Galgo News

Refugio Kimba in Cadiz - the oldest Animal Protective in Spain

(Lola) The Protective Society of Animals and Plants of Cádiz, better known as "Kimba Shelter", was founded in 1872 and is therefore the oldest Animal Protective in Spain.

Although in its origins the protection of the plants was mainly its exclusive purpose, finally and in 1966 the refuge was created that would house the abandoned animals.

Since then the work that has been developing this Protective, includes different paths but always aimed at the same purpose ... the defense and protection of animals.

Below are a few of the galgos waiting and hoping for forever homes. Contact Refugio Kimba.

Happy hounds at Hope for Podencos

Rescue shelters are always grateful for volunteers taking time out from work the spend their holidays helping hounds. Hope for Podencos is no exception, with 80 dogs to care for, many rescued from Gran Canaria. Here's a lovely video taken by one of 3 volunteers who recently spent a week with the hounds. Mostly they are Podenco Canarios but there are a few galgos in the mix too!

Galga Venus - safe with Refugio Kimba in Cadiz

From Refugio Kimba.

'It would be difficult to explain to Venus, as well as to so many thousands of abandoned galgos for not already offering her galguero-hunter the benefits he needs, that she with clear symptoms of malnutrition and dehydrated, has to give birth to her cubs in that horrible place of where we rescued them because whoever accompanied and served faithfully is no longer useful, and as if it were an unusable tool, he directly abandoned it.

Spain is the only country in Europe that allows hunting with galgos, and as such and according to data from the Spanish Greyhound Federation 200,000 greyhounds are used annually, of which according to statistics collected between law enforcement, collection services animals and protectors, 50,000 plus those not counted in any way are abandoned.'

This link takes you to the figures I presented to the PAES International Conference on Animal Welfare in 2015 - nothing has changed since then. The galgueros continue to breed and abandon their hounds without care.

Scooby to the rescue again - pup dumped in Valladolid perrera!

Cobie writes '10 Months old and already left behind in the perrera municipal from Valladolid. She felt very lost when she first arrived here after Scooby had taken her out of there but now she is adapting well to her new friends and her kennel. Especially after we told her that she is definitively the galga with the biggest ears we have ever seen! Her name is NOT Orejas (ears in Spanish) but Tuna. So beautiful...'

Black is beautiful, especially with a colourful collar. Their coats gleam and shine once they have been rescued and recovered.

Scooby team to the rescue again

From Cobie at Scooby Residencia Valladolid.'A long awaited rescue!
And that is that this galguita has been abandoned for six months (with the suffering and the dangers that it entailed for her) in Medina del Campo.

But on 7th August, finally, after many days of trying, our colleagues achieved to catch her. An enormous happiness invaded all the people of Scooby (who had been doing the routine and the follow-up for months) when they saw that the little one entered in trap cage and the door closed behind her. Now thanks to the great Scooby team this beautiful and sweet girl is already safe.

We have fallen in love with her as soon as we saw her, and you? We are sure that too.

In order to continue saving lives, we need your help and you can do it with just € 1 a month by joining our teaming group: http://bit.ly/2teaming

Video on facebook

Ann's Canine Care - helping the galgos in need

I have the utmost admiration for the volunteers in Spain who work tirelessly to help the abandoned hounds - never able to turn a blind eye to an appeal to help one, no matter the cost to them. Ann Maria Payne is just such a lady, please read this story and support her.

'26/7 2019 - It's 4am and I've been here an hour trying to write this post after receiving this in messenger.

Hi Ann Marie, There is a man who has a 6-year-old gauge and they tell me they want to kill her. It has micro chip. Would you have room for her? or is it not possible? You tell me when you can. Thank you.

I want to reply to her and say " Tell that bastard that he will be held accountable if he kills this dog, because it does have a chip" But the sad fact is that they are never held accountable because they have the ways and the means of making the dogs just disappear. They are utterly heartless. And given the fact that there is no protection for these Galgos as pets. What's to stop them?

Sad galga and handsome galgo puppy - Portuguese hunter doesn't want them

Two more galgos being discarded by a Portuguese hunter, luckily he is giving them to Dogs of Portugal shelter.

This is Muffin, a small young galga. You can read about her and see more pix and videos on this weblink.

And this handsome young galgo is Troll, also unwanted by the hunter. Read about him, more pix and videos on this weblink.

If you are interested in either of these hounds, contact Dogs of Portugal direct.

Young Galgo Langui - with Dogs of Portugal waiting for his forever home

Name: Langui, Gender: M, Breed: Spanish galgo, Age: d-o-b: 22 January 2019, dewormed, vaccinated

Langui was discarded by the breeder when he was a puppy because someone stepped on his front right leg when he was just born, maybe even the mother, and the leg was broken. It grew together immediately, puppies heal in no time but he slightly limps. He has grown since and this limping is hardly visible and does not affect him at all. He runs, plays, jumps and nothing aches him. He has been seen by the vets and Xrays were done and he is good as he is. No surgery necessary.

As he was discarded by the breeder, he was taken over by someone who wanted to save him and for a few months he lived with her and her dogs. In an apartment. He walked on the leash on the streets. He is a dog used to live in a home, with other dogs and walk on the leash.

He is super friendly, very affectionate and he gets easily attached to people. Such a lovely galgo boy.

https://dogsofportugal.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/langui-baby-galgo-who-will-grow-big/

Galgo Zac with Scooby - hoping for a forever home

It's sad that black dogs are the last to get adopted because when in good condition, their gleaming shiny black coats are stunning. I don't think any other colour shines like black. Imagine this boy with a gorgeous colourful galgo collar...he's with Cobie at Scooby in Valladolid.

'Have you ever seen a more gorgeous, black galgo than this one? That´s almost impossible...This is Zar and he was in the perrera municipal from Valladolid but now he is safe in the Scooby residencia. Three years young and super sweet and affectionate!'

Contact Scooby if you can offer him a home and a place in your heart forever.

Scooby to the rescue again

This handsome and little galgo is Titan 🥰. He's just over two months old and he's looking for a home where to grow up in and live happily. Do you want to be his forever family? Send us an email to

seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

If you can not adopt, but you want to help us to continue saving lives like that of the little Titan, you can do it in the following ways:

▪️Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
▪️Donate: https://bit.ly/2KmUlk7
» Paypal - Edwin@scoobymedina.com
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