This uncontrolled breeding of galgos HAS TO STOP! This is nothing short of rape! Please sign and share the petition.
That is the galgas for the hunters: raped, forced to give birth again and again until they get rid of the dogs when they are no longer useful.
Tragic end for this poor galgo, rescued by Galgos 112 but the vet couldn;t save him. In Almeria, a message received about this galgo was dying in a well.
He may have fallen in looking for shade from the heat, but unfortunately we can’t rule out someone throwing him in. He was immediately transferred to the vet. His body temperature when arriving and being treated was 40º and he was suffering from a failure which had left him in a comatose state, probably due to the intense heat endured (it was 43 degrees in the area) .
Despite the efforts of José Antonio, the centre’s veterinarian, the galgo we named Vesta was not able to survive and has left us.
Vesta was a young galgo, 2 or 3 years old, who had no chip, so it will be very difficult for us to locate the owner.
We could say that this galgo was lucky in that he received the maximum care in his last hours, but there are many Vestas wandering and dying alone. Despite attempts by some to convince us, the reality we face daily shows that these are not isolated cases. We at Galgos 112 will continue to work so that every day the abusers make it harder to get away with it.
How brave are these dedicated volunteers who face and deal with these upsetting situations too frequently.
I received a request from a Podenco adopter living in the Edinburgh area who wanted to meet up with other podenco people to share knowledge, experiences etc. Pam Mcleod of Podencos in Need Scotland got in touch with me to tell me about the Dog Play School in the area. Here’s the story of how it came about.
‘2 years ago I spent the day with 500 dogs in the perrera Tierra Blanca on Tenerife, and so the dream was born. I met Pacita, who, at 11 years old, had been found, heavily pregnant, caught and brought into the perrera, only to deliver 9 pups the following day, all but 2 of whom died to parvo virus. Pacita was still distraught at losing her pups and my heart broke for her. I met Pasha and Nico as well as many nameless hounds and fell in love with them all.
The next month was spent on a vertical learning curve about the practicalities and logistics of rescuing a dog from another country, and getting together the funds to fly Pacita from Tenerife to Edinburgh. Flying Fleeces was born to help raise funds and, after we got her home in February, PINS was born and, with it, the mission to make Scotland, Podenco-Central.
This link will take you to the article which lists the numbers of animals rescued by Scooby Medina and Valladolid in the first 4 months of 2017. Frightening! And donations have dropped off.
Greyhound Rescue Holland does tremendous work supporting Spanish shelters by rehoming rescued galgos in Holland and Belgium. They’ve just added 13 galgos from Galgos del Sur to their website, all looking for forever homes Here’s a message from GRH to everyone who supports them.
THOUSAND THANKS TO OUR DONATORS
Greyhounds Rescue Holland plans to put the fate of the galgoes through the politics (including, together with Animals Today and Dutch Galgo Lobby), like last year’s protest march to the Spanish embassy and this year a visit to the European Parliament.
In addition, we support a number of Spanish shelters that save dogs (getting out of the street, floating from dodging stations, taking away from hunters), taking care of, providing the most necessary medical care, weighting and for adoption.
For the adoptions we are mediating and know a lot of dogs who have found a new home. Great how many people like to give these special dogs a nice home.
All countries suffer from abandoned dogs – irresponsible people who refuse to have their animals neutered and leave it for caring animal lovers to pick up the pieces. The problem for the hunting dogs of Spain especially is overwhelming and it’s getting worse, no matter how hard the rescue associations and shelters try. It’s also getting much harder to home all the dogs…again because many European countries have their own abandoned dog problem.
Here is an article from Scooby which highlights the problem the refuges face. You may not agree with all its contents but all I would say is – don’t criticise if you don’t live with the problem they have.
Occasionally Dogs of Portugal get an abandonded galgo, and here is a little beauty. Meet Lissi, you can read all about her on this link, see a video of her. She’s ready for a forever home, contact Dogs of Portugal if you can offer her a place in your home and your heart.
Be careful, galgo rescue associations, where you send your dogs to forever homes. This lovely Galga was found in Germany. She is blind in one eye, chipped but not registered. Apparently, per chip, she came from Madrid. Per the comments in the original post, the owner was located but no longer wants her. She is now with the Tierschutzverein Kindsbach, so safe. It’s so frustrating that after she should have gone to the sweet life she was let down again.
The abuse of greyhounds in racing never ceases…carried out by those the dogs trust…and who only care about if they make money. Doping is endemic, whatever country greyhound racing happens. In the USA they should know better! Please sign this petition, and share.
Always nice to read a happy ending story – this is Griffen, very much galgo although he is a xbreed. Here’s what his owner Jackie says.
‘Griffen celebrates his awesomeness after being adopted from SOS Animals Spain by me. Second in Best Crossbreed and 5th in Best Rescue at Winslow Show.’
