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  • Dying at the side of a Spanish railway – please help the puppy saved by El Albergue

    Puppy 1 250 El Albergue 08 2011 You will remember the story of Esperanza, the badly beaten galga rescued from a garbage bin and being rehabilitated by El Albergue. They have sent an appeal for help to pay vet fees for a little puppy with a broken leg, dying at the side of the railway. It’s not a galgo or podenco, but if you have it in your heart to donate towards the vet fees to help this little soul recover, please click on Donar

    Here’s the story. If you go to ‘Translate’ at the top right hand side, you can choose your language.

  • Toledo hanged galga – L’Europe des Levriers helps heal her wounds

    Campanilla EDL 190 08 2011 Do you remember the story of the hanged galga saved by Letitia and taken to the home of Cristina, vice president of L’Europe des Levriers? Here is the latest news about her.

    She is now called “Campanilla” (Bell in Spanish) and she lives in home in Cristina in Madrid. It is the poor galga who was hanged and Leti found wandering the streets of a village near Toledo. The rope had cut her neck under the trachea and she was suffering from severe malnutrition. The veterinarian of Toledo did an excellent job of repairing her wounds to pepare her for transporting to a Madrid clinic where Cristina could look after her. She remained there a week and last Monday she went to Cristina’s home.

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  • Spanish hunters – another way to kill a galgo!

    Danea 250 EDL burnt acid The ever resourceful galgueros are always coming up with ideas of how to maltreat their loyal and long-suffering galgos L’Europe des Levriers reports on two cases which will make you weep for the pain these poor galgos suffered.

    A miracle – recently two galgas managed to find their way to a shelter while they were dying. No doubt attracted by the smell of the food for the dogs, they walked a long way, under extreme suffering, relying on their survival instincts.

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  • Malaga holidays? Behind sunny beaches and bars, life is tough. Please help

    Do you go to Malaga on holiday? Do you know the fight for life which goes on there – behind the beaches and bars? 112carlotagalgo is a small association which has been fighting for years for a better life for the Spanish galgos and podencos. They have dogs waiting for their forever homes now, here is the current position about two of them, Nora the Galga and Angela the Podenca.

    Nora 250 charl july 2011 ‘The photo doesnt do her justice as to the delicate figure that she is. This is Nora! she weighs in at 15.kilos 70 a slight shadow of a galga. Brindle, scars and wounds.. she came to us on Thursday.

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  • Hunting in Spain, on horseback, with dogs –

    Galguera on horseback 250 Federacion Madrid de Galgos 2011 This link is to a Spanish hunting federation. Whilst I curse every breath these men and women take, if you watch the video, you will see what hunting with galgos is all about. Not only does a hare have to run for its life, but the bloody hunters riding horses….knacker the horses’ feet and legs on the hard ground – the horses will feel so much pain after the gallop and they are probably lame for weeks, if not permanently. More horse meat for the Italian market? (Apologies to my Italian readers, but where else will the knackered horses go?) Hey, and you horse riders like me, what sort of crap riding seat has this woman hunter?!! Seat too far back on the saddle, so pressure on the horse’s kidneys, legs too short for a gallop, toes pointing forward, not sitting balanced in the centre of the saddle……grrrrrr – crap rider.

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  • Looking for accommodation in Spain?

    As I said once before, sometimes my headings can seem somewhat contrary to what I could put, but I’m after the search engines picking up the posts and hopefully educating people who might be thinking of holidaying in Spain that there is a dark side to many parts.

    Perreras of Spain

    http://www.perrerasdenunciadas.es.tl/

    http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.195460073833153
    http://www.mundoanuncio.com/anuncio/no_los_compres_adoptalos_estan_en_una_de_las_peores_perreras_de_espana_olivenza_badajoz_muriendose_en_las_propias_jaulas_1172329943.html

    http://stopalmaltratoanimal.blogspot.com/2010/07/perreras-de-espana-la-verguenza.html

    Thanks to Judy for sending this one to me.

  • Palencia – sign the Spanish petition – Amigos de Milord

    This is a Spanish petition raised by the association Amigos de Milord. This is the link to the petition. If you highlight the page and right click, then click on Translate, you can read it in English. If you then click on the weblink at the bottom of the page – this one – you can read about the association and the work it does in Palencia.

  • Accommodation in Malaga? Greta has found an excellent place!

    Greta 1 250 Tina July 2011 This is a story about a rescued galga who is in the care of Charl and Dioni in Malaga. She was rescued in Alicante and is now in Malage for rehabilitation. Greta’s story in Charl’s words.

    ‘Introducing Greta!

    It’s taken me time to write about Greta, its common when we receieve a galgo to write about them, but Greta .. Greta while all galgos have a story Greta drew me in and needed to be understood before I could write anything about her.

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  • List of contact details for the hunting federations

    Club Nacional del Galgo Espanol
    C./ Alta 5
    Appartado de correos 75
    14640 Villa del Rio
    Córdóba
    Espana

    Federación de Galgos de Castilla y Léon
    Appartado de correos 407
    47400 Medina del Campo
    Valladolid
    Espana

    Federación Andaluza de Galgos
    Isla de la Cartuja
    Estadio Olimpico, Torre Suroeste
    Puerta E – 1a, Plata oficina 9
    41092 Sevilla
    Espana

    Federación Madrilena de Galgos
    C. / Ventura Rodriguez 5
    entpl. Izda
    28008 Madrid
    Espana

    Club Nacional del Galgo Español
    Teléfono de Atención al Socio (de 19.00 h. a 21.00 h.)
    e-mail: info@galgoes.com

    Federazion de Andaluzia de Galgos
    amador@federacionandaluzadegalgos.com

    Federazion de Galgos de Castilla y Leon
    info@galgosfcyl.com
    galgosalada@hotmail.com

    Correo postal:

    Apartado de correos 407
    47400 Medina del Campo
    Valladolid

    Federazion Castila la Mancha Galgos

    http://www.federacioncmgalgos.com/contacto.htm

    Federacion Madrid de Galgos

    info@galgosmadrid.com

  • Rufo & Ken, two galgos with Galgo Connection Spain – seeking their forever homes

    Rufo eye infec pup -4 190 This little chap has been named Rufo. He was found abandoned, suffering from a serious eye infection which rendered him blind. He was rescued and taken into the caring hands of Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain. His eye infection has been treated, his eyes are much improved – as you can see from these photos – although he is still receiving medication to clear the infection completely. Now he needs his forever home.

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