Galgo News

  • Norway to ban import of ‘street dogs’ from 1 July 2018

    Norway import of street dogs 400 6 2018
    The Norwegian Defra, Mattilsynet, just released a statement re import of dogs, what they call “street dogs”, defines as dogs from shelters/rescues, dogs without owners, dogs with unknown background. This is very sad news as many UK greyhounds and Spanish podencos are adopted there.

    Main points:

    1. These dogs will no longer be legal to commercially import.
    2. As a private person, you must be able to document that the dog have been owned by you, and lived with you, for minimum 6 months before entering Norway.

    Bascially, this means it is no longer possible to adopt/import a rescue dog from over seas effective from the 1st July 2018

    Background to the change

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  • Petition – stop ‘training’ with galgos behind motorised vehicles!

    Albacete quad and 7 galgos 400 30 5 2018
    Seen in Albacete recently. The local police surprised this galguero who was the driver of a quad dragging seven dogs, galgos. And it’s way past the end of the hunting season in January and the next season doesn’t start till September! Made it to the local news, need more of this publicity!

    Sign the petition now to protest.

    Let the animal abuse STOP, it’s up to us. Let us not use animals to hunt

    I’d like to tie the galguero to the quad bike and ‘train’ him!!

  • Leptospirosis vaccine – is it killing dogs?

    What is Leptospirosis? Read the information on this link.

    The Daily Telegraph recently reported concerns that the Lepto vaccine is killing dogs in the UK. Read the article here.

    DogsFirst – winner of Dragons Den 2013, also has a report on the side effects of the vaccine.

  • Protectora de Scooby to the rescue yet again.

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    News from the Scooby team.

    Last weekend we have traveled to Murcia to collect more animals whose lives were in serious danger.
    The people who rescue them, in the end, always end up getting in touch with us, because despite their multiple appeals, can no other association help them save the lives of these innocent beings?. Total has been 24 dogs, between galgos and podencos. And other animals…….

    The black galgo is one of the picked up dogs this weekend in Murcia, he has a broken leg and a vet gave the owner the advice to kill him ?? because the operation would cost a lot of money and he would probably never be able anymore to run enough fast for hunting…

    Although we have rescued this year various animals with fractures and almost drown in the costs, we can not look the other way and leave this galgo being killed one way or the other?.

    Below are photos of some of the dogs, all ex hunters as you can see.

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  • New arrivals at Scooby – Pachanga galga and 5 puppies

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    Mom Pachanga and her 5 puppies, recent arrivals at Scooby shelter. Plese adopt and share your life with a galgo.

    Contact seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

    www.scoobymedina.org

  • Old and sick galgos fostered by Fermin Perez Martin – all needing forever homes

    I hope you can see this short video, which is on facebook.

    This is the home of Fermin Perez Martin house, full of galgos and in this video they don´t all appear.
    He fosters in his home the oldies and the sick ones untill they recuperate but it´s necesary that they all find forever homes because in the shelter keep arriving oldies and sick ones who need urgently foster and in Fermin’s house there is no more room.

    👉 If you want to give an opportunity to an older dog to spend his or hers last years of life in a comfortable home and give them the love and attention they so deserve but never have received, than send an email to seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

    👉 If you want to help us continue saving lives you can do it in the following ways:
    🔸 Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
    🔸 Donate: https://bit.ly/2KmUlk7
    » Paypal – Edwin@scoobymedina.com

  • I am a Galgo

    I am a galgo,greyhound,
    I am built for speed,
    but now I run from man’s misdeeds
    I do not mind running
    or hunting for you
    That is how I am built
    That is what I do
    But why do you hurt me
    When with me you are done
    You kill or desert me
    When I no longer won
    I am a galgo of soft eyes
    And softer demeanor
    I love all my humans
    And am quite a good leaner
    Please do not throw me away
    In your heart let me stay

    Karen Lyons Kalmenson

  • New to the Scooby shop – t-shirts, mugs, backsacks

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    Do you like our new t-shirts, backsacks and mugs? Soon they will be available in the online store of our website www.scoobymedina.org. Do you not want to wait to make your purchase? Do you want to have any of these items already? Send us an email to tiendascoobymedina@gmail.com and we’ll explain how to do it.

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  • Saturday 9th June 2018 – Manifestation des Galgos in Strasbourg

    I joined the first Manifestation in Strasbourg back in 2012. I’ve only just been sent the information on the above, so too late for me to get to this one. But this link will take you to the details, if any of you can make it. If you do, let me know so I can publish a report on here next week.

  • A Trip to the Dog Park

    Besides the obvious, Humans often ask; What is the difference between a Galgo and a Podenco? I want to explain it by an example:

    A Trip to the Dog Park

    We Arrive;
    The Galgos are running like crazy.
    The Pods welcome every dog, man, tree, blade of grass with endless, constantly changing, body language and facial expressions.

    The First Five Minutes after Arrival;
    The galgos are running like crazy.
    The Pods dig up seventy small animals, they create mounds of undefinable mud, which sticks to everything it touches.

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