Please take time to read this news from Greyhounds in Nood Belgium, another group who work tirelessly with volunteers in Spain to help the galgos. Regular trips are made by the team to work in the refuges and bring back dogs for rehoming. You will be horrified to see, towards the end, pictures of two galgos, burned alive on wasteground in Madrid, discovered shortly after gitanos had moved out.
Tag: Madrid
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6 more galgos, saved by Pro-Galgo, fly to the US to their forever homes
Mo Swatek of Pro-Galgo has had 2 visitors from Spain this week. A couple from America have today, 5th November, taken half a dozen galgos back to the US to new homes. Check out the pix on the Pro-Galgo website.
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Pedro Munoz refuge, Ciudad Real – work begins on enclosures for dogs
Some good news from Amigos de los Galgos; work has begun on creating separate enclosures for the hundreds of dogs living in the Pedro Munoz refuge at Ciudad Real, 200km south of Madrid. Loli must be so pleased. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTTco935UNo&NR=1
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Galga Lady Carla – fighting for her life with the help of Baas Galgo
You may remember earlier in the year I posted an appeal from Baas Galgo for help to pay for veterinary fees for a badly injured galga, which they named Lady Carla. Here is an update on how she is getting on.
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Saved from death in Spain – galgas rehomed by GRIN in America
Telma Shaw and Wally Lacey of GRIN in the US recently travelled to Spain to visit volunteers with galgo and podenco rescue associations and refuges, and to take back with them four dogs which had been offered forever homes in the US. Here’s what Telma says.
‘ We are back!! An amazing trip meeting tons of people and visiting
shelters, boarding facilities, a huge new project/kennel for the galgos near
Sevilla (more news on that) and we brought back three galgos…..the sad news is that we had to leave Angie at Madrid airport because on the way from Valencia to Madrid, Silvie the other galga started barking up a storm and got Angie all agitated to the point of panic, biting the crate, bleeding, temp increased, panting terrible, heart palpatations etc etc..we had to wet her down and let her sit with us and it took her an hour to calm down..we could not in good conscience continue the trip to the US. -
From Heaven to Hell – The Story of the Galgo Espanol – readers’ comments
Here are some comments; you are very welcome to send me yours, good or bad, and I will add them to the list.
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Galga stolen from her garden in Madrid! Reward offered
STOLEN FROM HER GARDEN IN MADRID!
Kala was stolen from her owner’s garden. She has a heart problem The family is understandably distraught and offering a reward of 2,500 euros to anyone finding the dog and returning her. One dreads to think what will happen if she is in the hands of a gitano of galguero.
Contact Bea on alprau@gmail.com
In my book I explain that there is a ‘traffic’ in stealing companion galgos. The thieves know how distraught an owner will be, and may be prepared to go to any lengths to get the dog back. If you haven’t already ordered a copy of my book, do so now and learn more.