Here’s another photo competition, first prize is a wonderful galgo coat from the Baas collection.
Pictures of galgos and podencos inside and out, rain, snow, sunshine, curled up next to the fire, Closing date 15th February.
Click here for rules of entry.
Many of you may wonder what happened with the dogs after being rescued by the guardia civil in operation Harry y Clavijo.
The dogs are relatively well, some very thin but on the way to recovery.
What is worrying is the fact that the dogs are not vaccinated. What happens if one falls ill – you can imagine!
Sandra Baas of Baas Galgo reports.
Eva from Scooby Medina has sent a second list of galgos who have been in the refuge for over a year. Many of them were part of over 200 taken in a rescue in Seville in November 2007. They desperately need foster and adoption homes.
If any of you can take any of these dogs, either through your own association to refuges away from Spain, or offer foster or adoption homes, please get in touch with Scooby as a matter of priority.
Here’s one sweet girl. Paz, pictured, female
Paz arrived on February 6, 2008. She is a little beauty and has no problems. Being at the shelter for almost a year now, she would benefit from a home environment.
The plight of the galgos continues – the Spanish refuges and associations are overwhelmed with abandoned dogs. Here are some long-time residents with Scooby Medina, desperately needing homes, to make way for new incomers. Meet Laila who urgently needs to leave the shelter.
Laila – female (Urgent)
You can see that she has had way too many puppies. She is timid and the last I heard she is also getting skinny because she is not confident enough to eat with other dogs around. So, if I was to pick an urgent case to leave the shelter now, it would be her.
Eva describes some of the others. Check out the Scooby Medina website for more information.
If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when,
through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can do all these things,
Then you are probably the family dog.
Update on Tallis – a little galga puppy recently adopted by a family near Carcassone.
Chris Mosey lives in USA, and last year she and a friend flew to Spain to volunteer their help with the Scooby Refuge. They also took 7 galgos back to USA with them.Meet Perico, the galgo she took back with her for her own family, and read her story.
‘I’ve been involved in animal care, health, and rescue most of my life. I became hooked on greyhound rescue about 10 years ago. I know what a difficult life an unwanted animal can have in the United States, whether it’s a stray on the streets, in a shelter, or awaiting adoption or death in a kennel after its racing career is over.
The International Society Against the Exploitations of Racing Animals – ISAERA – have produced an excellent video entitled Greyhound Racing in Modern Britain? (Part One).
The video features Debra Rothery founder of Tia Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue giving an insight to both the independent re-homing charities and the industry’s own Retired Greyhound Trust.
Fondation Brigitte Bardot supports the plight of the galgos.
