Scooby have just taken another 24 galgos back to the refuge at Medina. By my reckoning, that’s over 200 galgos in just one month! Read about it here, and please help by finding forever homes for them.
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Eurogroup for Animals – latest news on companion animals
Latest news from Eurogroup for Animals in respect of companion animals – which unfortunately does not include hunting dogs. But we can keep up the pressure on them, for those of us who have galgos and podencos as companion dogs. Please sign up for their newsletter and put pressure on them.
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Cuenca galgo murdered February 2013
On 16th February 2013 in Horcajo de Santiago, Cuenca, this galga was brutally beaten and shot with pellets, in public. NOBODY did anything for her. By the time the Guardia Civil came, she had died. People watched and walked by as every blow was struck! Imagine her suffering! How can the person who did this and those who turned away from helping save her live with themselves! This is Spain, an ‘civilised’ Western European country, not a Third World country!
There is an appeal for witnesses so the murderer can be punished and also a petition to sign. Please support it.
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Portuguese Galga Joy – waiting for her forever home
Introducing galga Joy, abandoned on the streets in Portugal, rescued by Portugal Dog Rescue, who also rescued Estrela, and is in foster with Gabi, who describes her character.
‘Joy is a wonderful reddish brown colour, 2 years old. She was very sad and thin, with bad skin when she arrived. She is affectionate and playful, walks well on the lead, but is still nervous out on the street. She also tested positive for leishmania, but this was soon treated and now she is on 150mg Alopurinol twice a day. She will need to be tested again in 6 months’ time.
Oh, I love this dog, just look at her!’
If you can offer Joy the forever home she deserves, please contact Portugal Dog Rescue or Gabi
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Galgo Chapapote – stolen 4 years ago – just discovered
One of the articles in my book on the Galgo Espanol is about theft of galgos. Now you might wonder why ever anyone would steal a galgo when they can be picked up for nothing on the street. This story will explain. Thank you to Greyhounds Rescue Holland for the translation. Watch the video here.
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Scooby – galgo adoption and educating the young Spanish
Scooby English blog – update on adoptions of dogs from Scooby, plus the work they do in schools to educate the younger generation of Spanish.
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Scooby English Blog – update from Fermin on the galgo situation
Back home after a week in the UK with my son and grandsons, and my daughter. So now, a few news items for you.
Please check out the Scooby English blog, here’s the latest from Fermin. This year seems to be even worse for disposal of galgos by the hunters. And remember, Scooby need the money to feed, passport and sterilize all these hounds, plus finding forever homes for them.
Meet Zare – another young survivor
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Sighthound Underground – SHUG – helping home hounds in America
SHUG – Sighthound Underground – is another new association in the USA involved in helping sighthounds, including galgos. Here’s what the director Michael says.
‘Yes, we just formed this past December 2012 and are just getting started. We’ve rehomed one dog so far and have a Galgo currently in fostercare. I need to get both of them up on the website and I will use your other suggestions, too as we work on our content! (I suggested when you formed, which shelters in Spain you support, news stories, rehoming stories, what donations are used for.)
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Galgos lost – in Spain!
Caroline very kindly went through my list of galgo and podenco associations and sorted it out into countries and weeded out the ones which were duplicated. I’m working through making all the Internet links, which means visiting each website briefly. And I have to say I am not impressed by the number of lost galgos posted on some of the French and Spanish websites! The number of galgos needing homes is overwhelming – thanks to the lack of breeding control in Spain – and the number being adopted is also huge. To such an extent that, for quite a while, I have been concerned that some associations are not rigid enough in their requirements on a home check, and do not emphasise enough to adoptants that they cannot let the dogs run free….not for months in most cases and in some cases, never! I won’t mention which associations, but I have to admit to being surprised at one or two advertising lost galgos!
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Ban Hunting with Galgos – please sign
Please sign this cause, to ask Spain to ban hunting with galgos.