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News came in last week about this galga taken to a vet for urgent medical treatment. It is suspected that the wounds were caused by a dog fight. Because of their calm non-aggressive nature, galgos are often used as bait to train fighting dogs! It is possible her uteris and womb are damaged, she has been operated on and is now in a foster home in Cadiz.
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SOS Galgos have taken some of the galgos from the Jerez perrera in Cadiz, including the heavily pregnant bitch. Here's what Anna Clements says.
'Some photos of the galgos we got out of the Jerez shelter today (Monday). The two brindle ones together should be arriving on Wednesday and will be at the event. We plan to get some more out during the course of the week. More were taken into the perrera today, brought in by hunters.'
Continue reading "Jerez perrera Galgos - SOS Galgos saves some - more dumped by hunters!" »
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This is Carlos, who sadly lost one of his hind legs as a result of being shot. He is looking for his forever home in the UK. Here's what Valerie Wood of Ibizan Hound Rescue says about him.
'Carlos is a lovely boy, very nervous of strangers but once he knows people his so soft and loving.
Carlos was "rescued" by an Irish man who found him on his land. Carlos had been shot in the hind leg by hunters. The Irish man did his good deed by taking Carlos to the vets and saying that if they performed surgery he would pay for it and that Carlos was now his dog. Sadly Carlos was never collected from the vets and the bill was never paid.
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Yes, 3 years since Craig and I launched Galgo News. Time to reflect on the past year, both highs and lows.
High has definitely got to be the completion of my book and its launch – to date we’ve done 2 print runs, selling over 100 copies of the printed book and 10 ebooks. And I haven’t even started the next phase of promotion! I’ve just changed my publisher and am waiting to take collection of the next print run. The book has also now been translated into Spanish – publishing will start in January 2011. And a French translation is currently under way.
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Jerez perrera, Cadiz - 15 galgos dumped for killing, at least one of them heavily in pup, all of them terrified, wondering what they have done wrong to be in such a place. And it's only June since Pro-Galgo took some galgos from death row in Jerez, for rehoming! If anyone can help, contact Maribel urgently maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com
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November news from Baas Galgo is about some lucky galgos who have found forever homes. Click here to read about them and see some beautiful pictures. Well done to the volunteers and the association for saving these beauties.
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More abandoned and rescued galgos......from the perrera, from the countryside, urbanizations..........they are being abandoned everywhere, and it is only November - still the middle of the Spanish hunting season! One of the galgas rescued from El Paraiso could be pregnant, so an urgent spaying operation has now been carried out. And Maisey, an abandoned injured galga - sadly her leg could not be saved, so she is yet another one with an amputation. And the vet fees need paying!
Ulises was a galgo who had been living rough for months, no one could get near him. Eventually he was so ill he could be caught. He has leishmania, ehrlichia, rickets, a skin condition, but he is a fighter, as are the other two.....he wants to live and experience a forever home.
Continue reading "Spanish Galgos Ulises, Maisey, Luna from El Paraiso - please donate to vet fees" »
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Introducing Baus. Anja Schot of Galgo Support Holland tells his story. 'Baus was tortured and put in a septic tank to drown. His destroyed front leg sadly could not be saved, but because of the good care, love and respect of the volunteers from El Refugio Escuela, Baus decided to live! GSH appealed for help to pay for his operations. It was worth it! Despite the torture, all the pain he has been through, he has never stopped loving human beings. He always is happy and a very special dog. And here he is, at dog training, where he passed his first exams!'
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The news is bad.....these 14 galgos will be euthanaised any day now! The associations who were supposed to be taking some haven't turned up! Charl del Rio is heading there now to collect a couple but she can't take more - can't anyone out there help. I know the refuges and shelters are full to bursting, but please can't someone get the galgos out? And I know, there will be dozens of other needy dogs in there, on death row. But on GN it's the galgos and podencos we want to save. Other associations are there to take care of rescuing other breeds. And my heart bleeds for all the mixed breed dogs who don't stand any chance of being saved.
Please, someone help these galgos. Contact Charl del Rio Vera T R
UPDATE 27 11 2010
I now know that 8 of these galgos have been rescued from being killed, unconfirmed that possibly all of them have been.
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