This is the amount of the vet bill now owed by the Pedro Munoz refuge, in Castilla La Mancha, the heart of the galgo hunting area.
With 3 - 4 galgos on average arriving every day at the doors of the refuge, there is pneumonia to treat, broken feet or legs, bad wounds, some dogs needing hospitalisation. Some of the puppies are in such a bad way when they arrive that they can't be saved.
There are only 3 volunteers to look after over 100 dogs, and it really is an emotional roller coaster ride to know where the money will come from to settle the veterinary and food bills.
But there is a little good news.
Some more building work has been done; 3 rooms have been built in red brick, for shelter for the dogs. The floors still need concreting, but a friend of the refuge has installed electricity in the rooms, so they have lighting, and also at some stage in the future, radiators can be installed for heating for the cold winter nights.
But the cycle of rescuing, fostering, and rehoming of the abandoned galgos is a never ending cycle. No sooner have some been taken to France or Belgium or Holland, but more galgos arrive at the refuges to replace them.
If you would like to help the Pedro Munoz refuge, visit Amigos de los Galgos, home page, then scroll down and click on the window for Levriers.net. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see the PayPal details. Otherwise email Nuria Blanca levriers@levriers.net
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