eboli, rescued by El Refugio Kimba – badly injured on the road with part of a bumper embedded in her.

    Eboli is much better, on Tuesday 15/10 she will go to the vet again so they can remove the plate in the broken leg and start working on the rehabilitation. She is a wonderful galgo, despite the pain that she has suffered, she has never been bad with anyone, even when taking her medication. She is treated twice daily to help her skin recover; she lost most of the skin on her leg which also became infected.

    If you would like to help Eboli, here’s the link to the Refugio Kimba website. If my memory serves me right from when I was researching my galgo book, Kimba is the oldest animal shelter in Spain, originally set up to protect fauna and flora.

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  • Refugio Kimba, Cadiz – risking life and limb on the Spanish motorways

    There has been no let up for the volunteers in Spain – every week dozens of galgos end up in perreras for killing – it’s gone on all summer – no let-up. New stories and appeals arrive every day. This is the story of one galga, Eboli. Abandoned by her galguero to take her chance on the busy roads, she was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured. Luckily volunteers from Refugio Kimba of Cadiz, the very first Spanish animal protectora, went out to rescue her, not without risk to their own safety. You can read the story and see the video of her rescue (more…)

  • The Shame of Spain – what the tourists don’t see

    Galgo with smashed feet 2 250Two very sickening stories, both from Andalucia region, a veritable hell hole for galgos and podencos. The first one was in Jaen, where a starved and dying galgo lay on the pavement whilst people walked by. No-one helped. It was too late by the time the person who took the photo found him.

    The second story is from La Linea shelter, down near Gibralter, where Peter does amazing work helping the abandoned dogs. Peter has been visiting a place called Los Junquillos where there were reports of a totally neglected and skinny galgo. When Peter got there, he found that someone even had smashed his feet. The vet had to take out some bones from the feet and now the galgo is on medication for the pain and infection. How many barbaric people live in this little town..dear lord! La Linea

    WARNING – UPSETTING PHOTOS

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  • Cadiz – mass protest against euthanasia in Gesser and Jerez killing stations!

    Demo against killing 250 Jerez Gesser perreras 3 2013There was a huge demonstration and candlelit vigil in Cadiz last week protesting about the policy of killing dogs and against euthanasia of dogs in perreras Gesser and Zoosanitaria in Jerez de la Frontera. Those of you on Facebook will have seen links to all the pix via Save the Galgo. PACMA was one of the associations involved. Here are just a few.

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  • Gesser Killing Station, Cadiz – due to die 20.12 so the staff can go on holiday!

    Gesser Atigrada 250 12 2012These galgos are all in Gesser (Cadiz) killing station. They will be murdered before 20th December, because the staff there want to have a holiday over Xmas, and they don’t want to be bothered with seeing to dogs. What price life?!! If you can help, please contact Maribel. maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com (Spain 0034) 605637101 Maribel between 9-5 every day. You can pay a holding fee and sponsor a dog, which will then go into a kennels, and you pay for that until an association takes the dog to be adopted. Give the gift of life this Xmas, instead of your Xmas turkey and Xmas pud!

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  • Cadiz galgos – seized from poachers – placements needed

    Cadiz poacher 2 250 8 2012Urgently need somewhere for these 3 galgos, all female, to go. They are in Cadiz, seized from poachers. Contact corilayka@gmail.com

    And I’ll add a note here that hunting is due to start next month, hunters are advertising puppies for sale at 50 euros on Milanuncios, and yet the perreras still have dozens and dozens of young healthy galgos on death row. At times I simply can’t keep up with posting them all – however do the volunteers cope.

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  • Urgent – galga and babies in Seville perrera – galga & galgo in Jerez

    Galga and puppies 250 Seville 3 2012Heart wrenching, galga and her puppies in Seville perrera!

    CONTACTO ADOPCIONES: perrosurgentes@hotmail.com
    CONTACTO ACOGIDAS: monicasilvan@hotmail.com
    CONTACTO PARA AMADRINAR: mariajomeana@hotmail.com

    And here are a terrified galga and galgo in Jerez, contact: maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com 605637101 Maribel de 9 a 5 tarde

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  • Gesser Galgos – Pro-Galgo & Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert to the rescue

    Gesser Galgos Pro Galgo 240 2 2012I’m pleased to be able to tell you all that Pro-Galgo and Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert have taken the latest batch of galgos at Gesser killing station, Jerez. You can see the photos of some of them here, by the fireside at Pro-Galgo. Sadly, as President of Pro-Galgo Mo Swatek says, their places will soon be taken up by dozens more.

    ‘We have taken 14 of the Gesser galgos and 20 went to Fundacion Benjamin
    Mehnert near Seville. With other associations, a total of 48 galgos have been saved recently from Gesser.’

    Remember, they will all need forever homes. Please contact the associations direct on the links above, if you can help in any way, including donations for vet fees.

    On the link above, you can also read the story of Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert rescuing dogs from a village of drug addicts.

  • Jerez, Cadiz – cheap accommodation in Cadiz!

    Jerez 1 250 15 2 2012These are just 4 of the 7 new galgos to arrive in the Jerez perrera for killing. Poor Mama galga, used for breeding, has a huge tumour. It costs 30 euros for an organisation to take the dogs including chip, rabies vacc, passport and worm and tick treatment. Contact Maribel maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com 605637101 Maribel de 9 a 5 tarde. www.perreras.org in perrera 1

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  • Happy Endings-Final Felix Photo Competition – closing date 31st March 2012

    Happy Endings Chiclana 250Happy Ending-Final Feliz is an association near Chiclana, Cadiz, which was started by a Norwegian lady, Margarita, and her team of helpers regularly fundraise to help pay for the keep and care which their rescued dogs need. They are currently running a Photo Competition and you can find all the details on this link. Closing date for entries is 31st March, so get sorting through your dog photos and send your entries in. First prize, 100 euros!