This is ZP, a 9 month old Podenco Canario. He’s in the SARA Protectora refuge on Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Unless adopted on mainland Europe, he is destined to spend the rest of his life in the shelter. Read on.
SARA Protectora is the refuge on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. They take in dogs and cats – and the difficulty is rehoming them – very limited on the islands. Here is a guide as to the costs involved in rescuing a dog or cat.
This appeal just in today. ‘Subject: URGENT !!!!! Great danger. Save Mama Galga and babies. ABANDONed Córdoba – arqueologa83@gmail.com
Write to, if you can foster or adopt: arqueologa83@gmail.com
These pups are at high risk, their mom is a galga (still no pictures of her), she is lame in one leg. We assume she has run for food for her babies and
goes in search of food leaving them alone with the risk that entails. Besides that, she goes through an area where there are many hunters and now it has started to rain.
The dumping of galgos continues, increasing now as the hunters abandon the dogs which don’t make it as hunters, breeding bitches etc. Cobie of Scooby asks (on Facebook) ‘Why do they bring them to a perrera where they will be killed after 21 days and not 40 km. further to Scooby where they are safe?? I will never understand that. Anyway, this morning I took from the perrera in Simancas these 3 female beauties which can be taken of from the deathlist now and certainly will be adopted very soon to live a happy life with a loving family. They are young, beautiful and very, very sweet!’
And 8 more in the Gesser killing station, Cadiz; some of them have been reserved. But you can see from the pictures how frightened they are, not understanding why they are there. I suppose the only good thing we can say about the galguerros dumping them at the killing station is that it is better than hanging them, dumping on motorways or dropping down wells.
Two 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.
This galgo has been living for some time on the streets of Sevilla. The people around the area have been feeding him. Recently a van with Romanian gypsies have been passing by and trying to catch him, they deal in dog fighting. The address of the girl to contact is ana-jimenez85@hotmail.com
This 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.
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Hunting in Spain has only just begun and already the slow and sick galgos are being dumped and abandoned. Here’s an urgent appeal for help for a 2-month old galgo puppy in Seville, abandoned tied by a rope to a fence.
Sara found it, she has already two galgos at home, abandoned in the streets, and her partner won’t have another one. Please can any associations help? Thank you.
Contact: (Spain) 650098639 saradivertida@hotmail.com
Greyhounds Rescue Holland have sent the following information.
‘Just after 12 o’clock on 13/10/2011, GRH received a call from the Liotard team that the Written Declaration on Dog Population Management has been supported by more than half of the Members of the European Parliament. Many volunteers across Europe, amongst whom GRH, have lobbied with their MEP’s to get their support.
This Written Declaration asks for Members States to adopt comprehensive dog population management strategies and anti-cruelty laws, with the aim to harmonise animal welfare standards across the European Union. This marks a significant shift to developing EU legislation in this matter.’
Read more here.
This is beautiful Greta, a galga rescued from the killing station, scarred in both body and mind. 112carlotagalgos has healed her and now she is ready for a forever family to continue her care, and with whom she can share her life. Here’s her story, contact Charl if you can offer her forever. UPDATE – Greta has now found her forever home in the UK and will travel there in January.
On the same page, you can also read about the incredible Clara and how she nurtures and helps traumatised galgas like Greta.
One of the most important tools to use in the fight against animal cruelty in Spain – and everywhere else, of course – is educating the younger generations. Many individual associations have their own programmes for doing this – talks in schools and youth centres, visits to refuges, hands-on caring for dogs in ‘out-of-school’ time. Greyhounds In Need have been working on an Education Programme which will shortly be available to associations. Read about it here – wait till the scroll box reaches the heading ‘Our Work In Spain’.
