Galgo News

Tag: injured

  • Join the Campaign – Write to your MEP now!

    A reader in the UK has taken up the plight of the galgos in Spain with her MEP. Derek Vaughan, one of the Labour MEP’s for Wales has replied that he ‘was very concerned about the problem and has tabled a Written Question to the Commission to bring it to wider attention and see what can be done to help end this unnecessary suffering’.

    Derek Vaughan needs the support of as many other MEPs as possible. Please write to your MEP and ask them to support the Written Question. Below is a sample letter which is a variation of the one to the president of the European Commission already on Galgo News.

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  • Spanish hunters abandon podencos too, please help them

    Anton 2 Tina 03 01 2011 250 I’m putting out an appeal for podencos, for people to offer them forever homes. There are three at Galgos del Sol (scroll down to Anton and Freya, and Lucky is a new arrival today, 4 pages of them on the Galgos France website, Ibizan Hound Rescue has many deserving podencos, and let’s not forget SARA Lanzarote in the Canary Islands – poor Mozaga has never known life outside of the refuge. Podencos suffer terrible maltreatment on the Spanish Islands, both Canaries and Balearic. Mostly their only hope is to be rehomed on mainland Europe or in the UK. Pepis Refuge is another small British-run shelter with many delightful podencos among their dogs looking for forever homes. And Phoenix Association in Dordogne, France, has Roda and Mindy who arrived in November from SARA Lanzarote and who are looking for forever homes in France.

    Please think of the podencos as well as the galgos.

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  • Left to die by Spanish hunters – look at them now, thanks to Baas Galgo

    Updates on a couple of galgos we’ve featured, left for dead by heartless huntersMarisol and Lady Carla. Lady Carla and her friend Canela will be rehomed in Belgium. And look at little pup Marisol now! Marvellous work by Baas Galgo and the team.

    Marisol 1 Jan 2011 250

    Lady Carla 4 and Canela to Belgium 01 2011 250

  • Denuncias, Sandra Baas tells you what do do – vitally important.

    I have just received this important piece of information from Sandra Baas, for those of you wonderful volunteers who may not know this.

    You can register a denuncia against every case of animal cruelty, even is you do not know who did it. This is because the hunters say that it is not true (mistreatment of galos) because there are no ‘denuncias’ in the Guardia Civil – and remember, members of the Guardia Civil and Seprona are also hunters. Baas Galgo register in the Guardia Civil every case of maltreatment of animals as a denuncia. Sandra says, ‘for the hunters I am a big nightmare and every time I have an article in the newspaper or magazines, they attack this way saying that the official numbers of Seprona are totally different from ours. Af course nobody knew before you can denounce without knowing the owner……lack of information.’So please, everyone involved in rescuing injured and maltreated animals, do what Sandra does and register a denuncia.

  • Spanish galgo Nicolas, wounded and dying on the street – Baas Galgo to the rescue

    Nicolas 1 Baas Galgo 01 2011 250 How did you spend Xmas and the New Year? Thousands of galgos spent theirs either dumped in a killing station waiting to die, or abandoned, searching for food and shelter. The Spanish volunteers didn’t have time off. This is the story of Nicolas, rescued from pain and death by Rachel and Silvia on Christmas Eve, supported by Baas Galgo. To see the video of him at the vet surgery, scroll down to the bottom of the story and click on the YouTube link. Please donate to his veterinary care. He has a foster home in Madrid where he will receive the best possible care to help his recovery.

  • Podencos need help too – can you help?

    Blind podenco 200 Jerez perrera Maribel Silvia 12 2010This is another sad casualty of hunting in Spain; this blind podenco was dumped in the Jerez perrera in December. It’s bad enough for all the dogs who can see, imagine not being able to see in that environment too. Luckily Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain in Valencia has taken him to give him a chance of a comfortable future life.

    Update 05 01 2011 – Alphonso sadly crossed over the rainbow bridge today. At least in his last few days he knew the sound of kind voices and felt the gentle caress of caring hands.

    And there is news in today about an injured podenco which has been taken to the vet by Galgos del Sol.

    Can You Help?

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  • Spanish Galgo Ruso – getting better with GRIN in America

    Ruso 1 Tina 200 Do you remember this boy? A rough-haired galgo badly injured in a road accident, taken to Los Infiernos refuge. He was left like this, in pain, for a few days and the owners of the refuge were going to have him euthanaised. Then Tina Solera found him (there’s 200 dogs at the refuge!) and immediately took him to the vet where he was operated on and went into foster care.

    In November he travelled with two members of GRIN to the US where he is now in foster care, preparatory to him finding his forever home. He has a problem on his front elbows as a result of lying on concrete floors. They are called ‘hygromas’, and you will see the swellings in the photo.

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  • Spanish galgo Romero, a survivor looking for his forever home

    Romero 1 Tina Introducing Romero. He was born in the wild in Murcia, no one knows what happened to his mother and siblings. Only 4 months old, he appeared one day with a badly injured hind leg, near a house. Food and water were put down for him, which he consumed after dark, when no humans were about. In terror and considerable pain, he survived in this way. One day he collapsed and was taken by Gaynor to her vet, who had to amputate his badly injured and infected hind leg.

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  • Galgos del Sol – Sponsor a Kennel and donate to rescued galgos

    Tina & Ulises 2010 200 Galgos del Sol is a new association in Murcia, founded by Tina Solera and her friend Gaynor. 5 Kennels are currently nearly completed – free labour, donated materials. These kennels will house the galgos which Tina is rescuing – everywhere she drives, there seems to be an abandoned galgo! Funds are desperately needed to pay for microchipping, vaccinating, castrating and feeding these galgos – donations to buy food especially needed at the moment.

    Sponsor a Kennel is a scheme set up by Tina to help with running costs. From just 3 euros a month – more if you can afford it – you will get an update on the galgos in your particular kennel, their progress and efforts to rehome. We’re all feeling the pinch in the recession, rescued animals most of all. If you can help, please email Tina direct for information on how to Sponsor a Kennel.

  • 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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