Galgo News

  • Has anyone rescued these dogs from Mairena? Please let us know

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    Anna Clements of SOS Galgos is desperately seeking news of these dogs from Mairena. This is what she says.

    ‘Just wanted to keep you updated about the Mairena galgos since we have been up to our eyeballs in confusion about their aid. We have rescued ref 115, ref, 190, ref 186 and ref 117 (115 and 117 are the ones that appear on the frontpage of the article on your website) and they are here in forever homes in Barcelona.

    We need your help in clarifying whether any groups have taken any of the 6 of the 7 galgos in the main photo where they all appear together, as I asked Puri of Cuenca animal who have taken 11 (she has sent me the photos of each one of these 11 galgos), but none of them are any of the 6 that appear in the photo in question (I say 6 because we got the 7th here which is ref 186, the one lying down that’s on the right).

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  • SOS Galgos on American TV

    Amanda 1 SOS Galgos 1209 250 SOS Galgos recently featured on American TV. Here’s the link to watch it.

    The stats are startling. Roughly 52 million dogs live with families in the U.S., but the economy is sending more and more out on the street or into shelters. In fact, eight million dogs are taken to the pound each year and six million will be euthanized.

    Now, two women are making it their mission to find Fido a new home.

    Cindy Smith is on a mission, a rescue mission.

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  • Spain – Third World Country – enforce Animal Protection Laws NOW!

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    This is Spain, a Third World Country, Despeñaperros (Jaén), please look also to the van

    Some days ago, this shot was taken in the Spanish province of Jaén. No, it’s not China or some of these so called developing nations, this is Spain.

    These dogs are brought this way to the hunting and for sure they haven’t had anything to eat since days, so they pursue the bag with more wildness.

    May we also say, that in Spain there is no animal torture? May we say that we are a “First World Country”?

    Or should we better say we are a Third World Country.

    Enforce Animal Defense Laws NOW!

    Read it also in Spanish and German

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  • Podenco Raji – from hell in Spain to heaven in America

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    You may remember reading the story of Buby and Raji recently.

    Paula La Porte of Foreverhomegreyhounds here tells the happy ending for Raji.

    I know you folks love a happy ending as much as we do here at Forever Home
    Greyhound Adoptions, so I am sending you a couple wonderful photos, sent
    to us by little Raji’s new mommy.

    She drove 4 hours, all the way from Neptune NJ to meet Raji this past
    Saturday December 5th in the snow ,and fell immediately in love. She had
    seen him on our website, www.foreverhomegreyhounds.com and called us to inquire.

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  • Sari and Jara – happy galgas in their forever homes

    Jara & Sari 2 300 This is the happy ending for two galgas, Sari and Jara, rescued from Spain by L’Europe de Levriers and rehomed together in France.

    Sari only has 3 legs, you can read her story here. She now has a wonderful home with Gigi and Freddy and their two little dogs, a Yorkshire Terrier and a Chihauhua.

    Gigi says, ‘Sari is amazingly fast on 3 legs, and spends her time eating and sleeping on the sofa with Jara.

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  • Missing Spanish hunter found dead at the bottom of a well – makes a change from a galgo!

    Rough Justice, folks! Here’s one up for the galgos. A missing hunter has been found dead at the bottom of a well in Calvia! He’d been missing for 9 days; no one heard his cries for help as he lay in the well badly injured. Eventually he shot himself. The galgos who get thrown down wells don’t have the luxury of a gun to put themselves out of their misery.

  • Galgos in Salamanca dumped in a rubbish bin – shame on the Salamanca council

    Galgo in bin 1 250 Protectora Salamanca 1209 Just picked this up off Charl’s blog – it’s not even the end of the hunting season and galgos are dying.

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    Just doesn’t matter hey, Put them in the bin!!!! Shame on you.

    Galgo in bin 2 250 Protectora Salamanca 1209 To sum up, this week, the council of Salamanca have signed a contact with the perrera de Ciudad Rodrigo with regards to extermination of abandoned animals. As you can see, 2 galgos found in the bin, the same week, and it just does not matter!!!!!!!!!
    From: protectora_salmantina@hotmail.com

    You can read the story of these two poor galgas on L’Europe de Levriers website, scroll down to the second story.

  • Galgo and Podenco – rescued from Spain – homed in America

    Buby9 1 250 Silvia is one of the amazing Spanish volunteers to saves galgos from a killing station, and with assistance, prepares the necessary paperwork for the dogs to be adopted abroad. This is the story of Buby, who made it from the hell of a killing station, and a podenco Raji,to a new life in America, as told by Telma Shaw.

    ‘I will tell you of the last two that came Nov. 9th. Silvia sent me a picture of a sweet brindle galgo boy that had been in a killing station. She rescued him from there and brought him to Valencia where she lives. She immediately takes any dog she rescues to her Vet for analysis and treatments for anything that might not be right. Once evaluated, and treated, she moves him to a dog kennel where she pays for the boarding until she finds a home for him/her.

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  • Mairena Killing Station – Karmela replies

    The subject of ‘killing stations’ is sickening, and what is more sickening is what happens to the dogs in them. I am still waiting for someone to tell me how each dog is actually killed – I’ve been told lethal injection, poison, 100 dogs a week, vet comes on Wednesdays……

    Karmela, the amazing lady who is bringing the killing station of Mairena to our notice, here explains what the costs are which she has to pay out to save a dog from Mairena.

  • Help Silvia – rescuing galgos from the killing stations

    Berto veterinario (Telma) 1109 250 This is a plea from Telma Shaw, in the USA, who does a tremendous amount for Galgos.

    ‘Hi Friends, Here are the pictures of Berto. He was rescued from one of the worse areas of Spain for hunting with galgos called Extremadura. He was in a killing station and Silvia our good friend in Valencia informed us of his fate, the next day, death.

    Paula of Forever Home Greyhounds in NY will be bringing this sweet boy into her group along with possibly three others in the Spring. Anyway I just thought I would let you know as we now have a wonderful way to help Silvia Bordetas with the vetting and housing of the dogs she is rescuing before they have their chance of a lifetime. If you would like to help her, please do, every little bit helps! She so appreciates the help for the dogs. She is a lone rescuer with a huge heart and does everything in her power to help a few lucky ones.

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