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URGENT - HAVE YOU WRITTEN TO YOUR MEP - DETAILS HERE!

Trudy from GreytExploitations asks 'Have you asked your MEP's to sign the Written Declaration on Stray and Pet Animals? Details can be seen below - it would be great if you could ask your MEP to sign - European animals need all the help they can get!
I didn't write a letter to my MEP's I just asked them to sign it and they did................

An example text (e mail) is also provided below. Please copy it, or change to personalise it.

Urgent - Sign This Petition Now - before 3rd May 2009

Barbara Kowollik raised a petition against killing of strays within the European Union

The growing numbers of abandoned and free-roaming pets (especially dogs and cats) have become a problem in some European states. More and more we are confronted with horrific news about and pictures of animals that have been poisoned or otherwise killed and animals who have been subjected to terrible abuse.

Hundreds of skeletons - proof they hang galgos in Villatobas, Toledo

Villatobas, near Toledo, could be renamed 'The Killing Fields' as it is where galgos have been 'traditionally' hung from trees to die. Just an excuse for the sadistic galguerros and gypsies to satisfy their sadistic natures. Scooby Medina are running the story on their home page,headed Baroness Thyssen asks for protection for the Galgos, April 2009.

Seville Sightseeing - the scandal behind the tourist sites!

Write to your MEP and demand he/she votes on 7th May. Stop this cruelty!

I make no apologies for the fact that this story is not about galgos or podencos. But it is about the stray dogs of Spain, and a municipal dog compound (pererra) - this particular one is in Seville but it could just as easily be in Cordoba, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia. It's where dogs, mainly, are taken to be put down. The usual method of euthenasia, the cheapest of course at 35 euros per dog, paralyses the dog and it suffers for 20 whole long minutes before its life ends.

Lanzarote - behind the scenes SARA's work is never-ending

News from the SARA shelter on Lanzarote - just arranged an adoption of two podenco puppies, brother and sister, and then they get two boxes of puppies delivered a week ago.

One is a litter of 10 bardinos and the other a litter of seven podenco/bardino cross.

Lynne writes, 'A Cach. is short for Cachorro which is Spanish for puppy. We give all the dogs in a litter the same name so they are Cachorro Dustbin or Cachorro Red Car - stupid names but it means we can remember where they were found or, in the case of red car, the person who dumped them.

Guam Greyhounds looking for homes in the USA

I've previously carried the story of the plight of the greyhounds on the island paradise of Guam when the racetrack closed down. They were just abandoned to starve to death, be killed on the road..................

After veterinary care, six of them have now arrived at Chagrin Falls in Ohio - a journey of over 7,000 miles - in the care of Greyhound Adoption of Ohio.

This video includes some of these greyhounds on their journey.http://www.newsnet5.com/news/19266810/detail.html

Black is Beautiful - Adopt A Galga

Have you or your family room in your hearts for one of these two little beauties. Jimena is a female galgo just 10 months old. She weights 12 kg and is in good condition, very affectionate and obedient. She has had all her vaccinations, is sterilized and blood tests are negative. Contact Asociación Protectora de ANIMALES "Marisé Checa" email marisecheca@hotmail.com www.dogslookingforahome.com

Telma is a small 4 yr old galgo who was adopted by a family in France 18 months ago. Unfortunately the couple separated and Telma has been in foster since. She is an adorable gal, playful and happy with no hangups, but she can't live with cats. Contact L'Europe des Levriers if you have room in your heart for her.

Appeal to President Nicholas Sarkozy - Sign the Petition addressed to him

Speak French?

Françoise Marchesini, who is the South West volunteer for L'Europe des Levriers, has created a petition appealing to the French President to help solve the problem of the galgos in Spain. Please sign her petition.

Sign this petition

We must all do all we can to help the galgos and podencos.

URGENT APPEAL - 2 weeks only to act - Take Action before 7th May 2009

FINAL TWO WEEKS to ACT and GET LEGISLATION for ALL EUROPES STRAY ANIMALS

Please ask your MEP's to give their signature to the written declaration for stray animals.

For non-Uk campaigners; please use the EU link given and then select your nation and your regional MEPs.

The process is identical to the one given below.

This is an urgent appeal from Diane and Mark (Serbian Animals Voice) which could help save the lives of many thousands of stray animals right across Europe in the future.

Podencos - Travelling to the UK by Personal Chauffeur

Vicki Thomas used to live in Spain but has now returned to the UK. She left behind her podenco/labrador Leon until his pet passport was in order for him to join them. She decided to bring him back from southern Spain by car, and to adopt another podenco to take back to the UK at the same time. She contacted me through Galgo News and I was able to give her the names of 2 associations in Spain who were likely to have podencos with a pet passport for the UK.

Vicki tells the story of her adventure.

Leon was found along with his 7 brothers and sisters dumped in a rubbish bin in La Cala, Mijas. They were a couple of days old and were suffering from chemical burns but had managed to fight their way through the rubbish so that they could be heard from the street.