It took months to catch Ali, a galga wandering the streets of Murcia with a cord round her neck. Galgos del Sol worked on gaining her trust and eventually she submitted to trusting herself into their care. She has now found a forever home in Slovenia, doeasn’t she look beautiful.
Tag: Murcia
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Santa Olalla, Toledo – Galgo puppies murdered and left in the street
SANTA OLALLA: GALGO PUPPIES… killed in cold blood and left on the street.
Mary says, ‘This afternoon when I walked with my puppies I’ve found these galgo puppies greyhound ….. dead. They dDo not seem to have been run over, rather someone killed them.
No one has been to take them, I just want to know if something can be done to find who did it. Whoever the bastard is who has done, deserves a lesson. They have no right to do this to poor animals …..
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Podenco Frank needs help – read his story on Podenco Post
This is Frank, he is now in the veterinary hospital. Galgos del Sol need help with his vet fees. Read about it on Podenco Post. To help raise funds to pay the vet, Galgos del Sol have bracelets for sale; they aren’t expensive. You can buy one – or more – here.
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Sighthounds for Life Auction – bid now for beautiful things!
Sighthounds for Life are now running a mini-auction in aid of Galgos del Sol. There are lots of wonderful items, including some beautiful leather collars made by Toni Collard, paintings, jewellery. Please take a look and BID!
Just a word, you need to register with Sighthounds for Life before you can access the auction, but it only takes a minute.
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Scooby Residencia Valladolid is now OPEN!
The Scooby Residencia in Valladolid is now OPEN! It has been designed and constructed to hold approximately 30 dogs. Part of the Residencia is a refuge for Scooby dogs and part is kennels. The kennels are available to rent so if you are driving through Spain and want somewhere to put your dogs, please contact Cobie, who lives on site. And any donations of food, medicines, bedding etc will be gratefully received. Take a look at the website.
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Update on Galgo Ken in Valencia – needing a very special home
You remember brave Ken, the galgo hit from behind by a motor vehicle, rescued by Galgos del Sol and now with Galgo Connection Spain in Valencia. Silvia’s vet and the team are helping rebuild his body and he is now mobile with his personal wheelchair!
Here is the latest news about him from Silvia.
‘Now we take him to rehabilitation, he has more muscles in the back side, something is confused because he moves the tail and the legs but has not sensibility, the vet is looking if he gets better with the rehab.
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On death row in Hellin Perrera, Albacete – anyone able to help?
More galgos in the Hellin perrera in Albacete. Due to be euthanaised on 10th June. There are dozens of other dogs too, and puppies galore….when will Spain take action to stop this stupidity and enforce controlled breeding and educate people to be responsible for their pets? And it’s not only Spain but the whole of Europe who perpetrate the problem.
Contact any of these people
linaortu@hotmail.com
vicfisioperros@hotmail.com
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Life is cheap on the streets of Spain
I was told a story by some friends who have been in Southern Spain for a few months. They were helping to catch a podenca living rough with her puppies at the side of a road, scavenging around rubbish bins to survive. It took over two weeks to catch them, the puppies first. Unfortunately during this time, one of the puppies got onto the road and was knocked down. The driver did not stop, but the car behind did, pulled into the side of the road and went to rescue the pup. Before he could, the Guardia Civil pulled up, told the young Dutch driver he couldn’t park, taken away and fined 200 euros. They weren’t interested in the injured puppy.
It managed somehow to draw itself off the road and hide and was eventually found and taken to the vet. Sadly it died.
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A week in the life of an animal rescuer in Spain – could you hack it?!
Regular readers will know that wherever possible I praise the fantastic volunteers in Spain who give so much of their time and emotional and physical effort in helping the abandoned and mistreated animals, often at great cost to themselves.
So many stories continue to arrive in my Inbox, not just for help for galgos and podencos but other dogs as well. As I speak, efforts are being made by volunteers to catch a family of podencos, other galgos loose on the streets of several towns…..it is never ending.
This story is one example of a week in the life of a volunteer.
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Galgo Bracken – my latest foster dog, looking for his forever family
This beautiful boy is Bracken. He was rescued earlier this year, waiting outside a supermarket with a badly injured front leg – the bone was sticking out. Even though he must have been in awful pain, he was still gentle and affectionate to those who took him in their loving care and back to a place of safety. The refuge vet operated on him and he was placed in foster car whilst his injury healed.
A couple of weeks ago he came to join my canine family at my home in France. He had been reserved by a lady in the UK but circumstances have changed and she can no longer take him. So he is now looking again for his forever home.