Galgo News

Tag: Murcia

  • Update on Galgo Ken in Valencia – needing a very special home

    Ken after op 11 02 2011 250 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?

    Albacete perrera 2 250 May 2011 damitai2 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
    ruth_perez30@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.

  • A week in the life of an animal rescuer in Spain – could you hack it?!

    Ali's_rope Tina 10 05 2011 250 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

    Bracken close up 250 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.

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  • Galgos del Sol – catching the abandoned galgos in Murcia

    Galgos del Sol is a small association formed in October 2010 by Tina Solera, who had spent the previous few years saving galgos and podencos which ended up in Los Infiernos dog shelter. In the past 7 months GdS have rescued and rehomed 53 galgos and podencos. But as with all associations, they exist on donations and fundraising. Here are four of the latest galgos to be rescued – from the side of a motorway, in the middle of a lorry transport area, terrified loose on the campo. Vet fees are mounting, please donate if you can help them.

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  • Voice for the Voiceless – Galga Savia – please help the animals

    Arca de No Savi_6 04 2011 190 This is Savia – she is blind! She was found by a Spanish girl and was living in a field near to the old mineworks on the outskirts of Mazarron. Noah’s Arc went to the field where they eventually found SAVIA laying in the sun. When they got near her she
    immediately got up and they could see that she had cataracts on both eyes.
    Unfortunately when they tried to put a collar and lead on her she took flight. One hour later they managed to catch her.

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  • Galgos Rocky and Marlo – from Jerez killing station to forever in the USA!

    GRIN Rocky & Marlo in US 04 2011 250 Here’s a lovely rehoming story – it’s amazing how rescued galgos cope with so many changes in their lives – different languages as they change countries, travelling hundreds of kilometres to new lives, flying across the Atlantic, then flying on again, across America!

    Introducing Rocky and Marlo, rescued from Jerez killing station, cared for by Galgos Connection Spain, rehomed in the US.

    Telma Shaw of GRIN says, ‘Here is the first picture of Rocky and Marlo, the Jerez boys that just arrived in the USA!!

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  • Pro-Galgo – costume jewellery for sale, raising funds for new fencing

    Pro-Galgo are raising funds for new fencing, story on this link. Mo Swatek has designed and made some fabulous costume jewellery which she is hoping will help towards the cost. Have a look at the designs here, I’m certainly putting some orders in!

  • Voice for the Voiceless – Sharon appeals on behalf of Noah’s Arc Murcia

    Noah's Arc new noah logo 170 Sharon Reynolds is based in the UK and works on behalf of the Noah’s Arc Animal Rescue shelter in Murcia, Spain. She has been involved with them and on a fundraising mission for the last 5 years and regularly visits the area. Here is her latest appeal.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdlN_SnRlyk

    Please be assured that there are ‘NO’ bad images in this film and all the dogs featured are ‘safe’ and waiting to be adopted. I think you’ll agree that the soundtrack is both beautiful and appropriate and the end message fitting.

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