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  • Seville to Malaga, walking the streets of Spain

    Polyana%20rescue 190Here’s the story of yet another abandoned galgo; it’s typical of the hundreds across Spain, now dumped and abandoned by the hunters to whatever fate befalls them – the hunters have no mercy, they don’t care.

    Polyana – a brindle galga walking the streets in Sevilla, lost and alone.
    Thrown out as trash and unwanted purpose with a story to tell of being a galga in Spain. Beaten down and feeling low, she wanders and begs, sneaking food where she can. Empty bins may have spilt a crumb, gravel on the floor may just have a grain, its not much to keep going but it could ease the pain.

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  • Galgo brooches, Galgo headbands – raising funds for galgos and podencos

    Charl's brooches 250Want to dress up your jacket and advertise your love of galgos? A change from the metal brooches are these attractive characters from 112carlotagalgos. And what better publicity than that Cesar Millan’s rehab director wears one. There’s also a pretty headband for the fashion conscious younger generation. Inexpensive and make a charming gift too. Take a look.

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  • Galgo Rey (the King) – Malaga now, have you room for me in your heart?

    Rey Charl bank 2 2012 250The nights are cold and the days are long
    and the shivering I feel is all day long.
    I ache inside and cry in pain
    for the hunger inside just reigns and reigns.

    Life alone means no abuse,
    something thats shows on my skin that’s loose.
    I wear the trail of disgrace and pain,
    and all along with nothing to gain.

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  • Malaga – walking the streets in Protest

    Malaga protest group 1 250 2 2012Traffic in Malaga was today brought to a standstill when animal lovers in Andalucia took to the streets to protest about animal cruelty in Spain and in particular the plight of the galgos at the hands of the hunters. It’s at this time of year that the galgueros get rid of their dogs – upwards of 50,000 every year. The protestors wore black, many of the dogs wore black collars and scarves. Well done, everyone.

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  • Lurcher Trueno from the streets of Seville, needs a forever home

    Trueno lurcher 250 CharlTrueno is a beautiful black-grey Lurcher approx 5 years old. Rescued off the streets of Sevilla and adopted, through no fault of his own he is now needing another home.
    Castrated, vaccinated, chipped, negative in Leishmania,erlichia, filaria. Cannot live with cats. CAN YOU OFFER TRUENO A HOME Contact 112carlotagalgos

  • Malaga perrera – galgos on death row – starving – anyone room for them?

    Malaga perrera El Paraiso 2 250 1 2012This is the harsh reality for dogs dumped in the municipal and private perreras – killing stations. It’s any dog which suffers like this, not just the galgos. But for the galgos, it’s simply that hunting is drawing to a close and the galgueros are dumping their dogs. These dogs are/were in the perrera El Paraiso at Malaga (some have already been killed). Vera describes.

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  • Malaga holidays? Behind sunny beaches and bars, life is tough. Please help

    Do you go to Malaga on holiday? Do you know the fight for life which goes on there – behind the beaches and bars? 112carlotagalgo is a small association which has been fighting for years for a better life for the Spanish galgos and podencos. They have dogs waiting for their forever homes now, here is the current position about two of them, Nora the Galga and Angela the Podenca.

    Nora 250 charl july 2011 ‘The photo doesnt do her justice as to the delicate figure that she is. This is Nora! she weighs in at 15.kilos 70 a slight shadow of a galga. Brindle, scars and wounds.. she came to us on Thursday.

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  • Escape from Jerez killing station – forever together in the UK

    Holly in jerez 12 2010 In the middle of December I posted one of many appeals about galgos dumped in Jerez perrera for killing – the Spanish hunting season was only half over! An email arrived in my Inbox from a lady in the UK who had her eye on one of the galgas and asking if I could arrange contact with someone nearby Jerez/Cadiz who could rescue her. As I’d already asked for a young one to be rescued for me, wheels were set in motion. The galgas were reserved – 3 and a puppy, and 112carlotagalgos travelled to the perrera to collect the dogs.

    One of them, beautiful Risa, came to me for foster and rehoming – she is now with a lovely lady in northern France. Sadly the puppy became very ill and died. Holly, as the cream galga was named, was put into kennels, as was the other galga – who was very timid and lacking in confidence.

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  • Accommodation in Malaga? Greta has found an excellent place!

    Greta 1 250 Tina July 2011 This is a story about a rescued galga who is in the care of Charl and Dioni in Malaga. She was rescued in Alicante and is now in Malage for rehabilitation. Greta’s story in Charl’s words.

    ‘Introducing Greta!

    It’s taken me time to write about Greta, its common when we receieve a galgo to write about them, but Greta .. Greta while all galgos have a story Greta drew me in and needed to be understood before I could write anything about her.

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