Galgo News

Tag: galgos

  • Spanish Legal Expert needed – law on galgos running free

    Cordoba galga mama 250 1 26 07This is a question for the legal experts to answer. A couple in Palencia found two starving galgos in a ditch a couple of years ago. They adopted them and walk them in the fields in a morning, letting them run free. As they are so well fed, they don’t tend to catch anything!

    The couple have now been told – by a man with two (unleashed) hunting dogs – that they are breaking the law by having the galgos run free in the campo, that they spoil the hunting. If he sees them running free again, he will file a report with the Guardia Civil.

    (more…)

  • Galgos in danger, Cordoba perrera and Badajoz … the holocaust continues

    Cordoba perrera 1 250 17 1 2012If a galgo won’t hunt, then the galguero gets rid of it. Some just dump them anywyhere, others will pass the dog onto another hunter…it doesn’t want to hunt, so it gets passed on to another hunter…..this is what has happened to one young galgo. This isn’t a photo of her, we don’t have one yet, just the appeal, can anyone squeeze her in somewhere to stop her ending up abandoned or in Badajoz perrera. garrapateracoherente@hotmail.com

    And 7 galgos in Cordoba perrera, on death row – male and female, from 1-3 years old.

    (more…)

  • 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.

    (more…)

  • The boot on the other foot – power to the galgos!

    HungHunter 250This appeared on Save the Galgos on Facebook.

  • International Dog Show, Milan – European Greyhound Network have a stand

    European Greyhound Network is the Italian group helping galgos and many rescued dogs have found forever homes there. Next weekend they are having a stand at the 47th International Dog Show in Milan. The event will be in the pavilions of the Fiera Milano Rho on 14 and 15 January and EGN wil be in Hall 22 for the duration of the event. A warm thanks to the Milan Group Cinofilo http://www.gruppocinofilomilanese.it and Mrs. Rodella whi is always sympathetic to the work of EGN. Wishing them a successful event.

  • Galgueros murder galgos in Salamanca – UNESCO heritage city!!

    Salamanca dead galgos 250 Arapiles01 1 2012The holocaust continues, the galgueros continue their vile deeds. But they are being found out, they are being ‘outed’, and we will continue to expose their hypocrasy – they claim they are kind to their dogs!

    After Toledo, now Salamanca, west of Madrid in Castil y Leon, a hellish region for galgos. It’s also been declared a UNESCO Heritage Site. I bet the inspectors didn’t see this sight!

    (more…)

  • Galgo Yum – from Palmete to Denmark – thanks to Galgos SOS

    Here is a lovely story about galgo Yum, now renamed Messe, one of the galgos now living happily in Denmark via Galgos SOS Denmark. Enjoy!

  • Calendar 2012 – support Amigos de los Galgos

    Amigos de los Galgos have a super calendar for sale. Here’s the link to view the images. Unfortunately they no longer use Paypal because of account problems. If you wish to order, please contact Nuria to find out how to pay, she speak very good English.

  • Galgos, dumped, abandoned, unwanted, and hunting has only just started!

    Scooby galgos in perrera 170 10 2011The dumping of galgos continues, increasing now as the hunters abandon the dogs which don’t make it as hunters, breeding bitches etc. Cobie of Scooby asks (on Facebook) ‘Why do they bring them to a perrera where they will be killed after 21 days and not 40 km. further to Scooby where they are safe?? I will never understand that. Anyway, this morning I took from the perrera in Simancas these 3 female beauties which can be taken of from the deathlist now and certainly will be adopted very soon to live a happy life with a loving family. They are young, beautiful and very, very sweet!’

    And 8 more in the Gesser killing station, Cadiz; some of them have been reserved. But you can see from the pictures how frightened they are, not understanding why they are there. I suppose the only good thing we can say about the galguerros dumping them at the killing station is that it is better than hanging them, dumping on motorways or dropping down wells.

    (more…)

  • Two stunning galgos looking for forever homes – Galgos del Sol in Murcia

    Lobo 2 250 Tina 10 2011Two stunning galgos rescued by Galgos del Sol in Murcia, looking for their forever homes – Lobo and Mario.

    This stunning boy is Lobo, Tina says ‘He was reserved and then his home fell thru so poor sod has been in a kennel now for 4mths or so. He is approx 1yr-18mths, negative for diseases, great with other dogs, great with people, loves to play and as you can see he is sooooo handsome. His name is Lobo (wolf in english) as he has lovely yellow/greeny eyes.

    (more…)