Last year I published a warning about the result of using Bravecto oral flea and tick treatment on dogs – there is a continuing campaign being run on a facebook page to have it banned. Many contributors have had dogs become seriously ill and in many cases after vets have recommended using it. Here is the link to the article I published about it on my other blog Galgo News.
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ACTIN – Supporting DeAnimals working in animal welfare in Spain
Article on the work of DeAnimals and why ACTIN supports them. DeAnimals’ courtwork costs the firm without recompense, please support them.
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Yo Galgo – the filmaker tells the story
Story with a happy ending for one galgo. Featured on facebook on 1st February – Dia de Galgo.
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Update on Hypatia, the beaten galga.
The strong will to live shown by galgos who survive the terrible treatment inflicted on them by the sub-human galgueros who try to kill them is incredible. From the original pages of Hypatia badly beaten about the head and left for dead – whilst people walked by her on the street and ignored her – to her being rescued by volunteers and now to these latest ones of her feeling well enough to bask in the sunshine and take a walk with her friends.
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Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert, Seville – visit the shelter
Here is a video by Naydene Mitchell who went with a team from the US to Seville and the shelter of FUNDACIÓN BENJAMÍN MEHNERT. They have approx 700 dogs there now.
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Galga Hypatia – video
Here’s a video of Hypatia, now taking a few steps and some food but still very depressed.
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Lawless Spanish Hunters – out of control!
The difficulty for people living in Spain and working in animal rescue is that the hunters consider themselves outside the law! So it takes a lot of courage to denounce an act of animal cruelty, or – as in this case – ban them from hunting on your land near your animals.
Here is a tragic story of the result of one woman’s fight against them.
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1st February – Dia de Galgo
Wonderful poem composed by Anna Schmidt. If you share it, please credit Anna with having composed it.
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Update on Hypatia – galga beaten and left for dead
1/2/2017 – update on Hypatia, just in, google translation.
Good morning! We just talked to the hospital, and they give us good news given the situation of yesterday, it seems that hypatia’s evolving, I already have withdrawn the mannitol that it was the medicine to lower the intracranial pressure because she has done and continues its effect with sueroterapia , two antibiotics, urbason gastric and protector.