Tag: Madrid

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – callouts to rescue even on Sundays

    https://www.facebook.com/reel/1177445137849126

    From Galgos Rescue Almeria

    Even on Sundays, the rescue centre never rests.  When the phone rings, we often already know what time it is. Once again, a call for help. A small galgo girl… no longer wanted. Discarded. Thanked for her work, then cast aside as if she no longer had any worth.

    Our GRA van left immediately, as it so often does, heading to the agreed location. There she stood. Small and unsure. Her eyes said it all: she had had enough. Years of obedience, running until her body could no longer cope, enduring humiliations she never deserved. And yet, when we approached her gently, her tail gave a tiny wag. A spark of trust… despite everything.  For this little girl, a new adventure begins today. (more…)

  • Mariangeles of FePaex leads the march in Madrid 10 June 2012

    After joining in the Manifestation in Strasbourg on 9th June, Mariangeles of FePaex headed straight off and led the march in Madrid on 10th June!

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  • Strasbourg, Madrid, Barcelona – supporting the galgos on 10th June 2012

    Latest news on the Manifestation organised by the galgo rescue association in the Vosges CREL in Strasbourg on 9th June 2012. Madrid and Barcelona are now joining in! Read below in Spanish and English. I’ve got my transport sorted out, will be travelling to Strasbourg tomorrow and back home on Sunday – 9 hrs each way with a pee stop, over 1,800 kms!

    Thank you to CREL and everyone else involved in organising this tremendous event. Let’s hope we make enough noise to get some action!

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  • Hounding Misery Part 4 by Nano Calvo

    The fourth and final part of Hounding Misery by Nano Calvo. As always, stunning photos and plenty of food for thought.

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  • MRW – transporting animals around Spain

    MRW article 250 3 2012MRW is an animal transport company in Spain which is used by many refuges and association to move animals from perreras, refuges etc. They are used in preference to private transport companies because they are cheaper.

    This is a translation of an article in the Spanish press.

    MRW mistreats the animals they transport. Seprona has verified this information.

    Arca Madrid says that is a scam to get money. Refugiocan, in Valencia, has also verified it. They say that:

    As Protective Association we corroborate what Seprona says.

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  • Why Spain does not act against animal abuse.

    I thought you might be interested to read this piece by Oscar van Gastel which he has posted on Animal Welfare Support Murcia on facebook. Although it refers to bull fighting, it could also apply to all animals used in fiestas, plus the Spanish hunting dogs.

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  • Letters to write – please join my campaign – write now!

    Letters 200It’s time to run another letter-writing campaign to the Spanish national and provincial governments. Thank you to Dioni del Rio for this translation. Please copy and paste the letter into a word document and post. This link takes you to the list of addresses for the recipients – the national government – Prime Minister, Ministers of Tourism, Environment, Sport, Interior, all in Madrid, Andalucia, Murcia, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Balearics, Canary Islands, Valencia, Basque. The relevant addresses are highlighted in bold. You’ll need 15 copies of the letter if you write to them all. I’m beginning to get replies to my letters, so someone is reading them! Please join in, the galgos and podencos desperately need your help.

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  • La Bienvenida, Ciudad Real – moving date Easter, no room for all the dogs!

    300 meeting KarmelThis story is particularly sad for me. La Bienvenida, Cuidad Real, is the first refuge I visited in Spain and from where I adopted my first galga, Karmel (pic is my first meeting with her). The refuge is 200km south of Madrid.Protectora La Bienvenida

    The shelter will move to a new building around Easter. That sounds nice and it is,but not for all the dogs: because at the moment there are many more dogs then there should be, it means that lots of them cannot go into the new shelter!!
    It means they have nowhere to go !!

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  • Accommodation in Madrid – any room available?

    Madrid galgos Akaru 250 2 2012Look at this beautiful face, those trusting eyes. This is Akaru, 8 yrs old. His hunter is going to take him to the perrera to be killed, because he’s got younger dogs now. What a betrayal. Akaru is one of 4 galgos in Madrid belonging to this hunter; he will take them all to the perrera to be killed, unless anyone can take them. Contact is vanessa.mascoteros@gmail.com

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