Tag: Spain

  • Romeo, saved in April, in danger from a galguero, looking for his forever home.

    Romeo 003 20 09 2010 250 Help, please, anyone in the Torre Pacheco, Murcia, area or anywhere. Tina has been seeking a forever home for handsome galgo Romeo since she rescued him in April. Today she was told that tomorrow he will be given to a hunter!! You can imagine her distress! Common with a lot of the volunteers in the refuges…..saving the galgos only for them to be stolen back for the hunters! Here’s her appeal

    ‘I currently have Romeo in my garden. If I didnt take him today then tomorrow he was leaving with a hunter… i couldnt let that happen. OH MY GOD, husband is going to kill me. So far he is great with Guapo and has been good as gold, out of the refuge he is calmer. he has no microchip, no vaccines and is castrated.

    Please help me, I cant keep him but if he stays in the refuge tomorrow he will be with a galguero.’

    UPDATE Silvia in Valencia rushed to the rescue, Romeo is now on his way to her. If you can adopt this stunning galgo, please contact her.

  • Vincente the Spanish galgo finds his forever home

    Here’s a link to a lovely story about Vincente the Galgo, who has now landed on his feet in his forever home. Lovely story.

  • Greyhounds Rescue Holland – galgo and podenco beauties needing forever homes

    The hunting seasons in Europe are now upon us, and still there are thousands of galgos and podencos in rescue shelters and foster homes, looking for their forever homes. Here are some beauties on Greyhounds Rescue Holland. It’s getting time to start our campaigns to the government of Spain, the provincial governments and the hunting and racing federations to take steps to implement controls on the continued indiscriminate breeding of these beautiful dogs, and their annual disposal. Look out for the next Galgo News campaign over the course of the next month.

  • Celebrating the Galgos in France – 1st Fete des Galgos

    Sunday, 12th September was the date organised for our first Fun Dog Show, Fete des Galgos, Craft Fair, display of classic cars and motorcycles and Have a Go Archery. There should also have been a display of dog agility, but the French club decided not come! Their loss, as everyone had a fantastic day and there have been many demands to repeat the event next year. So, 11th September 2011 is the date and the event will be even bigger. I won’t say better, because everyone keeps saying what a marvellous day it was.

    Our wonderful very experienced dog show Judge, Stephen Moon, tells me his friend Graham, who has offered to judge the show next year, will also be judging at Crufts show in England next year! Can’t get better than that. Stephen said he thoroughly enjoyed his day, said what a lovely attitude the participants had. The show was meant to be fun, and that is exactly what it was.

    So, folks, here’s a picture gallery to share with you. And remember that, on the same day, brave Lisa jumped out of an aeroplane at 5,000 feet over Seville, Spain, to celebrate our day too. If you haven’t donated to her marvellous achievement, please email a Paypal donation to comdelrio@hotmail.com for the association 112 Carlota Galgos.

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  • Abandoned galgo puppies in Seville – foster homes urgently needed, gypsies hovering

    Galgo puppies in Seville 2 Charl 09 2010 250 Urgent message for anyone in the Osun, Seville area – or anywhere!!! These are 9 galgo puppies existing in a railway yard at the side of a road – the gitanos (gypsies) are hovering. There is no sign of their mother. They need to be lifted to safety to foster homes for adoption. It is extremely urgent, hunting is due to start shortly.

    Contact AINOA.21@HOTMAIL.COM
    EN EL TUENTI EN NAZA AGUILAR LEDESMA EN WWW.PROCANI.ORG O EN EL (Spain) 699402423

  • Update on galgo Ruso, victim of a hit & run accident in Murcia

    Ruso xray ventrodorsal 250 200 Update on Ruso, the rough-haired galgo taken to Los Infiernos refuge in Murcia, where Tina is a volunteer. Because the refuge is in difficulties at the moment, we have been working behind the scenes at Galgo News and with GRIN in the US and Silvia in Valencia. Ruso travelled to Valencia where he has been seen by Silvia’s vet and x-rays taken of his injuries. He has a broken hip, which will require an operation.

    Silvia will be sending more news when it is available. Bless this poor boy, he has been in such pain, but now he will get the best of care. Tina has used donations so far to cover his transport and towards the vet fees.
    Ruso with vet 2 250

  • Update on the Cordoba galga

    This is the latest news about the pregnant galga loose in Cordoba.

    ‘She has now given birth to 7 or 8 pups. We have not caught her yet, it takes a lot of people, and a lot of good luck. We need to bring together many volunteers, so far in groups of w, 3 or 4, but still we need a larger team. The fact is that she is very clever and very fast. We don’t want any donations until we catch her, because if we fail in the end, then we will have to return the donations, and that is complicated.

    Thank you very much, greetings, Miriam’

    Fingers crossed for everyone involved.

  • Fete des Galgos – Lisa’s Freedom Jump for Galgos – a busy weekend!

    We had a fantastic Fete des Galgos in France yesterday, pix will be posted later. Lisa had an AMAZING Freedom Jump for Galgos, including a bit of skydiving to begin with, without a parachute. What a Fantastic girl! Here’s the link to the slide show, and if you haven’t already sent some sponsor money to 112carlotagalgos associacion, Paypal Charl now! GOOD ON YOU LISA!

  • Pregnant podenca on a Spanish street – in danger of the hunters

    CRIS 7 SEPT Charl 250 Yet another little lady, abandoned on the streets to survive, with a bellyful of pups! The refuges are full to overflowing, but it’s important to get this podenca off the streets before she has her babies. Hunting is about to start, and it’s a dangerous time for them all to be out and insecure.

    The people who sent the plea for help for her cannot take her in as they already have several cases in the same position but they would finance her journey to another place if a foster home came up

    Contact asbaal.adopciones@gmail.com
    TF. (Spain) 676229686