Galgo News

Tag: mutilated

  • Lurchers hung from a canal bridge – in England! The Mirror reports.

    I rant against the Spanish galgueros and gitanos for their barbaric treatment towards galgos and podencos. But I will be the first to admit that British people can be just as sick and perpetrate horrendous cruelty to animals. The difference is that there is the RSPCA to follow up complaints of cruelty, far more than Seprona in Spain seems willing to do. And more Brits are likely to report cases of animal cruelty to the RSPCA than Spanish people are to report cruelty cases to Seprona, for fear of reprisals against themselves, their families, their homes, their cars. Intimidation, in other words.

    But this sickening story is worrying – are there now sick Brits who emulate the Spanish hunters? Read the story

  • Spanish Galgos in Zaragoza – ebay item for purchase

    Thank you to Valarie Woolf who has kindly forwarded this interesting item up for purchase on ebay. If you scroll down the page, there is a translation from the Spanish into English.

  • 130 Galgos from Seville to Scooby Medina!

    Eva has sent this appeal on behalf of Scooby Medina. They are taking 130 galgos in over the course of the next month and need all sorts of help. Here’s what she says.

    ‘Over the next few weeks we will be rescuing 130 galgos from Seville. We are asking you for your help in every way possible.We require volunteers, vet volunteers, food, medicine and monetary donations. And of course, in the end the most important thing is to get the dogs in the shelter adopted. If you can donate any of these items, please let us know. We are doing three transport this month so we would be able to pick up any donations that are collected.

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