People ‘on the ground’ in Spain will correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that there have been more abandoned galgos this year than before……..it seems to have been never ending all throughout the non-hunting season. And now there is news just in that upwards of 20 galgos have been taken to the El Paraiso perrera.
Volunteers and associations are working round the clock to save them. Here’s what Charl del Rio says, after her visit to El Paraiso yesterday.
This galga has been shot in the head. I don’t know the story behind how she was found – I’m waiting for the details – but suffice to say she was still alive when taken to the vet, who at the time of my receiving the photo, was operating to save her.
The hunters in France, where I live, are lethal in more than one way! Around our home and land, their shooting days are Thursdays and Sundays. We keep our cat and dogs shut in the house on those days; the cat is shut in all day, much to her disgust; the dogs are only let out in the courtyard.
Tina Solera has been out catching a galgo again! Seems to be every day there is an abandoned galgo which crosses her path, even 2! And it’s not even near the end of the hunting season. What is wrong, what is happening that all these abandoned galgos are still being found?
This one was in a very poor state; Tina took advice from other experienced volunteers and finally managed to catch him and take him to her vet. (Bear in mind she has young school age children to see to whilst saving galgos!) This is what she says.
Dennis and Sandy are galgos rescued by Tina Solera. They both deserve forever homes. Can you help?
Dennis was abandoned in Murcia. He is aprox 3 yrs, castrated, vaccine rabia and enfermadad, blood tests for leishmania and erchlicia are all negative and he is microchipped. He is loving and affectionate.
Sandy was found living on the streets of Pilar de Horadada and as soon as she entered the refuge she was very happy to have water and food, she was even skinnier than she is now. She had the early stages of filaria, which was caught with treatment and she is now fine.
She loves cuddles and wants constant attention but in a positive way. She doesn’t hassle you, she just pushes her nose into you. She wants to love someone and wants someone to own her 100%. She was always nice with the other dogs but unfortunately one dog bit her tail off, can you see? She walks lovely on a lead also. She really is a very good dog and will make someone a fantastic companion.
If you can offer one of these wonderful deserving galgos a home, please contact Tina
Please take time to read this news from Greyhounds in Nood Belgium, another group who work tirelessly with volunteers in Spain to help the galgos. Regular trips are made by the team to work in the refuges and bring back dogs for rehoming. You will be horrified to see, towards the end, pictures of two galgos, burned alive on wasteground in Madrid, discovered shortly after gitanos had moved out.
Photo of Guillermo Couto, professor at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, examines Cesca the greyhound on Oct. 11, while another greyhound, Aro, looks on.
Last year I posted about a survey being carried out by Ohio State University into diseases in galgos. I contributed my experience with my galga Karmel and pemphigus foliaceous. Here’s a story by Sarah Pfledderer about Dr Guillermo Couto, whose department carried out the research.
Read the latest news about Gandalf, a galgo x, rescued from being killed by Tina Solera, and podenca Mary, rescued by Charl del Rio at a petrol filling station. Gandalf is now in a foster home in Spain, Mary is being fostered by Galgos France. If you can offer either of these deserving dogs a forever home, contact Charl.
Video of Gandalf in his foster home
