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  • Galgo puppy saved from hanging in Spain – educating the young is one answer

    Diana, an erstwhile fundraiser for Scooby Medina, has just returned from another trip to the centre. She has posted this story on her blog, about a young girl who rescued a galgo puppy from being hung. The low life Spaniard who was about to hang the dog is the type who would have killed the dog whatever its breed, and unfortunately there are tens of thousands of these men all over the world who would kill a dog without a second thought.

    It’s nice to be able to post a positive story, illustrating how educating the younger generations in every country that animal cruelty is not acceptable is a positive step.

  • Galgo puppy Peritas, now Ulisses, living in Madrid

    Do you remember the little puppy Peritas, saved by Tina Solera. He was rehomed in Madrid. Here is a delightful video of him. How I wish all galgo puppies could have such a wonderful life away from the horrors of life with a Spanish galguero.

  • Romeo, saved in April, in danger from a galguero, looking for his forever home.

    Romeo 003 20 09 2010 250 Help, please, anyone in the Torre Pacheco, Murcia, area or anywhere. Tina has been seeking a forever home for handsome galgo Romeo since she rescued him in April. Today she was told that tomorrow he will be given to a hunter!! You can imagine her distress! Common with a lot of the volunteers in the refuges…..saving the galgos only for them to be stolen back for the hunters! Here’s her appeal

    ‘I currently have Romeo in my garden. If I didnt take him today then tomorrow he was leaving with a hunter… i couldnt let that happen. OH MY GOD, husband is going to kill me. So far he is great with Guapo and has been good as gold, out of the refuge he is calmer. he has no microchip, no vaccines and is castrated.

    Please help me, I cant keep him but if he stays in the refuge tomorrow he will be with a galguero.’

    UPDATE Silvia in Valencia rushed to the rescue, Romeo is now on his way to her. If you can adopt this stunning galgo, please contact her.

  • Vincente the Spanish galgo finds his forever home

    Here’s a link to a lovely story about Vincente the Galgo, who has now landed on his feet in his forever home. Lovely story.

  • Greyhound Industry in Freefall – galgo hunting and racing next?

    Greyt Exploitations sent the following information.

    ‘Rarely do you come across a full and frank viewpoint from the gambling industry but an eagle eyed American colleague spotted a video of Gordon Bissett – head of Ladbrokes Greyhound Stadia – delivering a speech during a conference organised by the American greyhound racing industry in March of this year. You’ve heard of buy one get one free – well we have that with dogs” says Gordon Bissett – Head of Ladbrokes Greyhound Stadia

    Mr Bissett appeared blissfully unaware his ‘viewpoint’ on the decline of greyhound racing would be placed in the public domain – the contents of which are not only very encouraging for the greyhounds but also for those who serve to protect them.’

    Read about it here,

  • Greyhounds Rescue Holland – galgo and podenco beauties needing forever homes

    The hunting seasons in Europe are now upon us, and still there are thousands of galgos and podencos in rescue shelters and foster homes, looking for their forever homes. Here are some beauties on Greyhounds Rescue Holland. It’s getting time to start our campaigns to the government of Spain, the provincial governments and the hunting and racing federations to take steps to implement controls on the continued indiscriminate breeding of these beautiful dogs, and their annual disposal. Look out for the next Galgo News campaign over the course of the next month.

  • Video of galgo Ruso, in the healing hands of the vet

    Further update on Ruso. He will have his operation next week.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTBp_8uBLMw

  • Update on galgo Ruso, victim of a hit & run accident in Murcia

    Ruso xray ventrodorsal 250 200 Update on Ruso, the rough-haired galgo taken to Los Infiernos refuge in Murcia, where Tina is a volunteer. Because the refuge is in difficulties at the moment, we have been working behind the scenes at Galgo News and with GRIN in the US and Silvia in Valencia. Ruso travelled to Valencia where he has been seen by Silvia’s vet and x-rays taken of his injuries. He has a broken hip, which will require an operation.

    Silvia will be sending more news when it is available. Bless this poor boy, he has been in such pain, but now he will get the best of care. Tina has used donations so far to cover his transport and towards the vet fees.
    Ruso with vet 2 250

  • Galgo Russo, victim of hit & run – please donate to vet fees for him

    Russo lying Tina 09 2010 250 Regular readers will know Tina Solera is another volunteer working tirelessly for the abandoned dogs of Murcia, in Los Infiernos refuge. She has been picking up abandoned galgos regularly all summer, many of them now rehomed, but still there are a couple of galgos and a couple of podencos needing forever homes.

    The latest incumbent is Russo. Here’s what Tina says about him.

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  • Galga Sofie from Badajoz – latest news – on the road to recovery

    Sofie second operation 250 Fantastic news from GRIN – Sofie, the brindle galga abandoned on the streets of Badajoz, whose lower jaw was cruelly broken, had the steel rods holding her jaw together removed on 3rd September. Read the whole story, see the latest photo, here.

    At the end of September, Telma Shaw and Wally Lacy of GRIN fly to Spain and Sofie and Angie – the remaining dog from the Jaen 4 to be rehomed – will fly back to the US to begin their new lives.

    Wonderful news, and I add my thanks to those of GRIN.