Galgo News

Refugio Kimba - a year saving Spanish hunting dogs

FEBRUARY 1 WORLD GALGO DAY

They say out there, that greyhounds dream their whole life with a life to come, they dream their home, their family, every place, and that dream helps them to be able to get through their reality of abuse and torture. Many make it and others get left in the way.. So when a greyhound comes to your life is not that you have chosen but he dreams.

The end of the hunt comes and with it the end of their lives or the release of others.

Over a year we collect many dogs, but the vast majority are hunting dogs, especially greyhounds and podencos. It is very painful to see how they arrive with their souls totally shattered, atrocious fear and utter distrust for human, not to mention the physical wounds. Dogs that pee and defecate on you when you look into their eyes... We can't imagine what they've had to go through.

Galga Sena with Refugio Kimba - escaping life on a chain

This story from Refugio Kimba about galga x Sena.

Sena, the warrior princess, is looking for a home.

This precious little girl hasn't had a good life. She's been chained all her life, she didn't know anything, just her little house and the shadow of a tree, she couldn't love more than a meter and a half.

Right now she is in a foster home, she learns very fast, walks very well and is slowly learning more new things. She's a little timid with other dogs, but she's learning to play too.
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She is approximately 8 years old, of which he has not had a normal life, she weighs about 22 kilos. Her time has come, life on the chains is over, now come the soft beds, good food, good walks and love and pampering forever

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Galgo left to die - Animal Rescue Espana need your help for him

Animal Rescue Spain is asking for donations.

We have rescued this galgo abandoned in the bones, he was letting himself die, injured, a man found him and the police notified us. Look how skinny he is!! Help us save him with a donation.

https://animalrescuespain.es/dona-ahora/

Day of the Galgo - marching in France, Berlin and Munich

BOURDEOS - FRANCE 29th January to support the Cause

Just like in other European countries, thousands of galgos, podencos and other dogs arrive in France every year as victims of hunting in Spain.

Rescued dogs that thanks to their solidarity and generosity await a home where they start a dignified life.

Europe takes to the streets for the rights of our hunting dogs and here in our country, our political class thinks they should stay out of the Animal Protection Act.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THEIR VOICE

Day of the Galgo - March in The Hague 5th February

Marching in The Hague

SAVE THE DATE: PROTEST MARCH 5 FEBRUARY THE HAGUE

This Sunday, February 5, there will be peaceful demonstrations in Europe for the Spanish hunting dogs in support of the No A La Caza (no hunting) protest organized every year by the Spanish Platforma NAC. In support of these protests, the GalgoPodencoPlatform in the Netherlands is organizing a demonstration in The Hague today.

Like previous years, a peaceful protest march is supposed to be run from the Laan van Reagan and Gorbatsjov in The Hague to the Spanish Embassy to hand over a letter asking for attention and support for the plighted si tutation of the Spanish hunting dogs in Spain. We gather on the lawn at the Laan van Reagan and Gorbatsjov from 12:00 o'clock and there the protest march of about 1.8 km to the Spanish Embassy begins.

Hunting in Spain finishes - Day of the Galgo

Give a thought to the tens and tens of thousands of galgos now dumped in the campo, abandoned, dumped in perreras, no longer wanted by the bloody galgueros.

Please sign and share widely to help the greyhounds in Vietnam

Please sign and share this petition to help the greyhounds in Vietnam be rescued and rehomed by recognised associations.

Volunteer at a Spanish rescue shelter

On a very rainy day at my home in the UK it's that time of year to think about holidays and summer sun. Many Spanish shelters welcome volunteers to help with the care of their rescued hounds and it's very rewarding. Many first-time volunteers return again and again.

This link is to the galgo and podenco rescue associations by country - many Spanish ones are listed - for both mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. Please contact them direct, you will be welcomed with open arms.

Knit a winter coat for a galgo

Weblink to a free knitting pattern for a galgo

Free pattern to download

Pattern to purchase from Etsy

Puntanimals needing coats for rescued galgos

An appeal for coats for galgos

'Our friends at Puntanimals don't have enough coats for their many dogs. New Galgos are coming in every day....

Can you make galgo coats to ship to them, This link is to buy a knitting pattern for a galgo.

Carole van Tielen is organising a second shipment for coats. Who can help us by buying them a double coat, with collar, for 10e ?? We will be sending out all offered coats, + our own. Thanks in advance.

To send money for a coat to be sent by Carole : Paypal : panierlevriers@gmail.com

Or by a simple bank transfer: Account 'a basket for our greyhounds': BE26 0689 0076 1629 BIC GKCCBEBB

Video link of Puntanimals galgos

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