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  • Galga Valentina at Last Hope Dog Rescue, Murcia

    Last Hope Valentina 250 1 4 2015This beautiful galga is called Valentina. Irene Allen of Last Hope Dog Rescue in Murcia tells her story.

    We rescued this beautiful galga on Valentines day, she found her way up the road towards our finca . She is just over one year old and full of fun,loves giving you kisses and not traumatised at all . She is negative for all med diseases and lives in the house with all our dogs, from small shih Tzu to German Shepherd to many many podencos. We have 49 dogs here now eek!! She is just a wonderful galga.

    If you can offer Valentina the wonderful forever home she deserves, please contact Last Hope. Lasthopedogrescue@outlook.com

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  • The PAES Project – ACTIN calling rescue associations and volunteers

    Viv Wharton of ACTIN writes.

    ‘IN 2015 the PAES project – Proteccion animales España will be launched. This is a Project for any registered Associations and individual rescuers interested, who dedícate their lives to animal rescue.

    The aim of the Project is to improve the welfare of animals in Spain and all aspects of that.

    There is much to prepare and the success of it will depend on the collaboration of as many as possible to be involved, in order to make a powerful and dynamic quest for change for the animals in Spain.

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  • ACTIN – an overview of their work in 2014

    ACTIN logo 130As you know, I publicise the work ACTIN do on behalf of all animal rescue associations in Spain, trying to improve the lot of the abandoned and maltreated animals. Here is a word from the founder Viv Wharton.

    Happy New Year and a big thank you to the many who have helped us. We thought you might like to see what you have helped Actin Association achieve in 2014

    It has been just over one year since Actin responded to the many worrying calls of eyewitness accounts regarding a local pound. We ended up rescuing so many dogs and it was such a task without having a rescue shelter, with no funds and with the animals having unexpected illnesses. Thankfully our supporters responded to our calls for assistance, because without them we would not have had a chance. In hindsight we would have been under less pressure, had we been better equipped and prepared but we acted with our hearts and when we saw the faces of those dogs, we could not leave them behind to suffer.

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  • Last Hope Dog Rescue, Murcia – can you help galgo Snoopy?

    Irene Allan galgo green eyes 250 11 2014This is Snoopy Dawg, with his stunning green eyes! He is a beautiful galgo who has been waiting too long for his forever home. He is about 18 months old, free from all the Mediterranean diseases, castrated, good with cats – loves to play with dogs and people. The perfect hound.

    He was found in the campo with his penis skin sliced open and very infected. He was anaesthatised whilst it was stitched up. He’s fine now.

    He’s with Last Hope Dog Rescue in Alicante, please let’s give him the best Xmas present ever – a forever family. Please share him far and wide. Contact Irene if you can help this boy.

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  • ACTIN/AWSM galgos for adoption

    Ky AWSM 250 3 2013This is Ky, who I recently met with the rest of the ACTIN/Animal Welfare Support Murcia Galgos Aysha, Rubio and Donna – who’s only a year old. They all have a tale to tell of cruelty and suffering at the hands of the galgueros but are now safe in foster and waiting for their forever homes. They’ve been waiting quite a long time, there must be someone out there who has space in their hearts and homes for these beautiful galgos.

    Ky is black and white, Aysha is a stunning chocolate brown, Rubio is tan and Donna is in the bottom pix lying on the sofa! You can also see me below with little Podenca mum Bonny, also looking for a forever home, and their foster mom Sherlie. If you can’t adopt one, please consider sponsoring one – they all need to eat, why not sponsor a galgo for a month or more.

    Please contact ACTIN if you wish to sponsor adopt one. admin@actin-spain.com

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  • ACTIN – fighting animal neglect and cruelty in Murcia

    ACTIN logo 170ACTIN is working hard to change the situation on animal cruelty and neglect in Murcia and ultimately Spain. a Spanish lawyer and animal lover has recently joined their team and you can now read the story of the first rescue they have undertaken, with the law on their side. On this link, you can read the story of Mara, a pointer chained up and neglected at Bullas, Murcia, who was rescued along with 120 podencos, galgos and other hunting dogs in January/February 2012.

    Please join ACTIN and support the work they are doing.

  • 2 galgos down a 30ft well – Galgos del Sol to the rescue

    Well_Galgos_GdS_250 1_2013We all know that most galgueros, especially in rural areas, will stop at nothing to dispose of their dogs, especially at the end of hunting. Galgos del Sol and Tina Solera have just taken in two young galgas, Tina tells the story.

    ‘We help alot of galgueros in this area…… I am so bloody disapointed with this, I can’t tell you. We have spoken with some galgueros and they believe for sure these two young galgas were stolen and the thieves did not want them to get back home. That is why galgueros build BUNKERS to prevent theft. Pistolero was stolen from a galguero here in our village two years ago… he was also found over 4 hrs away down in a deep well. These two young galgas were thrown in a well 30 meters deep and pulled out approx a couple of days ago by firemen.

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