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  • Catalunya hunter fined 19,000 euros for maltreating dogs

    Montcada rescue 250 1 10 2012This is a report from the Pro-Galgo Spanish website, of a case which occurred in October 2012 in Catalunya, where a hunter was fined 19,000 euros and banned from keeping animals for 5 years for mistreating his dogs. It happened at a farm in Montcada i Reixac. Altarriba Foundays says it is the highest penalty imposed in Catalunya for this type of crime.

    Fine of 19,000 euros for a hunter who mistreated his dogs on a farm of Montcada i Reixac. He has also been banned from keeping animals for five years.

    Altarriba Foundation says it is and the highest penalty imposed in Catalunya for a similar case

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  • Update on Toledo hunter who hung his galgos – Baas Galgo contines the fight

    Here is the English translation of the statement of the hunter in Toledo accused of hanging and disposing of 3 galgos. Baas Galgo took out a denuncia and are pursuing the man through the court system. Fingers crossed that they win.

    ‘Madrid 25th of April; in the Torrijos Court (Toledo), this is the statement of the person who has been accused of hanging his galgos. He acknowledged in his Guard Civil´s statement that the two galgos with microchips belonged to him. Likewise, he acknowledged that he hung the galgos in his house and after he buried them in the place where they were found.

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  • Baas Galgo to court today against hunter who hung 3 galgos

    Keep fingers and everything crossed today, 13th April 2011, as Baas Galgo have their first Court appointment against the man who hung his 3 galgos. Pray that the court officials, judge etc, are not hunters!

    Also, look at these fabulous photos of Nicolas and Kafir. Nicolas was rescued from near death last Christmas Eve, Kafir had a wire round his leg, he had tried to chew his leg off! Both are with Cristina de Luna in Madrid. Amazing wonderful photos. I’d just say here that anyone who thinks a 3-legged galgo can’t run, eat your words!

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  • Galgo pup Charlie, survivor of Jerez perrera – sadly Charlie has now died

    Charlie 2 Charl 01 2011 250 The refuges and shelters are, as ever, swamped under the sheer volume of abandoned dogs, especially galgos – there’s been no let up all winter. And still the governments and authorities ignore the problem. Here’s another casualty of the galgueros. This is Charlie, 5 months old galgo pup, suffering from a viral infection in the Jerez killing station.

    Update 8 01 2011 Sadly today Charlie gave up his fight for life. Thanks to everyone who donated to help the vet try and save him.

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  • Scooby saves galga Skinny from Seville – read her story

    Skinny1 Scooby 12 2010 250 So many galgos are abandoned by the galgueros to take their chance on surviving as best they can. Hundreds of them starve, fearful of humans, their only chance of help being from someone who is able to catch them, before they are injured on the road. This is the story of Skinny, rescued and rehabilitated by Scooby Medina.

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  • Galga injured on the motorway, Cuidad Animal to the rescue

    Ninive 1 12 2010 250 This poor galga had been injured on the road. Here’s her story so far.

    ‘call made to Ciudad Animal to rescue a galgo dragging itself to the side of the motorway. When they got to it, they found this galga thrown in the side of the grass at the side of motorway. under the rain, and shivering in cold. she was knocked down,- the friends who called us placed a blanket over her.

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  • Update on Jerez Galgos – yet more dumped every day! Curse the hunters!

    All 15 of the first Jerez galgos were saved, to be immediately replaced by another 15. Everyone is overflowing with dogs, so only about half a dozen of these have been saved, and today Maribel reports another 14 have been dumped at the perrera for killing. It is just simply sickening. And the sad thing is that the more everyone who loves these dogs works to save them, the galgueros are laughing up their sleeves at the seemingly bottomless pit of foster homes and refuges willing to take them……….dump the dogs, let someone else sort the problem out!

    There are young dogs, old dogs, bitches used for breeding, pregnant bitches, injured dogs – the hunters don’t give a damn. And they don’t seem to realise, or even care, that this all gives a negative impression of Andalucia.

    Tonight our hearts bleed for those unable to be saved.

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  • Lomas, Ulises and Jerez galgos – Silvia is their guardian angel in Valencia

    Lomas[1] Tina 12 2010 250 This is Lomas, a handsome galgo picked up by Tina Solera. He has been to the vet, is now with Silvia in Valencia for treatment for filaria. He was full of ticks too, but the vet thinks, as he is muscular, that he has been running up until recently. He is in a foster home and, when the filaria test is negative, he will be looking for his forever home.

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  • Galga shot in the head – latest news

    You remember the galga shot in the face, being cared for by Pro-Galgo. Now called Fatima, it’s great news to report that she is healing and is now in her forever home. See pix here. Scroll down the page.

    You will also see pix of an afghan found abandoned, starving and filthy, in an empty house. The owners had taken their other dogs and left him behind. Pro-Galgo had him clipped and he is now in foster, looking for his forever home.

  • Happy 3rd birthday Galgo News!

    Yes, 3 years since Craig and I launched Galgo News. Time to reflect on the past year, both highs and lows.

    High has definitely got to be the completion of my book and its launch – to date we’ve done 2 print runs, selling over 100 copies of the printed book and 10 ebooks. And I haven’t even started the next phase of promotion! I’ve just changed my publisher and am waiting to take collection of the next print run. The book has also now been translated into Spanish – publishing will start in January 2011. And a French translation is currently under way.

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