Galgo News

SOS from Spain - this time from Seville

This story has come in from Caroline at elregufioescuela:

Yesterday in the afternoon a colleague of mine was in the house of a lady who has 40 dogs. She cannot take any more.

We are worried about these 5 babies. They are 4 months old and live in a kennel in very very poor conditions. One has a very bloody paw because the bigger ones pick on it.

SOS from Spain - Danger Alert for These Babies

This galga has just given birth in this dirty place, a house, derelict about to fall down. It will soon fall down! The worst, is that JUST a few metres away from her litter of pups is a well, a well with an incredible amount of depth.

Auction Bids needed Urgently

The Galgo Rescue International Network is proud to announce our latest fundraisung venture for the Spanish galgos.

Carpe Canem is hosting an online auction which begins at 7am PDT/10am EDT on Wednesday, May 14 and ends at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT on Tuesday, May 20.

ALL the proceeds (after shipping expenses) will go directly to two Spanish galgo rescue organizations, DDEVIDA (Defensa de los Derechos de la Vida Animal) in Utrera (Sevilla) and Asociación de Socorro Animal Amigos de Milord in Palencia.

Please check it out at www.carpecanem.com/auction/ - it's packed with awesome items to bid on.

Returned to the shelter after 4 years in a home - through no fault of his own

Three years ago this beautiful galgo was adopted from Parque Animal in Torremolinos, Malaga, by an English couple.

Having previously been abandoned, he thought he had found his forever home.

Nearly 4 years later he finds himself back where he was, due to unforeseen circumstances out of his control and that of his adoptive parents.

Want to buy a galgo in France?

Thanks to June for bringing this to our notice. Breeding Galgos in France. Whatever is this man thinking about - breeding galgos. Does he not know what goes on in Spain?!

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Translation of letter from the Office of the Spanish Prime Minister

Pat Getz, of the Greyhound Protection League USA, has kindly sent in this translation of the letter I received from the office of the Spanish Prime Minister.

She says 'A friend of mine who speaks Spanish and is married to someone who speaks Spanish as his native language was kind enough to do this translation. Kristin is very busy with two small children and many, many activities, but is a great animal lover. I thank her for her efforts.'

I thank Pat for her efforts too, and reprint the translation as sent to me.

Dulce Vita - a small-town dog from Southern Spain

Dulce is a podenca with a peculiar gait. Her front legs move like a trotter (French racehorse) and her hind legs move like a crab. She's a happy little dog now, but she nearly died.

Driving in Spain?

This is Luz. She was wandering the streets of Jaen, hard to catch. Despite trying to catch her in many ways, including tranquillizers, the way she was finally caught was by being knocked down.

The Hidden Shame of Spain

Charl del Rio reports on the lastest atrocities in Spain: Yesterday this case reached me from a friend in assoc ciudad animal, yet again the galgos suffer and the help comes too late. In Mota del Cuervo - Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, a friend of mine was called since the police had been notified regarding robberies - what they found in the derelict building was horrific.

Galgos hung, cans of fuel, and the galgos eventually fallen from their horrific death to the floor to rot. They were approximately a year old, and male.

Going on holiday to Spain? What you won't see.

The trauma that hundreds of galgos suffer throughout their short lives is, at times, almost unbelievable. Passion Levriers tells a tale.

To find out more about their work, and make a donation, Passion Levriers home page.