This is a recent communication from PETA on the subject of the starving dog in a Latin American art gallery.
‘This is what I learned from my colleague about this very disturbing incident, which is just awful. It’s been several months since these allegations first surfaced – we looked into it at the time and we are keeping a close eye on this monster.
Jan is a galgo. He has suffered horrendously. Amongst other injuries, he had a nail in his head. He is about 10 years old. 10 years of living a life of hell as a Spanish galgo.
He has been save by the association Degalgos. They are a small association, the volunteers pay for everything from their own pockets.
Jan needs help, as he is in specialist neuro care, which will cost thousands of euros. Degalgos never usually ask for help, but this time they are asking for economic help to pay for Jan’s care.
You can read about Jan and the other dogs which suffered with him on GalgoMania
It is in English as well as Spanish.
I think I’ve covered everything! Permission from the Maire in Celles-sur-Belle for the dog walk. Permission from the Prefecture in Niort for the dog walk! Gendarmes (police), sapeur pompiers (paramedic firemen) and a local vet all standing by! There’s more to organising a fund-raising dog walk in France than ever there was in the UK!
With over 40 people walking over 60 dogs, all we want is the sunshine. Should be a great day.
Charl del Rio received this reply from the Animal Aid charity, in respect of the email which has been circulating about the ‘artist’ and starving dog in Latin America.
Dear Charlotte,
Thank you for sending us this email – we do share your anger. We have known about this ‘artist’ for some time (the exhibition with the dog was held last year) but it remains unclear what actually happened.
The Plight of the Spanish Galgo continues: Read the latest letter from Charl del Rio about the work in Spain, France and other European countries as well as the USA now the hunting season has closed.
Cristina de Luna is a volunteer withPerrikus, a refuge north of Madrid. I met Cristina when I visited the refuge last July when I took part in a rescue with L’Europe des Levriers.
It’s a small refuge, well organised, with room for 30 dogs. At the moment the shelter is totally full. And they have 18 galgos for adoption, waiting to be taken out of Spain as soon as possible.
If you can help, contact Cristina direct on misaluk@gmail.com and L’Europe des Levriers.
The Perrikus website is in Spanish and German, while Cristina speaks excellent English. There is also an English language section on L’Europe des Levriers.
Ines is a volunteer with the refuge Perrikus at Madrid. Bosco was her galgo. This is her story.
When I heard the news, my blood turned cold. Bosco had been stolen by the gypsies. It doesn’t bear thinking about, kept in a cage, maltreated.
How can we bear to think of her beloved galgo in the hands of the gypsies. It is agony. Where does she begin to search?
Bosco was a difficult galgo, very difficult. He was very aggressive with other dogs and also with humans.
Those who know galgos well said he had suffered terribly from maltreatment, to become so aggressive, because a galgo has a gentle, affectionate temperament, not rebellious at all.
This is Agua, named because she was found in a canal of water with her babies, watching two drown.
She is recovering in foster care and its seen that this is the first time she has received love, food and attention.
She walks well on the lead and is a calm quiet dog.
If anyone can help her find her forever home, please contact www.degalgos.org or myself.
Charl del Rio http://112carlotagalgos.blogspot.com
A reminder that the vile man claiming to be an artist is still planning on taking a dog off the street, chaining it to a wall in a studio, and starving it to death, like he did last year.
Sign the on-line petition, and here are the email address and website of the art gallery where the artist murdered the dog in Costa Rica 2007 in the name of art!
info@madc.ac.cr
CHECK OUT this link for an update on this http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/starved.htm I have written to HSI for more information and confirmation of what they say.
Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo – Inicio
A plea from Kathi Backes of SOS Levriers for as many people as possible to sign their on-line petition before 31st March 2009.
Kathi says, ‘Our last petition (17 000 signatures) was sent to the Spanish Minister of Environment. I think things in Spain are moving, and it is helped by these signatures by the thousands which come from people all over Europe! When we receive an answer, I will put it on our webpage, so all visitors can read it and see it!
We need to continue to work against those atrocities in all ways and one of these is our petition, this time to the President of the Parliament, Mr Zapatero. If we do nothing, nothing will change! So we need to take every opportunity to put pressure on the politicians who can change the laws!’
Stop the physical and mental cruelty against Galgos and Podencos in Spain
