Galgo News

Protectora Scooby saving more abandoned galgos

More news from Cobie at Scooby.

Two more are already safe!

These two pretty galgas have been part of the Palencia "landscape" for almost three months, we had already lost the hope of being able to rescue them , but finally, we have succeeded.

Both are young girls and although we have had to use a trap cage to be able to take them because they did not trust us, they are very good and they love to receive cuddles and caresses .

There are still many galgos that are waiting to be rescued, we continue trying to help them and give them the dignified life they deserve.

If you want to support the work we do, you can do it in the following ways:

The cruelty of the Spanish galguero...

Podencos in Need Scotland - PINS

Stunning girl India was found wandering with her mouth tied shut. Unfortunately as she had a chip she had to be returned to the hunter who gave her to another one who made her run tied to a motorbike.

She obviously didn't make the grade (thankfully) so has ended up in shelter. She has had a terrible start to life but is currently in a Spanish foster home getting used to the fact that some humans are good.

SPANISH LANDSCAPE -------------------- The outcasts of the Spanish countryside

From Cobie at Protectora Scooby Residencia Valladolid.

The discarded galgos become part of the landscape in certain places in Spain and during a specific time of the year.

It is sad to see how they roam the fields, roads, towns and cities looking for something to satisfy their hunger with and somewhere to shelter from the cold. Above all, it is devastating and frustrating to see how many of them end up dead, lying on the road or in a ditch, after being run over.

We don’t have the solution to end this problem that many don’t even want to see. We cannot change or make new laws; all we can do is try to rescue as many as possible and provide them with a safe place, food and veterinary assistance, and then look for families that give them the love they deserve and never had.

Protectora Scooby to the rescue again

Tera was found wandering with a karabiner hooked on one of her legs. It seems that some heartless idiot thought she would not move or escape by being subject to this sensitive area, but it was not like this, and this smart girl managed to escape from the hands of her abuser. She was picked up and taken to the municipal kennel of Valladolid, where Scooby has taken her out to find her now a family that of all the love he has never received.
Despite his bad experience lived, Tira has not lost confidence in humans and is a very cheerful and loving galguita .

Would you like to share your life with her?

Send an email to seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

Greyhounds/Galgos are a gift

From Grey2K USA. Applies to galgos too.

Greyhounds are a Gift

Where do I begin
With this beautiful breed
Long legged and noble
Built for great speed

A rainbow of colors
Fawn, red and blue
Brindles of all shades
Which one is for you?

13 years faithful service then dumped in a perrera! Protectora Scooby to the rescue.

From Cobie at Scooby Residencia Valladolid.

'For 13 years she was in the hands of her galguero and then he decided to leave her in the perrera provincial of Valladolid. Scooby has taken her out as soon as we heard about it. He should have done it at least 10 years earlier...now this sweet and quiet girl doesn’t want anything else but a warm home with a loving family and a soft bed where she can enjoy the years she has left to live, and finally learn what a happy dog’s life really is! If you think you could give her that chance please get in touch.'

residencia@scoobymedina.org

Adopt a rescued dog - don't buy from a breeder!

Protectora Scooby - 36 hounds saved in 31 days!

From Cobie at Scooby.

November 26 - December 26.

31 days, 36 galgos.

Some of them have been taken out of the perrera, others have arrived through collection services, several have been found wandering the fields, and there are those that have been left in Scooby by their own owners while others have landed in the shelter in a rather reckless, inhuman way; being thrown over a two meter fence.

They’ve got here in different ways, but they all have something in common, they are galgos and they’ve been abandoned at a certain time of the year; a time designated for hunting and racing, when these dogs have to demonstrate their best qualities and abilities.

El Amigo Fiel Cordoba - another association helping galgos and podencos

Here's another rescue and rehoming association to add to my list. Since I started my involvement with the galgos and podencos and writing my blogs to publicise their plight, I am delighted in the increase in rescue associations now involved with helping these wonderful but abused hounds.

Dogs of Portugal - galgo hoping for a forever home.

Read all about galgo Loco, in Portugal and hoping for a forever home. Contact Dogs of Portugal direct.