Galgo News

Meet & Greet Spanish Galgos in France - a hunter's experience!

My friend Gigi is L'Europe des Levriers' regional rep for Poitou Charentes, the area in which I live. We've run a couple of Meet & Greet publicity days in local supermarkets. A couple of weeks ago Gigi set up the stand was set up in the concours of a busy supermarket, when a French chasseur (hunter) approached and started sounding off strongly in favour of hunting, and berating her about her protest against the cruelty inflicted on the Spanish galgo.

This understandably drew a crowd of shoppers who in turn verbally turned on the Frenchman who, realising he was on a definite losing leg, slunk off. Good on the shoppers, who donated even more sacks of dog food for EDL!

Spanish galgo Romero, a survivor looking for his forever home

Introducing Romero. He was born in the wild in Murcia, no one knows what happened to his mother and siblings. Only 4 months old, he appeared one day with a badly injured hind leg, near a house. Food and water were put down for him, which he consumed after dark, when no humans were about. In terror and considerable pain, he survived in this way. One day he collapsed and was taken by Gaynor to her vet, who had to amputate his badly injured and infected hind leg.

Galgos del Sol - Sponsor a Kennel and donate to rescued galgos

Galgos del Sol is a new association in Murcia, founded by Tina Solera and her friend Gaynor. 5 Kennels are currently nearly completed - free labour, donated materials. These kennels will house the galgos which Tina is rescuing - everywhere she drives, there seems to be an abandoned galgo! Funds are desperately needed to pay for microchipping, vaccinating, castrating and feeding these galgos - donations to buy food especially needed at the moment.

Sponsor a Kennel is a scheme set up by Tina to help with running costs. From just 3 euros a month - more if you can afford it - you will get an update on the galgos in your particular kennel, their progress and efforts to rehome. We're all feeling the pinch in the recession, rescued animals most of all. If you can help, please email Tina direct for information on how to Sponsor a Kennel.

Galgos France - Feliz Navidad and forever homes wanted

Here's an absolutely beautiful video of the dogs looking for forever homes with Galgos France, including little chocolate coloured podenca Mary, which Charl del Rio rescued from abandonment at a petrol filling station in southern Spain. Contact Charl if you can offer a home to Mary.

A Christmas Wish

Thank you, everyone, for caring for the galgos and podencos who suffer so much cruelty at the hands of the Spanish hunters.

Here is a Christmas wish sent to me, I am sure you will all concur with the sentiments.

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Anonymous

On Christmas morning, I wish...

Galga injured on the motorway, Cuidad Animal to the rescue

This poor galga had been injured on the road. Here's her story so far.

'call made to Ciudad Animal to rescue a galgo dragging itself to the side of the motorway. When they got to it, they found this galga thrown in the side of the grass at the side of motorway. under the rain, and shivering in cold. she was knocked down,- the friends who called us placed a blanket over her.

Humane Society International - the UK branch replies

I refer to previous posts concerning Humane Society International and have now received the following response from their UK branch.

'Date: Thursday, 23 December, 2010, 16:58

Dear Beryl

Thank you for your email about galgos, and for all you do for the dogs – and good luck with the book!

Update on Jerez Galgos - some still wait on death row in Cadiz - please help

Work has been going on 'behind the scenes' at GN to help rescue the current Jerez Galgos. I am pleased to tell you that 8 of them have already travelled to Valencia to Galgo Connection Spain and all are negative for the Mediterranean diseases.

Another 4 will be coming out on 24th December to Malaga and Asociacion para la Proteccion del Galgo Espanol - Charl del Rio. They will be going into a local kennels. These 4 need microchipping, vaccinating, castrating and blood testing, plus rent for the kennel.

Help Galgos del Sol - shop via Easyfundraising and raise funds for galgos

If you shop online, here's a new way to raise money and donate to save galgos. Tina Solera of Galgos del Sol explains.

'Hello, Like to shop online and want to raise funds for Galgos del Sol at the same time, then this is how!

Just visit the Easyfundraising website using this link and register as a user. Easyfundraising provide links to the individual websites of over 2000 Brand retailers in the UK, all of whom are prepared to offer a donation to the charity of your choice when you link to their site via Easyfundraising and purchase online. The participating retailers include most well-known UK high street names like M&S, John Lewis, Debenhams and Boots, as well as Amazon, Argos and ebay plus a host of insurance and phone companies and supermarkets.

Galgo Dino, 3 months old, in the care of El Arca de Noe Cordoba

This is Dino, 3 months old, abandoned in the street with an injured leg.

El Arca de Noe explain. 'I present to you Dino, a beautiful galgo puppy that instead of worrying about eating, playing and sleeping like any baby is concerned with survival, with only 3 legs and one badly injured, abandoned in a very dangerous town in Cordoba.