Galgo News

Malaga, podenca Ana needs your help

This is an appeal for help for vet fees and food for Ana, a podenca Andaluz abandoned, injured and with pups near Valencia. She was eventually rescued, after more than 2 months of gaining her trust, and is now with 112carlotagalgos being repaired, healed and prepared for her forever home. Read her story here. Remember, podencos suffer just as much as galgos at the hands of the galgueros.

Badajoz Perrera - death row, killing date 9th February

These poor beauties have just 3 days left in the Badajoz perrera and so far there is no one interested in giving shelter or adoption to them. They can only be saved by an organisations with contact in the region to be able to pick them up. Contact sosperrerabadajoz@gmail.com

Injured Galgo in Cadiz, can an association take him and heal him?

This poor soul is in Barbate, Cadiz. He is very thin and, as you can see, has an eye out. Surprisingly he is willing to get n a car, he is not too afraid, wags his tail a bit. The problem is that the volunteer has not the funds to pay for the operation needed on the eye. She desperately needs a foster home for him, and an association to take care of the eye operation with their vet. Please, is there an association anywhere who will take this poor boy in and save what is left of his eye. Goodness knows what caused this damage.

If you can take him, please contact Helena 657133551 helenamalia89@gmail.com

See update below

Slovenia Sighthound World - saving and rehoming galgos

Slovenia Sighthound World have a fabulous environment in which to rehome galgos, have a look at this beautiful video on YouTube. Thank you, Larisa for all the work you do for these deserving dogs.

Lurcher Trueno from the streets of Seville, needs a forever home

Trueno is a beautiful black-grey Lurcher approx 5 years old. Rescued off the streets of Sevilla and adopted, through no fault of his own he is now needing another home.
Castrated, vaccinated, chipped, negative in Leishmania,erlichia, filaria. Cannot live with cats. CAN YOU OFFER TRUENO A HOME Contact 112carlotagalgos

GalgoConnectionSpain, Valencia, saving the Gesser Galgos.

A few of the galgos in Gesser killing station, Jerez (Cadiz) have been saved by Silvia of Galgo Connection Spain in Valencia. You can see photos of a couple of them here, needing veterinary treatment, feeding, microchipping, vaccinating, etc. All donations towards these fees will be gratefully received.

Mo Swatek of Pro Galgo is also hoping to save some of them.

Holiday Accommodation in Spain? Death Row in Gesser, Cadiz!

Yet more galgos on death row, this time in Gesser perrera, Jerez (nr Cadiz). 30 here this week, due to be sacrificed shortly. 30 euros it costs, to get an animal out with chip, passport, rabies vacc and tick treatment. The one with the broken leg is now reserved, there is a pup with a deformed leg. There are more photos on www.perreras.org. More dogs coming in every day - hunting is due to finish and there will be hundreds more in perreras all over the country. The hunters do not care!

If any associations can help with these dogs, please contact Maribel or phone Maribel between 9-5 605637101. More pix here

Galgo Save Belgium, another group helping the galgos

http://www.galgosavebelgium.be/galgonieuws%20uit%20Spanje/galgonieuws_fr.htm

Exclusive accommodation in Spain - rescue attempts for 74 galgos and podencos

No apologies for the 'stupid' title to this post. I have put in key words and want to reach as many people as possible looking at Spain, for whatever reason. Update on the rescue of 74 galgos/podencos - mostly galgos - from a gypsy in Murcia, who has a denuncia against him. Here is what Tina Solera of Galgos del Sol says.

'Approx 74 galgos and pods. GdS managed to rescue 9 with the help of The Henrietta Foundation who will foster 4 of those for us. La Fortelaza took 8, and another lady there took approx 5 I think and has another 5-6 reserved but has to come back. GalgoConnection Spain in Valencia are taking 3. So there are approx 45 left that are all due to be taken away and put to sleep on Friday 27th January 2012. ' I believe although that date is not concrete.

Murcia - 70 galgos rescued from a Spanish gypsy - send a letter to the Hunting Federation

22 January 2012 - as I write a rescue is being carried out in Murcia. Up to 70 galgos in a gypsy camp. The gitano (Spanish gypsy) with these dogs was denounced (see my book to explain a denuncia) and the authorities said the dogs would all be put down unless they were rescued. These dogs are in poor condition, some chained to walls....the gypsies are very hard on the galgos. Several people belonging to rescue associations and refuges are involved in this operation.