Galgo News

Motoring in Spain - or how to train galgos to run....faster...

One of the ways of training a galgo is to run it alongside a motor vehicle or motorbike. This was made illegal because of the injuries suffered by galgos who went down. I have seen the injuries, horrific, on one galga we brought out of Spain. In 2011 the Junta of Andalucia legalised it. Here is a video showing what happens, a group who were trying to stop it, other galgueros who came in to support their friend, and finally Seprona arrived.

Here's a rough translation

Accommodation in Spain - fun holidays in Spain!

This is not the face of Spain that the Spanish people want to show the world, but this is the face of Spain which the galgueros show to the world. Sickening, senseless death and injury caused by irresponsible hunters who take no responsibility for the misery they cause. And now the streets, refuges and killing stations are overflowing with abandoned galgos, in their hundreds every week, across Spain. Only the other day I heard that some galgos had been hung in Murcia. Please publicise the problem far and wide; one day we have to shame Spain to take action to stop it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xn28kxi1ac&feature=share

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.

Galgos on Spanish TV - Asociaion Baas Galgo speaks out

Sandra Baas of Baas Asociacion was on the largest Spanish TV channel on 17th January, talking about the plight of the galgos and adoption. You can watch it here, but be prepared to wait about 19 minutes whilst there are other news items first. Well done, Sandra.

Save the galgos in Cuida Real, Spain

The Cruel Christmas in Cuidad Real la Mancha video

Life for the galgos in Spain - 'Children of the Wind'

'The Curse of the Children of the Wind' - video to watch on YouTube. Some of the photos are quite old. (Thanks, Val, for posting on Fb Save the Galgos)

Estepona, Spain - Guardia Civil drag dog by van

Great anger in Spain with yet another demonstration of animal cruelty. Read the story in the Olive Press

Save a child? Save a dog? Either way, you save a valuable life.

I took this off Facebook today. Please read this article with an open mind before taking the familiar and very unfortunate question: "With the children who are starving, let's save a dog ? ".Yes, there are many children who die of hunger, but, fortunately, not in Spain.

In Spain one hundred thousand dogs are abandoned each year. With the advent of the crisis, kennels and shelters have been saturated. And this epidemic of dropouts shows me what I already knew: if you buy a dog as one who buys a bag, pay for a puppy just because the breed has become fashionable, it is as likely to leave as you stop wearing the bag when season pass.

Burned with Acid - dumped in the Burgos perrera!

A while ago, animal volunteers in Burgos area, which I have travelled through and is a mass of half finished apartment blocks and huge cranes - a building site - heard that it is difficult to adopt out of the Burgos perrera. Immense ignorance, lack of information, lack of compliance with the law, the carelessness.... on 9th November this galga arrived, starving, normal for a dog abandoned on the street.

But Galgos del Norte got in there and this is what they found....(click on Lee Mas under the Salva story

The diagnosis of the vet, words cannot describe her suffering - BURNED by acid.... and this dog was just left in the kennels in the municipal kennels without treatment.

Radio Programme on Galgos Thurs 8th December - please listen

Last week, Tony highlighted the plight of the Podenco on his radio show with a great response from you listeners. Some of the response was from the UK. Tonight he is carrying on where he left off and including the beautiful and much maligned Galgo in his broadcast.

Please listen in and hopefully try to take part. These dogs desperately need help and any publicity is good for them.

His broadcast starts at 9pm (Spanish time) 8pm (UK time) and you can listen in by going to www.bigfm.es and then clicking on Listen Live Now. Any emails can be sent to info@bigfm.es and Tony will respond to you on air. His show is called Nightowls.