And another example of how so many Spaniards turn away from injured and abandoned animals. This galgo is injured,(right hind leg) very frightened, lying in a car park, just metres away from a hotel/restaurant. No one goes to help him. Can anyone find room for me to take him? mariavazquez.cadiz @ gmail.com
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Life in the fast lane in Cadiz – not if you’re an injured galgo
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Cordoba galga & puppies living under a motorway – help needed
This appeal has come in from El Arca de Noe in Cordoba, they don’t have anywhere to put this galga and her puppies. Here’s the story, can anyone help?
This case is very urgent and please help! This is a mama galga with several puppies, she delivered along a highway! There is little food so a villager in a neighborhood has managed to put a bit down. But Mommy has to go find more food, and puppies are left, and now 4 of them who crossed the road to follow her have been hit and killed.
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A week in the life of an animal rescuer in Spain – could you hack it?!
Regular readers will know that wherever possible I praise the fantastic volunteers in Spain who give so much of their time and emotional and physical effort in helping the abandoned and mistreated animals, often at great cost to themselves.
So many stories continue to arrive in my Inbox, not just for help for galgos and podencos but other dogs as well. As I speak, efforts are being made by volunteers to catch a family of podencos, other galgos loose on the streets of several towns…..it is never ending.
This story is one example of a week in the life of a volunteer.
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China crisis for greyhounds – Maria Daines video to watch, share worldwide
– now on Youtube. Please share worldwide on websites, twitter, facebook
The wonderful singer/songwriter ‘Maria Daines’ has sent us a brilliant video on the China crisis for greyhounds. Thank you Maria yet again for your wonderful support. Please watch the video and share with others around the world.
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Galgo Bracken – my latest foster dog, looking for his forever family
This beautiful boy is Bracken. He was rescued earlier this year, waiting outside a supermarket with a badly injured front leg – the bone was sticking out. Even though he must have been in awful pain, he was still gentle and affectionate to those who took him in their loving care and back to a place of safety. The refuge vet operated on him and he was placed in foster car whilst his injury healed.
A couple of weeks ago he came to join my canine family at my home in France. He had been reserved by a lady in the UK but circumstances have changed and she can no longer take him. So he is now looking again for his forever home.
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Beatriz Hunger Strike – she is now in hospital – write letters please
Please watch and share in the protest to help Beatriz. Beatriz has now been taken to hospital, please write your letters in support of her to alcaldia@ayto-getafe.org e-mail: secretaria@ayto-getafe.org Letters here
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Spanish police officer shoots dog
This story is sadly an illustration of the contempt which many of the male law enforcement people have with animals – they treat them as trash. Not just Spain but throughout Europe and Asia – and also at the moment with Ireland!
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Young Cadiz Galgo and Toledo Galga seek forever families
More galgos needing help. This beautiful boy in Cadiz was rescued from the road luckily before being injured. This is what his rescuer says about him.
‘I met this galgo on Saturday night coming home, about 12 o’clock at night on the highway to San Fernando to Port Royal. The night was very bad, didn’t stop raining and I saw him on the shoulder. I stopped quickly and the poor man came running towards me moving his tail. At that moment I knew I could not leave it there.
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‘Mooie bange ogen’ – the story of a Spanish galga in Holland
Lisa Janssen is Dutch and passionate about galgos. She has already written the story of the adoption of her galga Milly, and is proud to announce the publication of her second book. Here’s what she says.
‘I am proud and happy to announce publication of my second book.
Author: Elisabeth Janssen
Title: Mooie bange ogen
Language: Dutch
Publisher: Boekenbent
ISBN: 978-90-8570-823-0
Price: 17,95 euro, shipping not included.
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Save the greyhounds from China – Irish and Australian
This is an extension of the campaign to stop Irish greyhounds being sent to China. I have no doubt that readers in Oz will have some comments.
Urgent- please write to the Australian Prime Minster the Hon Julia Gillard MP to stop greyhounds being exported to the Macau track where they live in appalling conditions most of which are killed at the end of their racing days! Worldwide letters needed now please to help these poor greyhounds who suffer and die, all for the price of a bet.
This is a quote from the recent Irish Daily mail investigation-