Thank you to ICABS for commenting further about the 11 dead Irish greyhounds found at Cherbourg, en route to Spain. On their website they now report the following disturbing news.
‘Irish greyhounds have been sold to University College Dublin and dissected to teach anatomy to veterinary students, it has been revealed. A new report by the League Against Cruel Sports and GREY2K USA Worldwide presents copies of invoices which confirm the purchase of live dogs by UCD’s Veterinary College.
Lucas is a podenco/galgo cross rescued from a street in Hellin. He will need a lot of medical care, it is believed that he has mange, ehrlichia and leishmania. He was stoned by a group of older kids. Needs isolation and lots of love and care to recover. If you can help his vet fees, please paypal comdelrio@hotmail.com
Tanja tells her story
‘I am a veterinarian and have always wanted to work with rescue dogs. For years I have wanted to adopt a galgo and after my elderly dog died I had an opportunity to finally offer a home to one. Since I have a lot of rescues as patients I was able to spread the word that I am willing to adopt a galgo who might have physical/emotional problems.
After a few months I got an email from Espanjan Koirat, a rescue organization in Finland adopting dogs from Spain. In that email was a picture of a black and white galga, lying on a concrete floor in her food dish. She was emaciated, full of scars and looked very traumatized. And within an instant I had made the decision, this would be my family member.
It was only after a while that I was able to track down the recent history of my Ishtar.
This poor little soul is with Galgos del Sur. Here is his story.
‘We were given notice that a galguito was under a car in a marginal area of Cordoba. When we got there, the galguito was losing fluids from many parts of his body and we carried him to our car and went directly to the vet hospital.
His diagnosis is not serious, but the care and hospitalization he needs will be expensive.His body is full of all kinds of parasites, has anaplasma, low hematocrit, has almost no power to move and is malnourished and dehydrated. We’ve called him Silence, because he crawled under the car to die in silence. The photos say it all.
Two stories of more galgos saved – the first one is 11 galgos in Cordoba. The hunter was taken very ill and hospitalised and an appeal went out to help the galgos. Galgos del Sol took 2 and several small associations stepped in to help. The galgos are all ok.
The second story is about a dozen or so galgos, podencos and other dogs including puppies abandoned in an empty swimming pool! You can see how deep it is by looking at the male volunteer with a couple of the dogs. It is believed they were left there by gitanos. They have all been rescued by Apadac association in Callosa de Segura, Valencia region. You can see more photos on their website.
With regard to the recent appeal for the extremely poor shelter in Cordoba, Chris Marshall will be collecting donated goods on his next trip to the UK. Read about it here on his blog. If you have any dog beds, bedding, collars, leads, medicines, dog food, anything which the shelter could use, please email Chris here as soon as possible so he can organise and co-ordinate collections
These are some of the dogs in the shelter which need your help, including galgos and podencos
This appeal is from my friend Sandra Campos Cuevas of Nueva Oportunidad Sevilla.
The partners of Ochavillo del Río (Córdoba) are responsible for over 20 dogs, they only have a sack of feed. Its facilities are appalling. They also have puppies. They need food, beds, blankets, and help to spread. They need adoptions. Nueva Oportunidad Sevilla is trying to raise money, materials and medicines to take them as soon as possible. Donations Paypal: dabomo@hotmail.com Concept: Ochavillo del Rio
Today is a sad day for me
This rough-haired galgo is Ini, he’s in Cordoba for killing. He is a gentle hound, good character, gets along with other dogs and cats. If anyone can take him, please contact
Contacts: Virginia: dejanhuella@gmail.com (Montilla, Córdoba) # Carmina: carminalvarezrea@gmail.com (Sevilla) (Carmina speaks v good English) Tele Spain 615 245 723
It never stops raining sick and injured galgos in Spain! This poor abandoned galgo is in Talavera, Cordoba, possibly with a broken leg, very scared, very lame. In a pile of rubble with no shelter, in the rain. Can anyone take it urgently. Contact adopcionesasha@gmail.com
And this young galga is on the streets in Cordoba, abandoned and malnourished, luckily so far has avoided injury on the road. El Arca de Noe Cordoba want to save her, but urgently need a foster home. They’ve named her Lara Contact elarcadenoecordoba@gmail.com
