Remember Angie, the last of the 3 galgas saved at the beginning of January from the Jaen killing Station. She has been quite ill, and it has taken time for her to recover.
She is now looking for a foster or forever home. This girlie desperately needs a loving family where she can blossom and put on weight and learn to enjoy life, after the hell she will have been through till she was rescued from Jaen.
Contact Silvia on the weblink if you can offer Angie a foster or forever home.
Greyhounds in Need have sent this information about the petition they ran, which closed at the end of April. The petition received 16,738 signatures.
‘THANK YOU …………… we have been truly staggered by the worldwide support for our on-line petition to the Spanish Government. This has attracted signatures from over 40 countries and all the 50 US States. What encourages us most is the very large number of Spanish people who have signed and so often added impassioned messages calling for action by their Government. This shows us that there are many in Spain who have become aware of this problem and who really want to see improvements in their nation’s standards of animal care.’
We have to keep hammering away at the Spanish Government and the Racing and Hunting Federations. Anyone else with a petition needing signatures, send me the link. And if you haven’t already written to the federations, here’s the link to do so.
Introducing Shadow, a tiny Podenca Andaluz, who is desperately in need of a loving forever home. She is the same breed as my little Bebe, a small dog with a huge personality, a loyal and affectionate companion. Read about Shadow on Podenco Rescue. Contact El Refugio Escuela
From Heaven to Hell is the definitive guide to the story of the Galgo Espagnol, from its history, character, diseases, European law, Spanish law and much more. A must-have book for all those passionate about the galgo.
The book has been translated into Spanish, Italian and French. All print copies are sold out.
To order a copy
English version, Link here.
French version, order here
Italian version, Link here
All proceeds from the sale of the books are donated to Spanish rescues helping galgos.
Read reviews of the book here.
Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo has sent out this urgent appeal. Please help, either with transporting these Podenco Canarios from France to the UK, or donating towards the cost. Here’s what Mo says.
‘we need help to take our quarantaine podencos over the Channel from northern France to the UK, and also we still need money to cover the expenses of the preparation and the trip. We had not one single sponsor for our dogs this time – the crisis is hitting the animal world very hard.’
You can contact Mo on the link, both with offers of help and donations.
Look carefully at Polo; he was found on 28th April 2010 wandering the streets of a town near Seville. Look carefully at his neck! He is a survivor of hanging! For whatever sickening, senseless, stupid reason, this poor galgo had been hung. Presumably his weight broke the line, or he would be dead by now. I cannot believe people walked on by and ignored this poor dog!
Galgos112 tell the story of his rescue.
Elisabeth Janssen is Dutch and passionate about galgos. Her companion was Milly, another survivor of the Spanish holocaust, who was taken to safety in a shelter in Holland, from where Elisabeth adopted her. When Milly became very ill and had to be put to sleep, Elisabeth decided to write a book about her adored galga. At the moment, it is only available, print to order, in Dutch, but we are working together on an English translation. ‘A Noble Heart’ is a captivating book
This is what Silvia says. ‘Sofie is more active, she wants to eat by herself, and can manage it but, because the iron rod holding her lower jaw in place gets dirty, which could cause infection in her jaw, the vet has decided to feed her via her neck again. More trustful and sweet,Sofie is waiting for another operation; she needs a bone in the jaw which the vet will take from her ribs.’
What an amazingly brave galga, and what an amazing vet to be able to do all this work on her. But how tragic that it was completely unnecessary, if the b…..d who kicked her in the mouth had, instead, taken her to a shelter and place of safety.
Please donate towards the next operation, even just a small amount will be appreciated very much.
Update on Sofie – Silvia reports that on 2nd May, after two operations to repair her broken jaw, Sofie managed to drink on her own, and also ate a special dog food Recovery which she was fed by the vet! She even managed some ham. What great news! To donate towards the large vet bill for all this care, please contact Silvia.
Hello, Everyone!
First, I’d like to thank you all for your support — we’ve already done a lot of good this year, and we currently have a group of volunteers in Spain working at Scooby Medina! Unfortunately, they’re already bringing back as many dogs as they can, and there’s a sweet Galga named Angie that we’re trying to get back to the States as well.
We’re hoping that one of you might know someone who’s flying out of Madrid before May 15th who’d be willing to help get Angie here! We’ll take care of the costs, all arrangements after the flight lands, and any pre-flight arrangements.
If you know of anyone, please let us know as soon as possible!
Thanks so much! Best, Chris GRIN
