Here’s the latest update on Gisela, bless her for being a fighter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wpONI4c-uM
She is another example of these incredible survivors, like Kamal,who fight to survive against all odds. One can only admire their fortitude and courage, and support the amazing volunteers who guide them through the care needed to return them to health.
News is coming in thick and fast, folks, even though it is the ‘holiday’ season.
Imagine having to look after 600 dogs. That is what they do at Scooby Medina, and the situation is pretty drastic. This message came from Eva.
‘I am writing you in hopes of reaching out to more people and spreading
the word that Scooby desperately needs help. At the moment, there are
over 600 dogs in the shelter. We are working on adding more dogs (and
cats) to the adoption pages, but at the moment there are still many
available on the site that have been waiting for so long. Many are
from the Seville rescue from earlier this year and even some from the
2007 rescue. We have plenty of mix dogs too.
Hi Folks
If any of you have tried sending an email message to the President, you’ll probably have got the very nice message on your screen ‘Do NOT try that’.
Herewith postal address.
Her Excellency
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Republic of the Philippines
New Executive Building
Malacanang Palace Compound
JP Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila.
E-mail: corres@op.gov.ph
Website: http://www.op.gov.ph
Also write to newspapers
This is an urgent appeal from the Noah’s Arc refuge in Murcia. This poor galga was rescued from ‘home care’, be prepared to shed a lot of tears when you watch the video. Please send a donation to the refuge to help pay for her care. For every euro donated, Morgan Stanley International bank will match it.
As Charl says on her blog, ‘
There are MANY MANY THOUSANDS of galgos out there at the moment, rescued and not, just like Gisela, fighting for life all over spain… Whats wrong with people, they have no shame. While there are galgueros out there destroying lives, thank God there are people, guardian angels who take the galgos they can and offer them light.. out from the darkest world only a galgo in Spain knows.
SHAME ON YOU GALGUERO!!!!!!!!!!
Gisela, you are safe now, in the best care and may god pull you through. May the caring hands warm your body, caress your soul and show you we all love you and are praying for you, you and your team of rescuers’.
Hear, hear.
URGENT PLEA from Charl
If you know anyone in this area, this podenca could really use a hand.
on the streets, falling into “play” as kids have taken to beating it as their past time, and is eskeletal. If theres any chance anyone you know has a slot.. please have them contact below. Poor poor podenca.
contacto rovi2001@hotmail.com
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With reference to my call for everyone to protest about proposed greyhound racing in the Philippines, I have today received a curt message from Professor Elizabeth Snyman.
‘I do not like this message. Throughout our research project we were as
objective as possible and furthermore none of us have any ties with
either animal welfare or the racing industry. I therefore ask you not to
sent out your own subjective views’.
I have replied as follows:
Madam
Your email as above has been received, your comments noted and I respond as follows.
How long did your research take.
What form did it take.
News about galgos adopted in Slovenia – through Greyhounds in Need.
The pic is of Masey, a Spanish racing greyhound
I’ve received the following information in an email. Please take time to read the message and then pass on to as many people as possible, and write as requested. We succeeded as a group in stopping the proposal to hold greyhound racing in Jamaica, we can do it again! Come on, everyone…………………
This is the story of a lurcher, (who looks very like a podenco) who is desperately looking for an understanding forever home.
Catherine tells his tale.
As a 4 month old pup Moss came to my village to live with B who had rescued him from Spain. He was one of a large litter whose mother a Galga, had given birth on the street. She didn’t survive. Moss is clearly crossed with the Spanish hunting Podenco, originally of Egypt. His enormous ears and the curious way he leap-frogs when he hunts gives him away as do many of the personality traits of this beautiful breed.
