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  • Help Mayhew International – protest to the Junta of Andalucia

    Mayhew International is shocked at the news from Andalucia, Spain. The regional govt there have recently passed legislation to authorise the training of Galgos (greyhounds) tied to motorised vehicles! If you lodge a protest against this barbarism please go to the regional govt’s website: www.juntadeandalucia.es/informacion/contacto.html

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  • Protests in Spain 25rh March 2012 – Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia and more

    Protest 1 250 25 3 2012 Galgos sin FronterasOn Sunday 25th Mawrch 2012 at 1800, animal rights campaigners took to the streets in towns and cities throughout Spain to protest against the cruelty inflicted on animals in the name of tradition and fiestas. Here’s a translation the story.

    Madrid, March 25 (EFE). – Citizens of 31 Spanish cities organized through social networks have come this evening simultaneously on the street with their pets to seek tougher penalties for animal cruelty under the Criminal Code referred to in the “Second People’s Initiative not to animal abuse.”

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  • Malaga – walking the streets in Protest

    Malaga protest group 1 250 2 2012Traffic in Malaga was today brought to a standstill when animal lovers in Andalucia took to the streets to protest about animal cruelty in Spain and in particular the plight of the galgos at the hands of the hunters. It’s at this time of year that the galgueros get rid of their dogs – upwards of 50,000 every year. The protestors wore black, many of the dogs wore black collars and scarves. Well done, everyone.

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  • Protest in Madrid 23 October 2011 – PACMA need your support

    Esdaw - protest in Madrid 190 23 10 2011This news received from Esdaw.

    Now the Spanish government are trying to introduce an animal ‘protection’ law. If it goes ahead, they will fine anybody found feeding stray dogs or cats. Strays will be able to be euthanised 3 days after entering a compound.

    PACMA are organising a protest against this new law on Sunday, 23rd October in Madrid. If anyone is going, any associations protesting elsewhere, please be sure to let me know.

    Please SHARE far & wide!

  • Chinese DO eat dogs and cats, including Irish greyhounds if we don’t STOP IT!

    This interesting information was in a comment today on Galgo News, which explains the horrors awaiting Irish and UK greyhounds exported to China. Darrell Leathen explains.

    ‘I am an Australian greyhound trainer and am appalled at irish g/racing for even contemplating exporting dogs to china, they kill and consume over 2 million cats/dogs per annum… they equate eating dog to an american eating a hotdog, someone ought to inform them they are made from lips and cheeks.. this cannot be allowed to happen and i will proposition greyhound racing victoria to speak with greyhound racing ireland to stop this abhorent exercise…we do not eat our mates/ BAN THIS PRACTICE’

    Please include this information in any of your protest letters.

  • China eats greyhounds today, galgos tomorrow? Letters needed

    Please see the Sunday Times UK article below. Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK now need all our supporters globally to please write to the IGB (Irish Greyhound Board), the Irish Department of Agriculture and the ISPCA (Irish Society for the
    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to vehemently protest about this immediately! We’ve already voiced fears that Australian greyhounds end up as food in Far East Asia.Greyho

    Please email the following people below to urge them to stop this horrific idea immediately, the fate of many Greyhounds lay in the hands of the Irish
    Greyhound Board and the authorities that allow this to go ahead.

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  • Tesco Dog Racing Voucher – another letter to send – please join in

    Another letter to send to Tesco to protest about Dog Racing Vouchers being offered to customers. Thank you to Sonya Ward for this one.

    Email it to

    John Tostevin, Customer Relations Manager, Tesco Freetime Ltd
    Customer.Relations@TescoFreetime.com
    Deborah Gilbert, Customer Service Manager, Tesco Customer Service
    customer.service@tesco.co.uk

    customer.services@tesco.ie

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  • Racing Dogs Protection Act – an official proposal

    This website has been sent to me by a supporter, please read and take action where requested. A point to note; WSPA are supporting this, yet they abandoned the cause of the galgos back in 2002/2003 and, according to the latest response I received from them, they have no plans to take the matter up again.

  • Tesco supermarkets encourage greyhound racing – letter template to send to protest

    Please support the campaign to stop Tesco supermarket from offering a Dog Racing Voucher to encourage people to go to watch greyhound racing. If you haven’t already written, here’s a template letter. Please, everyone, wherever you live, support this campaign. See end of post to read the original circular message.

    · Call Clubcard free on 00800 00 59 16 88 to protest in person or

    · send an email to customer.services@tesco.ie ,seamus.banim@tesco.ie, lorraine.shiels@tesco.ie,

    . write to Tesco Ireland ,Gresham House,Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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  • Join the Protest – Stop Greyhound Racing at Towcester Racecourse (UK)

    Please help stop proposed ‘Towcester’ Greyhound track in UK. Worldwide protests needed now to stop Greyhound abuse before it starts. We cannot emphasize the importance of this very urgent appeal to try and stop this Greyhound track from proceeding.

    We are asking every supporter GLOBALLY to help us close this track before it opens. If you care about dogs then please take action today, before it’s too late! If you live abroad, please email Andrea Leasom MP

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