The fees requested for the adoption of a galgo or podenco are another area that can cause discontent among would be adopters.
People may feel, quite justifiably at first, that they are offering to take in an animal who is unwanted who needs a home, who may have problems, medical or psychological, and feel a little ‘miffed’ that they are also asked to pay a fairly large sum of money.
There are several reasons for the fees that are charged for an adoption.
Almost all rescue organisations will ask that the galgo or galga you adopt be neutered if it has not already been done prior to the adoption. There is a reason for this, and a very good one too.
The problem in Spain that causes these poor dogs to be so abused and abandoned is caused by over population, over breeding. certain areas of Spain are literally so full of galgos that there is no chance of homes for them.
Why neuter?
For many of us who have heard of the terrible plight of the beautiful Galgo dogs in Spain, adoption is an idea that we have embraced as something we can actually do to help.
Most of us do not have a massive disposable income, so donating significant amounts of money is not possible, and we look for other ways to help.
So, can we offer a home to a galgo? Some questions to consider.
My home is sometimes used as an overnight stop for one of the French galgo rescue associations, and I have been privileged – is that the right word? – to see quite a number of galgos, of all colours, and podencos running free in our enclosed courtyard, whilst on their way to be fostered or go straight to their adopting family.
I am fostering Colate. He is a magnificent chocolate- coloured galgo, with amber eyes. He thought he had found his forever family, but has come back to me because their home situation changed.
He was brought out of Spain by L’Europe des Levriers as a pitifully thin dog, covered in scars. After 4 months of feeding up, he is now extremely handsome. His scars have covered and his coat gleams.
He’s about four years old, extremely affectionate and loving – considering the background he probably came from – and gets on with all my other dogs, including my lurcher, who is the Alpha dog.
Colate is not an aggressive dog – in fact he’s pretty typical of the galgo breed – loves long walks, curling up at my feet or in front of the wood burner, car rides, and playing ball.
Rescued from the horrors of Spain. Yor, Brenda, Adonis and Sara were brought out of Spain by Amigos de los Galgos and are now being fostered by volunteer Joanna Simm in the Aude, southern France
If you can offer them forever homes, please get in touch with Joanna, who can explain what to do.
Visit the website of the people who are currently looking after him. This is the English version.
http://hasiandashaenglish.blogspot.com/
And here is the piece about Lord Byron from January.
For those of you supporters who wrote to the Lady Mayoress of Palma to protest about the closure of the centre, and who had their email returned, I have received the following reply.
Loosely translated from Spanish, it says,
‘The council are not into “sacrificing animals if they can help it”. The centre was opened in 2000, and licenced for 10 dogs. It now has more like 44. and local neighbours have complained.
Over a long period of time they have discussed this with the centre,
This little dog has been picked up by a lady who has just had a baby eight days ago, someone appears to have attempted to gouge his eye out…. the mind boggles????
She already has a few dogs and cannot keep this one so if anyone can offer foster care or a permanent home, please contact her on the email below.
She’s in Burgos, northern Spain.
Many of the email addresses did not work because they have been so
inundated by emails that either they have suspended the email address or
blocked them.
The association has managed to obtain a court injunction stopping the
removal of animals from the refuge.
The judge is still to rule if the association can keep the animals or
not.
We are in touch with the association and they appreciate the support you
have all given.
Thank you.
Saludos
Paul Agius
Presidente de ADANA
www.adana-estepona.com
0034 699 026 129
