Galgo News

  • 130 Galgos from Seville to Scooby Medina!

    Eva has sent this appeal on behalf of Scooby Medina. They are taking 130 galgos in over the course of the next month and need all sorts of help. Here’s what she says.

    ‘Over the next few weeks we will be rescuing 130 galgos from Seville. We are asking you for your help in every way possible.We require volunteers, vet volunteers, food, medicine and monetary donations. And of course, in the end the most important thing is to get the dogs in the shelter adopted. If you can donate any of these items, please let us know. We are doing three transport this month so we would be able to pick up any donations that are collected.

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  • Galga shot in the head – latest update

    Remember the galga shot in the head. She was taken into the care of Pro-Galgo and Mo Swatek has some great news about her. Read more here. If you can help donate towards the cost of the vet fees and opthalmologist fees, please do so via Pro-Galgo website.

  • Humane Society International – can we enlist their help?

    In November I received a circular email from Humane Society International in the US appealing for donations to help a team help Street Dogs in Bhutan. So I wrote and asked them to support our fight for protection for the Spanish galgos and podencos. Here’s a copy of their reply, and my response to them. If you wish to add your voice to mine, please write to them.

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  • Cadiz, no Spanish holiday for the galgos living here

    News came in last week about this galga taken to a vet for urgent medical treatment. It is suspected that the wounds were caused by a dog fight. Because of their calm non-aggressive nature, galgos are often used as bait to train fighting dogs! It is possible her uteris and womb are damaged, she has been operated on and is now in a foster home in Cadiz.

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  • Jerez perrera Galgos – SOS Galgos saves some – more dumped by hunters!

    SOS Galgos have taken some of the galgos from the Jerez perrera in Cadiz, including the heavily pregnant bitch. Here’s what Anna Clements says.

    ‘Some photos of the galgos we got out of the Jerez shelter today (Monday). The two brindle ones together should be arriving on Wednesday and will be at the event. We plan to get some more out during the course of the week. More were taken into the perrera today, brought in by hunters.’

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  • Galgo Carlos – looking for his forever home in the UK

    Carlos2 IHR Valerie Wood 29 11 2010 250 This is Carlos, who sadly lost one of his hind legs as a result of being shot. He is looking for his forever home in the UK. Here’s what Valerie Wood of Ibizan Hound Rescue says about him.

    ‘Carlos is a lovely boy, very nervous of strangers but once he knows people his so soft and loving.

    Carlos was “rescued” by an Irish man who found him on his land. Carlos had been shot in the hind leg by hunters. The Irish man did his good deed by taking Carlos to the vets and saying that if they performed surgery he would pay for it and that Carlos was now his dog. Sadly Carlos was never collected from the vets and the bill was never paid.

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  • Galgo News Christmas card now on sale.

    Card designs 003 250 All proceeds donated towards paying veterinary fees and medical care for injured galgos in Spain. Wording inside is ‘Merry Christmas’ in 6 languages

    Small card 106 mm x 138 mm
    4,00 euros pack of 5 incl envelopes
    Plus postage Europe – 2,00 euros up to 3 packs, Rest of World – 3,00 euros up to 3 packs

    Large card 150 mm x 138 mm
    4,00 euros pack of 3 incl envelopes
    Plus postage Europe 2,50 euros up to 3 packs, Rest of World – 3,50 euros up to 3 packs

    Add 1,00 euro postage for more than 3 packs

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  • Happy 3rd birthday Galgo News!

    Yes, 3 years since Craig and I launched Galgo News. Time to reflect on the past year, both highs and lows.

    High has definitely got to be the completion of my book and its launch – to date we’ve done 2 print runs, selling over 100 copies of the printed book and 10 ebooks. And I haven’t even started the next phase of promotion! I’ve just changed my publisher and am waiting to take collection of the next print run. The book has also now been translated into Spanish – publishing will start in January 2011. And a French translation is currently under way.

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  • Jerez perrera, Cadiz – 15 more galgos dumped for killing

    Jerez galgos cadiz 2 Vera 11 2010 250 Jerez perrera, Cadiz – 15 galgos dumped for killing, at least one of them heavily in pup, all of them terrified, wondering what they have done wrong to be in such a place. And it’s only June since Pro-Galgo took some galgos from death row in Jerez, for rehoming! If anyone can help, contact Maribel urgently maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com

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  • Baas Galgo – stories of Spanish galgos rescued and rehomed

    November news from Baas Galgo is about some lucky galgos who have found forever homes. Click here to read about them and see some beautiful pictures. Well done to the volunteers and the association for saving these beauties.