Galgo News

Tag: flights to Seville

  • Seville galgo in a terrible condition in the gypsy camp

    Macu Seville gypsy galgo 1 250 5 2012This news came in in Spanish on Friday, but I’ve had to ask my friend Marisa Perez for translating, thank you Marisa..

    From Macu in Seville –

    Hi, I write you from my desperation. I want to kill someone!!!

    I went to the settlement to take some pictures and I saw this galgo. Alone like excrement. Everybody wanted to keep him far away, but he wanted to come near us. When I saw him, I felt my soul to break.

    I say to him, ‘nobody has tried to treat your skin, you only wanted some food and water and only found kicks and laughs about your aspect. All those stupid men called me fool for taking you and put you in my car, to hug you and tell you that now you are not alone.’

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  • Saving galgos and podencos in Seville – Macu, Argos, Galgos 112

    Macu Seville pup 2 250 5 2012Macu lives in Seville and works tirelessly to rescue galgos and podencos from a gypsy settlement. Here are the latest ones, for which she needs help, both financial and adoptions. She says that soon life in the settlement for the dogs will be hell, as temperatures in the summer heat will reach 50 degrees and those dogs kept inside buildings will surely die. This galgo puppy was left at the settlement. Macu has saved her and has her in a kennels for the time being.

    To contact and donate to Macu by Paypal or donate to the associations which have taken the dogs, via their weblinks

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  • Arca, Seville – a volunteer tells her story

    Carmen of Arca Seville 200 4 2012A Spanish volunteer tells her story.

    “My name is Carmen and I grew up in a village close to Seville in the South of Spain. I always liked animals (when I was a child I always wanted to have a cat). However, I never got any because “animals are not for homes but for the countryside”. I remember seeing galgueros riding a motorbike and pulling 5 or 6 galgos behind for training. This was a familiar picture, so it looked normal to me. I never asked myself why there were always different galgos from season to season. I cannot remember having wondered about the fate of those galgos I did not see anymore.’

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  • Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert – saving galgos

    A documentary about the work of Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert. It is in Spanish but the pictures tell the tale anyway. Some of the photos of hung galgos are old ones, some are in my book, but the film of the galgos in the hands of the hunter, the fear, the conditions, etc, illustrate just how little these men care for the dogs they have. It also illustrates the rehabilitation work done by the association.

  • Neuter your dog – stop uncontrolled breeding – galga with 11 puppies in Seville

    Seville perrera Triana 250 11 pups 5 2012The results of abandonment of non sterilized dogs – in this case galga Triani in Seville perrera with her 11 puppies. Condemned to die before they can see. perrosurgentes@hotmail.com and for fostering monicasilvan@hotmail.com

  • Galgos aus Spanien and Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert – working together in Seville

    Violetta2 250This poor soul was found on 16 April near the shelter Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert in Seville. Galgos aus Spanien are helping her recovery. which will be expensive! She is a small galga, only 52cm, and looks as though her hair will be brindle. She’s been called Violeta.

    Yet again, we ask how can any ‘human’ being let a dog get in this condition.

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  • Save this galgo puppy in Seville – URGENT appeal

    ADAM galgo 250 3 2012ADAM is a very new association in Seville, concentrating on helping galgos and podencos. They don’t have a shelter, and have sent out this very urgent appeal.

    ‘We need shelter for ! NOW ! For a galgo puppy of 4 months that the owner wants to hang because it has a broken leg . If we do not remove it, he will kill it! We take care of the operation and all costs of recovery but we have no shelter or place to have it.

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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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  • Walk on by – how can some people? Galga Nana, fighting for life

    Galga Nana 200 2 3 2012Every day my inbox is filled with horror stories about the galgos and podencos of Spain – that just these two breeds, not counting all the other abandoned dogs. It’s hard to keep up with posting news about them all – I want to let you all know what is going on every day, what the volunteers cope with every day, and this is another story. I’ve translated it but it’s not perfect – but I’m sure you’ll get the gist of the report! Simply haven’t time to correct it, sorry!

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  • Sick and starving on the streets of Seville –

    Nana galgo pup Pro Galgo 250 3 3 2012Little Nana, a tiny galga pup, was found in this miserable state near Seville. She has very severe sarcoptic mange, totally anaemic, high fever and covered with infected wounds all over her little body…. GLORIA an animal lover asked Pro-Galgo for help and they redirected her to their friend and collaborator, vet FATIMA in Seville. Little NANA is on a drip, will have a blood transfusion from another galgo and will stay at least overnight in the clinic. Barely 6 months old, she is fighting for her life. Everyone hopes she will make it. If you can donate to her vet fees, please contact Pro-Galgo.