Here is the latest update from Fermin on the rescue of between 100-150 galgos at the El Galgo Senior refuge near Alicante.
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Stories in brief
Two badly injured galgos dumped in a perrera, and taken in by 112carlota galgos – Ebro, the more sick of the two – is on the road to recovery; both his broken front legs are now in pins and he is being nursed at the finca.
Jade – after a promising start, became seriously ill last week and the vet and Charl made the ultimate decision yesterday. RIP Jade.
As one door closes, another one opens for Carly, saved from being killed last week and arriving at the finca today.Scooby Medina have taken in Gala, a black and white galga abandoned in Andalucia – both front legs so badly broken that the bones were sticking out.
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Scooby takes the El Galgo Senior galgos after Pat tragically dies.
After a tragic accident, El Galgo Senior association in Alicante lost their president Pat. Scooby have stepped in to take over 100 galgos from their shelter. Scooby now needs the funds to transport the galgos from Alicante to Medina del Campo, so please donate if you can help. Even better, off to adopt one! contact Scooby direct at www.scoobymedina.com.
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Apologies
for the lack of news at the moment. I am in the UK arranging palliative care for my mother in law, have restricted access to a computer and the Internet, and no facility for uploading photos. I am due to return to my home in France on 19/20 January – so long as the snow here in the UK has thawed and disappeared!
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Portuguese galga Estrela needs your help again
You remember the story of Estrela, the galga maltreated by an alcoholic and his heroin addict wife – many of you good people donated to pay for special milk feed for Estrela to be able to feed her pups, and have medication for pneumonia, and she was eventually allowed to be taken by Teresa to her shelter. Estrela now needs a foster or, even better, an adoption family. Here is what Ines says.
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URGENT – Save the Cuenca dogs – email NOW – before 4 Jan if poss
Please join this campaign urgently, and ask friends and family to do the same.
As many of you might already know, the refuge of Arcoiris in Cuenca is going to be converted again in a Perrera, which means killing station. This Friday 5th January 2013 they are going to decide which company is going to manage the municipal pound, which at the moment is a protectora (rescue association). They have put the conditions in the contract so severe that no association for the welfare of the animals can enter.
The only thing at the moment we can do is to fill their inboxes with thousands of emails so that they will notice how many people are concerned about the welfare of these 400 dogs that are in the refuge now, and that will be sacrificed.
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ACTIN, Murcia – please support
ACTIN is an organisation based in Murcia Spain, working towards improving the situation for the abandoned animals, mainly cats and dogs, with sterilisation campaigns, billboards, researching legislation to protect animals, and more. They need the support of people worldwide, please take a look at the website.
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Thank you to sponsors of the Paris Marathon
Caroline Grebbell ran in appalling weather in the Paris Marathon and we asked for sponsors for her. Here she reports to all those who were kind enough to do so.
‘My run in Paris raised £750 so that has gone to Greyhounds in Need. Can you please thank everyone who donated from Galgo News for me. I was very touched by the “kindness of strangers.’
Greyhounds in Need sponsor rescued galgos in two or three shelters in Spain, and rehome some of them in the UK. Thank you from me to Caroline and everyone who sponsored.