This is a report on Yahoo
Spain’s Catalonia bans bullfighting.
The result of 68 in favour, 55 against the prohibition was expected, since the Catalonian parliament had cast preliminary votes in December accepting a citizens’ petition to outlaw bullfighting on the grounds that it was cruelty to animals. There were nine abstentions.
Some of you may remember Shadow, a little podenco with Sofia El Refugio Escuela in Seville, looking for a forever home. He looked so much like a male version of my little Podenca Andaluz Bebe, who was rescued injured on a Seville motorway. Have a look at the pictures on this link of Shadow in his forever home, plus Leela and Esther, a couple more galgos who have also found paradise in homes outside Spain.
Personally, as a Brit, the English football team were a joke. That’s nothing new. We introduced football, cricket, tennis, golf to the world. Whatever we introduce, we then are the losers. Andy Murray put up a good show in tennis, but the footballers – and when you consider what these males are paid????!!! – were pathetic. And why? Because there are so many foreign footballers in the UK football teams that the English team manager can’t find enough decent English players. I could go on further, but I won’t.
Just to say that I support neither Holland nor Spain in the World Cup final. Why? Well, Holland has taken so many rescued galgos to its hearts and homes, but Spain is the home of the galgo, and I could never abandon support – even in the World Cup – for the amazing volunteers who work to rescue, and give shelter to, and rehome abroad, these beautiful innocents who suffer so at the hands of the bastard galgueros.
So, Galgo News stands neutral. But hope you enjoyed the photos and comments from galgos in Holland and Spain!
Joke Brussen from Holland decked his galgos out to show who they are supporting in the World Cup Final. He says the pic was taken by the police, who thought he was abandoning them! What a wonderful photo!
Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo is really pleased that the Jerez galgos the association saved have now been spayed/castrated, apart from one old girl. A team of German & Bulgarian vets visited the area and perform neutering operations on over 500 local animals – think how many unwanted litters of dogs and cats that will have saved. You can read about it here.
The galgos in Sofia El Refugio Escuela in Seville are discussing Spain v Holland on Sunday, and which team they should support. I print below the conversation as it was sent to me.
‘Spain claim their first title after beating Germany 1-0 and our galgos already know.
Well, first of all, congratulations Spain! But the World Cup Final is Spain vs Holland and our galgos have the dilemma which national team they have to support!: “Guys, let’s see, and now? Red or Orange?”
Thousands already living in the Netherlands for years: ” Orange, of course! I don’t come back!”
Those who have just arrived in Holland and even bark in spanish: “Pfff… I want to put down roots here, but my heart is still red…”
I’ve just received this message which I share with you.
Sunday is the World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands. So on this occasion I am putting out a call to everyone. I am a Dutch owner of dogs from Spain. I call on all galgo and podenco owners to put orange on their dog’s collar, as an act o protest and an indictment of the treatment of dogs in Spain.
Thanks on behalf of all Spanish dogs.
Kind regards, Joke Brussen, volunteer for www.greytcreations.nl, and www.podencoworld.nl galgolovefoundation.nl
Please spread the word!!!
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