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  • 2 young galgos at Galgo Rescue Almeria, looking forward to finding forever homes

    From Sandygalgoslover

    Introducing Lotus (3 years old) and Roquita (2 years old). In collaboration with Friends of Mazarrón Animals, these two sweethearts were finally freed from their previous owners.  For both of them, this marks the beginning of a new future, where they can gradually experience what safety, love, and trust truly mean.

    Lotus still bears the marks of his past: his body shows both old and recent scars. Yet, we’re already seeing the first signs of recovery. With the right care, rest, and patience, he’ll have every opportunity to regain both physical and emotional balance.

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  • From Heaven to Hell – The Story of the Galgo Espagnol

    I’ve been involved in the plight of the Spanish galgo and podenco for 18 years, publicising their plight long before the advent of facebook in 2011.  Not many people outside of Spain knew of the suffering of these wonderful hounds at the hands of the Spanish galguero and podenquero.  Galgos hung from olive trees known as The Piano (this is a rarety now), podencos kept hidden in valleys locked away, let out on hunting days, often starving and dehydrated. (more…)

  • Greyhounds/Galgos make superb Theraphy dogs.

    My first greyhound had such a superb temperament that she became a PAT dog…Pets As Therapy…in the UK and regularly visited an old folks’ home to spend time with the residents, especially those who had been dog owners but couldn’t have a dog in the home.

    Here is a lovely story about a Spanish Galga who is doing a similar job – but this time in New Mexico in a prison.

  • National Geographi Magazine – please write to them

    Danielle Hart, who kindly translated my book into French, has been in correspondence with National Geographic magazine, read world-wide. So let’s help her persuade them to run an article on the plight of the Galgo. Please copy and paste the following letter and email it to rescor@ngs.org and askngs@nationalgeographic.com

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  • Petition to the Spanish Government – their letter in reply

    Just received from Danielle, who translated my book into French.

    ‘I just saw this on The Animal Rescue Site, in response to a petition that was sent to Mariano Rajoy. After receiving over 30,000 signatures protesting the abuse of Spain’s greyhounds, Jorge Moragas, Director of the Office of the Prime Minister, responded with the following letter, translated into English:

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  • Hunting with galgos in Spain – will it ever end?

    Scooby China 250 10 2012From Cobie at Scooby Residencia Valladolid. This poor little galga named China was brought to the Scooby residencia by a galguero because she is obviously very sick. Surely she has leishmaniosis, very much hairloss over her whole body, long nails on her feet which makes walking very painful for her, her eartips completely bare, her back and tail almost bare and a look in her eyes which makes you want to cry for feeling so sorry for her.

    The galguero injected her with all kinds of stuff and gave her tablets, God may know which ones, but of course, that did no good to her so he wanted to dispose her.

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  • Nano Calvo, Hounding Misery, the final chapter

    Earlier in the year I published links to the weblog of Nano Calvo, a truly exceptional photographer who adopted a galgo and wrote his story, Hounding Misery. Nano has now written the final chapter of the story of his galgo, and you can read it here. If you want to read the full story of Hounding Misery, you will find the links to each chapter at the bottom of the page.

  • URGENT – special adoption home needed for Jaen galgo Voyka with Wobbler Syndrome

    You may remember earlier in the year I posted the story of Voyka a young galgo found abandoned, who had co-ordination problems with walking, possibly as a result of a blow to the head. This is an urgent appeal for an adoption for him, to save him going back to the kennels. There was an adoption application but, after extensive research, it was not deemed the right home for him. Because of his physical problems, he needs a really special home, with another dog, where his disability will not cause a problem. This is the report from Lourdes, who has him in her care.

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  • Latest style in Galgo Transport – another survivor from Spain

    Lucho transport 3 250 6 2012Regular readers of GN and those of you who have purchased my book, will remember the story of Lucho, another amazing survivor of the galgo hell in Spain, now living happily in the US. Lucho survived leptospirosis, leishmania and a leg amputation, yet still enjoys life, although he now finds walking any distance with his canine mates can be somewhat tiring. Here’s what his Mom Chris says.

    ‘ Lucho’s difficulty is in walking any distance. He can go several houses up the street, then needs to come back home. Whatever happened to him in Spain that caused him to lose his rear leg resulted in twisting his spine. His back is arched and his hip is abnormal so his one back leg is not strong. He gets around okay…up and down 3 steps to go out to go potty and he gets up on the sofa…..but we can’t very well take the others for a walk and have him home alone howling!’

    So here he is riding in style! Eat your hearts out, galgos everywhere!!

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  • Galga Toscay – waiting for over a year for a forever home

    Toscay Anke 250 4 2012This is Toscay, a beautiful Galga, who is in the Animal In Need shelter for a year and is desperately wanting a home. She’s very timid, but also curious. She is so in need of loving an caring arms around her!! please share for adoption! Video of her
    info: adorable59@gmail.com Reference: 3578

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