This weblink will take you to the Greyhounds In Need xmas shop including their 2026 calendar featuring rescued galgos now in forever homes.
Tag: Greyhounds in Need
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Make a coat for a galgo
Winter is coming and the galgos in shelters waiting to be adopted need coats to keep warm and dry. Here are two patterns, one knitted. The waterproof coats are best as the dogs are kept in kennels and compounds and need to be dry. A friend of mine uses old nylon tents, old blankets, men’s ties for fastening. So it doesn’t need to cost a lot to make a coat – doesn’t matter what it looks like – the dogs will be glad of protection from the weather. There’s a list of associations here, if you want to make and send some coats.
http://www.ehow.com/how_11414240_make-raincoat-greyhound.html
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2014 Calendars and Christmas Cards on sale to help Spanish hounds
2014 Calendars and Christmas cards now on sale, helping hounds. Look at the wonderful items available to buy now.
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The heartwarming story of galgos Gracie & Jake –
With all the horror stories recently, it’s lovely to receive a heartwarming story of two galgos who found their forever home in the heart of Kathryn and her husband. Here she tells Gracie and Jake’s Story.
I first found out about galgos seven years ago when I was reading about rescue dogs on the internet. I came across the Greyhounds in Need website and read all about the galgos. I had never heard of the galgos and their plight and what I read was heartbreaking. I thought that my husband and I would be able to give a galgo a good home and contacted GIN to say that we were interested.
We had a home check and GIN said that we were suitable. They had some galgos coming across from Spain and they would be in quarantine in the UK and we could visit them.
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Galgo Xmas Cards to buy
I haven’t had time to create a Galgo |News Xmas Card this year, so here are some to choose from rescue associations. Visit the websites for pictures and full details of how to order.
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Running the Paris 20km for GIN Galgos – sponsors urgently needed
Greyhounds in Need sponsors and rehomes many Spanish Galgos, and the charity is to benefit from money raised by Caroline Grebbell who says,
‘I am running the Paris 20k Marathon on 14th October 2012 and I would like my sponsorship money to go to the Galgo cause. I had a rescue lurcher for twelve years (she was found abandoned in Ireland) and plan to adopt another once my circumstances change in regard to work etc, but I feel I want to help however I can. If I can raise a bit of cash by staggering 12 miles through Paris then it will all be worth it! ‘
Please support Caroline by sponsoring her run, you can find all the details here.
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Mario – Alicante to the UK – a great journey
Another great survivor of the galgo hell in Spain. Mario
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Federacion Espanola de Galgos – letter-writing campaign, write now!
I have now composed a letter to the Federacion Espanola de Galgos, the ‘umbrella’ association in Spain to which the other galgo hunting federations belong, and invite you to send copies also. Thanks to Dioni Del Rio for the Spanish translation. (An English version is at the end). Please copy and paste, and post. Please ask as many of your friends and contacts to join in.