Galgo News

  • 12 years in the rain and cold – Association Baasgalgo to the rescue

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    So many associations now only use facebook when publicising their work…so I have to trawl their pages to find out what is going on. The founder of Association Baasgalgo, Sandra Baas, moved to the USA a few years ago where she set up a branch but her work in Spain continues with Miguel in charge. Here’s a sad story which occurs all to often…

    ‘When an image is worth more than a thousand words…

    This is all Margarita had to get out of the rain and the cold… 12 years tied to a chain, 12 years of misery…

    Our volunteer Eva was able to get her and she is now in one of our shelters while waiting for that home that she deserves so much in retirement, hopefully for her the best in the world.

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  • Petition to sign for the galgos

    Another petition to sign about the abuse of galgos.

  • Introducing a 2nd or 3rd dog into your household

    Read the full article here.

  • Black is beautiful – galgo Castano at Scooby

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    Meet Castano, a stunning black beauty with Scooby. It’s been a long journey for him to get where he is today…ready for adoption. If you can offer him a forever home, please get in touch with Scooby direct.

  • To crate or not to crate a dog?

    Interesting article on how to teach your dog to use a crate. Apart from transporting dogs in vehicles/planes or possibly a dog shows, I am not a believer in using crates otherwise…particularly ‘toilet training’ a dog. I have had dogs all of my 70 years and have never had problems toilet training a dog without resorting to a crate. I knew one woman who crated her Weimaraners whenever I visited because she couldn’t control them! In my book, that was because they weren’t trained to behave. On another occasion I was told by a third party that a galgo I had rehomed was being crated and the children allowed to poke fingers at him! He was fine with the children and other dog when I did home tests/checks…to this day I don’t know why she crated him…I didn’t ask because I was so angry! Needless to say, I simply messaged that he was to be brought back to me immediately. Was fine with the grandchildren in his thereafter forever home.

    We all have our own opinions on this subject, these are simply mine.

  • Deanimals in Murcia – always fighting for animal welfare

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    I’ve written in the past about Deanimals of Murcia, the lawyers who take on prosecution cases of animal welfare and run training courses for lawyers, police, judges, veterinarians and anyone else involved with animals, training them to carry on in all corners of Spain the work Deanimals pioneered. Founding lawyer Raquel tells me she now has many lawyers doing similar work around Spain and the Canary Islands.

    This story is about an aspect of their work…it’s not about galgos, it’s about circus animals. I have always abhorred the use of animals in circus, especially ‘wild animals’…travelling all over the place, in cramped conditions, being forced to perform unnatural acts.

    There was outrage in Paris recently when a rare white tiger from a circus was shot dead after escaping from its prison. my research shows that in October 2015 France had no ban on wild animals in travelling circuses, of which there are many in France. Further research now states there are 65 communes in France which ban wild animals in circuses. Sadly the one in which I live in 79, and surrounding communes, does not.

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  • Happy 2018 to all my readers

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  • Happy New Year to you all

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    From my canine gang Carmela, Bebe, Polar and Bracken – Wishing all my readers only good things in 2018…and wishing for an end to all animal cruelty…well, one can wish!

  • Scooby Protectora – their work never ends…please support them

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    This month there are more galgos arriving at the Scooby shelter, several dogs in very poor condition or with health problems, this 4-month old puppy and another tiny abandoned puppy with rickets in its front legs…needing medicine and special food.

    Here’s one of the galgos, malnourished and full of wounds. How can anyone let a dog get in this state?! And galgueros claim to love their dogs!!

    When he recovers will need a family that will care him as he deserves and give him a lot of love ❤.
    Contact: seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

    Please, help us to keep working for them:
    🔸 Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
    🔸 Donate: http://bit.ly/2donat

    Thanks!!

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  • A galgo’s wish

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    Drawing by Paco Catalan