SOS Galgos have taken some of the galgos from the Jerez perrera in Cadiz, including the heavily pregnant bitch. Here’s what Anna Clements says.
‘Some photos of the galgos we got out of the Jerez shelter today (Monday). The two brindle ones together should be arriving on Wednesday and will be at the event. We plan to get some more out during the course of the week. More were taken into the perrera today, brought in by hunters.’
Jerez perrera, Cadiz – 15 galgos dumped for killing, at least one of them heavily in pup, all of them terrified, wondering what they have done wrong to be in such a place. And it’s only June since Pro-Galgo took some galgos from death row in Jerez, for rehoming! If anyone can help, contact Maribel urgently maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com
The news is bad…..these 14 galgos will be euthanaised any day now! The associations who were supposed to be taking some haven’t turned up! Charl del Rio is heading there now to collect a couple but she can’t take more – can’t anyone out there help. I know the refuges and shelters are full to bursting, but please can’t someone get the galgos out? And I know, there will be dozens of other needy dogs in there, on death row. But on GN it’s the galgos and podencos we want to save. Other associations are there to take care of rescuing other breeds. And my heart bleeds for all the mixed breed dogs who don’t stand any chance of being saved.
Please, someone help these galgos. Contact Charl del Rio Vera T R
UPDATE 27 11 2010
I now know that 8 of these galgos have been rescued from being killed, unconfirmed that possibly all of them have been.
People ‘on the ground’ in Spain will correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that there have been more abandoned galgos this year than before……..it seems to have been never ending all throughout the non-hunting season. And now there is news just in that upwards of 20 galgos have been taken to the El Paraiso perrera.
Volunteers and associations are working round the clock to save them. Here’s what Charl del Rio says, after her visit to El Paraiso yesterday.
Here’s a message from Cobie, a Dutch volunteer who has travelled to Spain to help at the Scooby Medina refuge.
‘Scooby saved some 75 galgos from the area around Sevilla. A few weeks ago they went picking up some 25 galgos, Last Wednesday another 37 of which you can see the pictures and tomorrow (Tuesday) another 25 are being picked up by Scooby. They come from everywhere, taken from the streets, from gypsy camps, from perreras, also from the bloody perrera from Mairena.
The story of the Galgo Espanol is spreading further afield, and one of the newer associations involved in rehoming galgos is in the Czech Republic. Here is the latest news from them.
‘Hello Beryl,
It has been already a while since we sent you our last e-mail. In the mean time we were very busy, there are more happy endings and more happy dogs in families now. You can take look at their pictures here:
or the same in English
Pro-Galgo have some wonderful T-shirts for sale, to raise funds for the galgos and podencos in their care. Have a look at them on the website, with details of sizes and ordering.
I’ve had a plea from Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo, as the association is desperately searching for a home for this stunning galgo recently rescued. If anyone can adopt him, please get in touch with her urgently. Here’s his story.
RANDY is about 4 years old and was found near a gasstation in the city
of Tarragona, (Catalonya) where no galgo hunting is practiced.
Due to the arrival of loads of travellers in the area, since july we
have rescued in and around Tarragona already 6 galgos, one is still
waiting in the local perrera to come to us but we have 21 dogs here and
it’s impossible to have him until some get adopted.
Does this break your heart or what? To see a beautiful affectionate loving galgo in this state! Luckily Pro-Galgo has come to his rescue. You can read his story and that of another galgo, plus a little Yorkie (whose owner died) on their website.
Pro-Galgo still has 5 of the 28 Jerez galgos in kennels, which costs, and now they have vet bills for these three dogs. They are out of funds. Please, if you can contribute towards any of these costs – 700 euros will cover the fees for microchipping, vaccination, castration – and a dental job on the Yorkie – donate through their website. However small the amount – even £10 or $10 or 10 euros – it will be greatly appreciated.
