Galgo News

Pentecost Party Tombola – raising funds for Pepis Dog Refuge

Tombola tickets still on sale, event closes midnight European time 31st May.  Buy your tickets now, win a great prize for your hounds.  All details here.

Greyhounds in Need - helping the Spanish Galgos

Greyhounds in Need have for many years supported different refuges in Spain and this year is no exception.  To read about their work and visits to Spain, click on this link for a choice of how to read.

Osteosarcoma in greyhounds - is it a common problem?

I recently saw this article on the subject of osteosarcoma in greyhounds.  I have been involved with greyhounds/galgos for 20+ years and have not come across it as a common problem.  Have any of you readers experience of it?

Fondacion Benjamin Mehnert of Seville - saving injured galgos

In this article from Levriers sans Frontiers, you can see the work Fondacion Benjamin Mehnert undertakes to repair and put back together injured galgos, before they go to their forever homes.  Damaged limbs and tails, they all get attention.

SPCAI - helping Spanish galgos

Here is an appeal from SPCAI (which arrived in my mail Inbox) who, amongst supporting animals rescues around the world, are also helping the galgos in Spain. Last year they responded to an appeal from me for a grant for Pepis Dog refuge to pay for a concrete driveway from the lower refuge up to the Galgo centre.  Before that, it was just mud and Jane and Alan had to manually carry or drag all supplies including water to the centre and their home.

The story here is about a galga rescued by SOS Galgos of Barcelona.  It is also a story about the work SPCAI are doing to help the Spanish galgos.  

Here are additional stories from SPCAI.

Macau Daily Times - update on Macau Canidrome

Read the latest news, and please post a comment in support of their publicity against the hellhole.

Levriers sans Frontieres and refuge Abdya Juan to the rescue - galga thrown out like trash

Thrown out ill and injured by her bloody galguero - now safe and receiving treatment at the Refuge Abyda Juan, supported by Levriers sans Frontieres

Update on the petition to stop Irish Greyhounds being sent to China

Update on one of the petitions to stop Irish Greyhounds being sent to Macau Canidrome, China.

Greyhound Rescue Holland - protest march 21st May 2016

THE HAGUE - About five hundred dogs and their owners on Saturday 21st May held a protest march in The Hague. They had come to the Malieveld to protest against the torturing of dogs in Spain.

According to the protesters, the animals are kicked, beaten, dragged behind moving cars and even burned alive. The dogs walked from the Malieveld to the Embassy of Spain at the Lange Voorhout.

Pentecost Tombola raising funds for Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville

Tickets selling slow, 20 so far, can we make it to 40 by 31st May and then we'll draw the winning number?  All details here.