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  • Galga Valentina at Last Hope Dog Rescue, Murcia

    Last Hope Valentina 250 1 4 2015This beautiful galga is called Valentina. Irene Allen of Last Hope Dog Rescue in Murcia tells her story.

    We rescued this beautiful galga on Valentines day, she found her way up the road towards our finca . She is just over one year old and full of fun,loves giving you kisses and not traumatised at all . She is negative for all med diseases and lives in the house with all our dogs, from small shih Tzu to German Shepherd to many many podencos. We have 49 dogs here now eek!! She is just a wonderful galga.

    If you can offer Valentina the wonderful forever home she deserves, please contact Last Hope. Lasthopedogrescue@outlook.com

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  • Spanish animal rescue association – changing people’s minds

    Interesting article. Another example of how the Spanish are trying to change attitudes to animal cruelty and neglect.

  • Galgos in Training – Seville olive groves

    This video was taken by Luca, president of Anpana, the Italian galgo rescue association currently visiting Pepis Dog Refuge in Pedrera. He took this film on the drive down from the village to the refuge. The second half of the video is taken from Pepis. Check out the speed of the vehicle.

    I witnessed similar ‘training’ when I was there, man on quad bike with 4 galgos. This was made illegal in Andalucia but a couple of years back the Junta rescinded the law.

  • Toledo – galgo victim of a hit and run

    Titan 250Titan is a rescued Galgo found on a highway in the province of Toledo by a volunteer of Apadat. The vet diagnosed that he has two broken legs. We are an association that does not receive any subsidies or aid from any city. We ask for financial aid in order to pay the veterinary costs. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

    To help economically: GLOBALCAJA 3190 4003 2144 7187 1121
    PAYPAL: info@apadattoledo.es Concept: TITAN

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  • French book on galgos – raising funds for Scooby

    For my French readers.

    http://www.lagazettedeslevriers.org/t6724-livre-sur-les-galgos-au-profit-de-scooby-france#159232 En me promenant sur le net, j’ai trouvé ce petit livre sur les galgos. Je l’ai commandé à Marie-Françoise Derache. C’est un livre vraiment très intéressant sur nos amours les galgos . J’ai discuté avec l’auteure, via ma boîte mail. Je vous conseille fortement ce livre. Il est vendu 10 euros + 3 euros de frais de port. Marie – Françoise qui est une femme avec un cœur…gros comme ça, reversera le prix de son livre à Scooby France. Pour chaque achat, il sera reversé 10 euros. Merci pour Scooby de faire une bonne action. Merci d’en parler autour de vous. Voici son adresse mail : palicia49@yahoo.fr

  • Madrid – marching for the hunting hounds of Spain

    Madrid March 250 8 2 2015Hello my friends here you have some photos of the protest which has taken place today in the centre of the city in Madrid “Against galgo and other type of dogs hunting”. It was a success, there were hundreds of people among them, several galgo rescue organisations , animal welfare orgs and also three political parties, Podemos, Pacma and Equo.

    As for the official media, I think we have been put to silence except for the digital site “infolibre”.

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  • ACTIN – animal cruelty exposed through the Courts – why they need your support

    ACTIN Snowdrop 250 8 2013ACTIN can now report on a case of severe maltreatment of galgos which they have been working on since august 2013. This is why they need your support, to pay their legal team fight such cases through the courts. The two galgos are now with 112carlotagalgos and they have sponsors. Charl has asked that any donations for them be sent direct to ACTIN to help them continue their work.

    Viv Wharton reports.

    In August 2013, Actin was alerted to a case of 3 dogs being kept in horrendous conditions. It is hard to prove cruelty and neglect in Spain because of the lack of an animal protection act or an official organisation in Spain. Since Actin’s conception one of its aims is to prove how many cases like this exist and to find the right way to deal with it effectively.

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  • Letter to Senior Galguero – from a survivor

    Charl Noella 250 12 20143 more galgos have arrived at 112carlotagalgos finca. This is a piece of writing by Charl del Rio about Noella.

    Sr.Galguero

    So you thought you would break me. Did you think I’d return?

    I have stood alone, so alone, but I made it!

    You left me in the cold.. sooo sooo cold. Hungry. Sooooo hungry. Have you ever been that cold sr..galguero ? Sooo cold??? Sooo hungry? Have you ever. Ever been so so hungry?

    But you didn’t break me. I made it. I held on.. I fought. I Starved .. but I didn’t let go!

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  • Galga Gabriell – her angels are helping her

    Gabriel 1 250The pressure on Spanish refuges and perreras does not lessen – daily galgos and podencos dumped…here’s the latest one at Pepis Refuge on 30th Novewmber, now named Gabriell. Jane tells the story.

    Once again another beautiful black galga dumped today. (30/11/2014) I hate the word dumped, but what other words can you use? I would say she is no more than 1 year old, she has a swollen front leg and finds it hard to stand on it, so vets tomorrow. Also we noticed blood running down her neck and a small cut where the chip would have been. No surprise there then. She too is quite thin, but we have bathed her neck, put a nice thick coat on her, given her some food and bedded her down for the night.

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  • Neal’s Yard – help Galga Petra

    Neal's Yard Julie 250My friend Julie has organised a Neal’s Yard fundraiser for Pepis Refuge. Take a look at her website here, lots of lovely natural products, to treat/pamper yourself and as gifts for friends for Xmas. I use the foot balm for tired feet(!), joint capsules, lip gloss – all suitable for sensitive skins too. You can order any time.

    One of the dogs you will be helping is Petra, who was recently dumped tied to the main gates with a tight cord round her neck. Jane Brian says it is a long time since they have a dog so terrified of life as Petra. Below you can see the neck cord (against Alan’s hand). If you look carefully behind the blue bed, you’ll see her hiding there. It makes it difficult to clean the kennel as, besides humans, she is terrified of the brush, shovel, water to clean the concrete.

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