Galgo News

  • Needing Forever Homes

    YanisTwo galgos looking for forever homes.

    Yanis was found in Toledo, she is about 18 months old.

    She is very intelligent and caring, good with cats, adores children especially sm all children.

    Good in the car, housetrained, sterilised, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and her blood analysis is negative.

    Email: adopciones@degalgos.org

    Galgo twoAnd the second is this beautiful galgo belonging to a lady who has lost her home, and has to give away her three dogs.

    If you can help, contact Nancy at degalgos.org (updated)

  • Great day for the Galgo Walk

    GalgodayoneThe sun shone brightly on the village of Celles-sur-Belle in southern Deux-Sevres on Sunday, the 3rd International Day of the Dog.

    Over 50 walkers, and more than 70 dogs assembled in the car park opposite the Abbaye Royale, to enjoy a 5 km ramble along tracks lined with bluebells and primroses (click thumbnail right for larger image).

    Many people had brought a picnic lunch, and a raffle was held in the afternoon.

    Over 900 euros was raised for the funds of L’Europe des Levriers, which paid for the rehabilitation and vets fees for 6 galgos at Alpha Dog World with April and Paul Carrier. The day was judged a great success, with demands to repeat it again next year.

    Related article: A gaggle of Galgos comes to town

    Photographs from the galgo walk

  • International Day of the Dog – A gaggle of Galgos comes to town

    Galgo dog day
    The International Day of the Dog….April 27th, 2008. It is an event worth celebrating, and more importantly, worth using to further the cause of the Galgos, those poor Spanish greyhounds whose lives are a million miles away from the happy, comfortable lives of most of our pet dogs, writes Joanna Simm.

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  • PETA on the Latin American ‘artist’…..

    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.

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  • Jan – needs your help

    JangalgoJan 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.

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  • International Day of the Dog – 27th April

    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.

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  • Animalaid about the ‘artist’ and the starving dog.

    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.

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  • Charlotte writes…

    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.

  • Appeal from Cristina de Luna

    Perrikus refuge
    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.

  • Bosco – stolen by the gypsies!

    Bosco stolenInes 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.

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