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  • Closing down a bad perrera – creates more problems than it solves

    Mairena perrera death row 4 1109 250Closing down a perrera does not solve any problems, it simply creates more problems. Many perreras keep the dogs and cats on death row in reasonably clean conditions, with food and water. They are also happy to allow adoptions of the animals, to give them a second chance of life. Other perreras keep the animals in atrocious conditions, as we know from publicity on the Internet.

    At the end of the day, improving the conditions for animals in the bad perreras should be the priority, not closing them down. I posted a link to an appeal organised by a third party to close down Mairena perrera but stated that I did not agree with it. Comments further down the post also confirmed that other people agreed there are preferable solutions.

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  • Petition to sign – close down Mairena del Aljarafe killing station

    Mairena 9 23 01 2011 210This is a petition currently running to close down Mairena killing station, because the dogs which end up in there are kept in horrendous dirty conditions, starved…etc. Here’s the link. The information required is

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  • Save a child? Save a dog? Either way, you save a valuable life.

    Zaragoza perrera galgo 250 12 2011I took this off Facebook today. Please read this article with an open mind before taking the familiar and very unfortunate question: “With the children who are starving, let’s save a dog ? “.Yes, there are many children who die of hunger, but, fortunately, not in Spain.

    In Spain one hundred thousand dogs are abandoned each year. With the advent of the crisis, kennels and shelters have been saturated. And this epidemic of dropouts shows me what I already knew: if you buy a dog as one who buys a bag, pay for a puppy just because the breed has become fashionable, it is as likely to leave as you stop wearing the bag when season pass.

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  • Two stunning galgos looking for forever homes – Galgos del Sol in Murcia

    Lobo 2 250 Tina 10 2011Two stunning galgos rescued by Galgos del Sol in Murcia, looking for their forever homes – Lobo and Mario.

    This stunning boy is Lobo, Tina says ‘He was reserved and then his home fell thru so poor sod has been in a kennel now for 4mths or so. He is approx 1yr-18mths, negative for diseases, great with other dogs, great with people, loves to play and as you can see he is sooooo handsome. His name is Lobo (wolf in english) as he has lovely yellow/greeny eyes.

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  • Scooby Medina, Pro-Galgo – the truth about life in Spain

    Pro-Galgo – illustrating life for a galgo in Spain, and still the hunters and politicians deny this happens every year. Where are their heads stuck? Up their backsides!

    Tribute to Fermin Perez of Scooby Medina

    Life in Scooby Medina – these galgos are still there – and now hunting has begun again. How many thousands more of these beautiful ‘disposable dogs’ have been born to compound the problem.

    Don’t forget, Scooby really welcomes volunteers – make volunteering in a Spanish refuge your next holiday.

  • Slovenia Sighthound World Auction started 29th August – raising funds for Scooby

    Slovenia Sighthound World 250 There’s an auction running this week on Facebook organised by Slovenia Sighthound World to raise funds in response to the Scooby appeal. Whilst the information is not in English, you can quite clearly see the beautiful items on offer. Larisa of SSW says

    ‘If people from abroad want to bid and need more information about the auction or the items offered, in English language, if they contact us on galgo@hrtjisvet.org and we will gladly assist them. Information about the payment and delivery will be discussed individually, after they place an offer. Payment for the items will be via paypal and the items will be sent via DHL or other post services, but the postal charges must be paid by the people to successfully bid the item. If you need some other information, please email us.’

  • Financial crisis at Scooby Medina, Spain! Bid on their Facebook Auction before 21st August 2011

    Scooby 250 08 2011 The animal shelters in Europe are really feeling the effects of the recession and financial crisis. Scooby Medina is one of the oldest and largest animal rescue association in Spain, and now they are in crisis. Here is the news from their website as of 12th August 2011. Link to their Facebook Auction here

    Critical Situation at Scooby

    Dear Friends,

    The situation at Scooby is absolutely desperate. Our shelter is completely full with 500 dogs and our adoptions have decreased significantly due to the economic crisis. We urgently need to rehome our animals.

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  • Escape from Jerez killing station – forever together in the UK

    Holly in jerez 12 2010 In the middle of December I posted one of many appeals about galgos dumped in Jerez perrera for killing – the Spanish hunting season was only half over! An email arrived in my Inbox from a lady in the UK who had her eye on one of the galgas and asking if I could arrange contact with someone nearby Jerez/Cadiz who could rescue her. As I’d already asked for a young one to be rescued for me, wheels were set in motion. The galgas were reserved – 3 and a puppy, and 112carlotagalgos travelled to the perrera to collect the dogs.

    One of them, beautiful Risa, came to me for foster and rehoming – she is now with a lovely lady in northern France. Sadly the puppy became very ill and died. Holly, as the cream galga was named, was put into kennels, as was the other galga – who was very timid and lacking in confidence.

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  • Santa Olalla, Toledo – Galgo puppies murdered and left in the street

    Dead puppies road 250 3 July 2011 SANTA OLALLA: GALGO PUPPIES… killed in cold blood and left on the street.

    Mary says, ‘This afternoon when I walked with my puppies I’ve found these galgo puppies greyhound ….. dead. They dDo not seem to have been run over, rather someone killed them.

    No one has been to take them, I just want to know if something can be done to find who did it. Whoever the bastard is who has done, deserves a lesson. They have no right to do this to poor animals …..

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  • Hanged galga in Toledo – saved! Trapped galga in Toledo – saved! Please help with vet fees

    Hanged galga 2 Bea June 2011 190 This galga was hung last week. Luckily she was rescued before she died, and is now in the care of L’Europe des Levriers.

    Her trachea was severed by the thin rope around her neck and her lungs were very infected. Her neck had two holes from the trachea and worms and lots of shit were inside. The most complicated was that there were also very thin bots in the wound.

    The galga was also suffering from a undernourishment and her liver and her kidneys had infection.

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