AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM MO SWATEK, PRO-GALGO
25 galgos (Spanish greyhounds) have only a few days left before they are put down, if we do not pull them out of the killing station by the end of next week. If we don't take them, either they will be killed or some others will be put to sleep to make room for the new ones to come (end of the hunting season)!!!!
PRO-GALGO is in touch with volunteers in the Jerez Gesser dogpound and we are expecting today the first information about their health state etc. but we urgently need funds to pay for the following expenses:
25 multiple vaccines (rabies and micro chip is financed by the local city council)
Transport to the foster families and shelters in Spain (in Spain we have something like DHL but for dogs, that costs around 50eur per dog, countrywide
20 warm coats (we have the coldest winter in years in Spain and the animals in the shelters suffer terribly with temperatures down to -10º celcius in certain areas)
Antibiotics for the dogs who already got faringitis and other problems from the cold (distemper risk is very high with low defenses after such infections)
Leishamnia and Ehrlichia tests
An aproximate minimum expense per dog is around 80-100eur incl local transport etc. Every cent counts!!
PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM!!! for donations by paypal please use: pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com or contact our english PRO-GALGO team on pro-galgo@hotmail.com
or telephone Elkie Lonnkvist-Hopkins on: (oo 44) (0)7931 348 498 (UK number)
THANKS FOR CARING! YOUR DONATION WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!!!
Mo Swatek
Founder
www.pro-galgo.com
UPDATE 16/01/09
PRO-GALGO has sent 30 vaccines to Jerez, the vet will vaccinate the dogs today after a litte health check of each dog.
There are 18 foster offers for the dogs at the moment, 7 still need a place but we are positive to be able to find a solution. The first dogs will be travelling to their foster families next Monday and Tuesday. And then we can start with the vetcare of each dog in each place.
The rescue of ths galgos is a huge collaboration project of different shelters and rescue groups, such as : Protectora Villena, Galgos112, Galgos del Norte, PRO-GALGO etc
See pictures of all the dogs here.
What beauties.
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