You remember the story of Estrela, the galga maltreated by an alcoholic and his heroin addict wife – many of you good people donated to pay for special milk feed for Estrela to be able to feed her pups, and have medication for pneumonia, and she was eventually allowed to be taken by Teresa to her shelter. Estrela now needs a foster or, even better, an adoption family. Here is what Ines says.
Tag: save the galgo
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Galgo Ini, due to die in Cordoba – can anyone save him?
This rough-haired galgo is Ini, he’s in Cordoba for killing. He is a gentle hound, good character, gets along with other dogs and cats. If anyone can take him, please contact
Contacts: Virginia: dejanhuella@gmail.com (Montilla, Córdoba) # Carmina: carminalvarezrea@gmail.com (Sevilla) (Carmina speaks v good English) Tele Spain 615 245 723
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The Galguero and his hounds – the story of of two galgos
Another piece of emotive writing from Charl del Rio of 112carlotagalgos, this time about two new arrivals at the shelter in December.
‘The count down is done and the galgos are free, chasing the chase of the hare who runs free. Whoever said that this was a sport, for a sport is something that two should play, who asked the hare if he wanted to die today?
It’s here that these galgueros walk back empty handed, not all but some who have decided that their galgos just don’t make the grade. Some having traded out, thinking others have beter dogs. A galgo is flesh at the end of the day to these galgueros, not a living creature who has feelings, a concept which only they have as consolation to such cruelty.
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Cordoba galgos – abandoned, injured, starving, needing help
It never stops raining sick and injured galgos in Spain! This poor abandoned galgo is in Talavera, Cordoba, possibly with a broken leg, very scared, very lame. In a pile of rubble with no shelter, in the rain. Can anyone take it urgently. Contact adopcionesasha@gmail.com
And this young galga is on the streets in Cordoba, abandoned and malnourished, luckily so far has avoided injury on the road. El Arca de Noe Cordoba want to save her, but urgently need a foster home. They’ve named her Lara Contact elarcadenoecordoba@gmail.com
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Villarejo, Salvanes – hunters disposed of hounds
The hunters continue to deny that they kill their dogs when they have no more use for them. I have seen wells in from which live galgos have been rescued…here’s the story of another one rescue alive, but others which were not so lucky. Again, this is an Internet translation, no time to correct the grammar, but you will understand the story!
A live galgo was rescued from this well, along with the remains of other dead dogs, which were put into bags and carried a locator chip that allowed the agents to identify the owner of the dogs through the College of Veterinary Surgeons , who certified the animal rescued and the remains of one that appeared in the bag belonged to same owner.
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Please sign petition – Close Mairena killing station!
My heart is very heavy. I have mainly only bad news coming in from Spain at the moment – stupidity of Spanish authorities, sickening cruelty of the ‘inhuman’ species, and the suffering of all dogs in perreras. I have long publicised the Mairena perrera in Seville province, Andalusia, as one of the worst in Spain – indeed 3 or 4 years ago volunteers were stopped from taking photos of dogs needing help, because of the bad publicity. Why feed a dog you are going to kill?
Please sign this petition – if we do nothing, nothing will change – if we sign, we might make a change. Please ask everyone you know to sign. Below is an Internet translation into English; sorry, no time to correct grammar but you get the gist!
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Dog Traffikers – Spain to Italy!
It’s not always good news, when appeals have been circulated about galgos in killing stations – that they are then ‘adopted’! Depending on the killing station, some of the dogs are taken into the care of rescue associations – such as from SOS Badajoz, Zaragosa, to name but two. But others, such as Mairena, don’t care, they are simply happy to accept a payment of about 30 euros/dog, no matter where the dog goes.
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Scooby visits Cuenca, Madrid and Valladolid – dozens of galgos given the chance of life!
Is anyone counting how many galgos have been saved by Scooby? Thee are over 600 animals at their centre in Medina del Campo, plus dozens more at the kennels in Valladolid. And now the Scooby team have been helping Pilar at Cuenca – too many galgos for the space there – read the amazing story of the saving of over 40 galgos and a podenco.
Please remember Scooby this Christmas – the team won’t have a day off – the dogs need cleaning and feeding and exercising, medication etc. And if you are kind enough to donate to them, please don’t be upset if you don’t get a personal ‘thank you’. Read here. Because the staff are just too busy seeing to the animals! Huh?
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More information on Leishmania treatment – Portugal Dog Rescue shares
Further to the article on treatment for Leishmania, Portugal Dog Rescue (Estrela and the galgos) share their experience of different treatments for one of their galgas, Joy. Always good to be able to share information.
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Catalunya hunter fined 19,000 euros for maltreating dogs
This is a report from the Pro-Galgo Spanish website, of a case which occurred in October 2012 in Catalunya, where a hunter was fined 19,000 euros and banned from keeping animals for 5 years for mistreating his dogs. It happened at a farm in Montcada i Reixac. Altarriba Foundays says it is the highest penalty imposed in Catalunya for this type of crime.
Fine of 19,000 euros for a hunter who mistreated his dogs on a farm of Montcada i Reixac. He has also been banned from keeping animals for five years.
Altarriba Foundation says it is and the highest penalty imposed in Catalunya for a similar case