From a post by Jack Leonard on my Save the Galgos page on facebook
‘This coming weekend of January 10 will begin the long awaited Spanish National Championship for the Galgo in the village of Madrigal de las Altas Torres. Thousands upon thousands of galgos have been competing this season all for the foolish dreams of their owners that they will produce the Champion of Spain. The competition is now down to a handful of dogs and the excitement is building.
Link to the article – when will they include the podencos too!!! If anyone can write to the Daily Mail and protest the podencos suffer just the same, please do. I’m laid up at the mo with a damaged back.
As you know, I publicise the work ACTIN do on behalf of all animal rescue associations in Spain, trying to improve the lot of the abandoned and maltreated animals. Here is a word from the founder Viv Wharton.
Happy New Year and a big thank you to the many who have helped us. We thought you might like to see what you have helped Actin Association achieve in 2014
It has been just over one year since Actin responded to the many worrying calls of eyewitness accounts regarding a local pound. We ended up rescuing so many dogs and it was such a task without having a rescue shelter, with no funds and with the animals having unexpected illnesses. Thankfully our supporters responded to our calls for assistance, because without them we would not have had a chance. In hindsight we would have been under less pressure, had we been better equipped and prepared but we acted with our hearts and when we saw the faces of those dogs, we could not leave them behind to suffer.
I defy you not to shed a few tears – as I have – when you read this moving story. remember, Scooby needs donations to feed the hundreds of dogs and other animals in their care.
Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville – over 70 dogs to clean and feed – and get adopted!
2015 – the start of a new year – in the first week 2 puppies and 4 galgos have been dumped at the gates, one of the galgos in bad condition. The situation is desperate – it costs 700 euros/month to feed the dogs. Please help Jane and Alan – sponsor and donate here. And anyone willing to organise fundraising, please get in touch. Anyone do car boot sales in the UK? Please help!
Reported a couple of days ago on my facebook page Save the Galgo. (google translation)
The Guardia Civil imputa two people of villacarrillo, for a alleged offence of treatment and neglect of animals in household.
The benemérita, last day of 17 December, localizó a bitch race greyhound, about three years of age, which had clear signs of malnutrition, which were suppose to be found in a state of neglect, so that it was collected by a patrolling the mirror and sitting on a provisional, in the local offices of the excmo. Town Hall villacarrillo ( jaén ) where it stood under care vets, until the day of 20 November, that was his death.
Europa – Animal Health & Welfare
Live animals, pets and non-commercial
And we all know that the ruthless traffickers won’t take a blind bit of notice!
236 rescued/rehomed hounds walked in Hylands Park on 1st January 2015! What a marvellous day.
Charl and I have been good friends since 2007 when I founded Galgo News and Charl wrote publicity articles for Inland Trader and other journals, about the plight of the galgos. I’ve been pleased to support her along her journey to the stables where her first rescues were housed, to the finca in Alhaurin. We even rescued her horse Bailey together, saved from the cruel hands of a gitano. An incredible journey and a story of total devotion to the galgos, and some podencos.
The lease contract on the finca is now coming to an end and 112carlotagalgos has been lucky to be able to take on a long-term rental on a finca just down the lane from the current one.
