Galgo News

Yo Galgo - publicising the plight of the Spanish galgo

'Let’s say that the weekend has begun OK, time to watch or re-watch our documentary (half price using the code yogalgo, link https://vimeo.com/r/2gsf/U3lBSll4Zm). As some of you know, every year thousands of Spanish greuhounds are abandoned or killed after the hunting season, which is close, and nothing will change unless we unite the international public opinion to pressure Spain into changing and enforcing the laws affecting the hunting dogs.

The myxomatosis virus (the one that killed 500 million rabbits in the span of two years in Australia) has just jumped to the Iberian hare, which could go extinct. The lack of hares means no more sport for the hunters, so they are abandoning galgos as I´ve never seen before. The fight is so important that we sent 50% discount codes to all the shelters we know, hoping they share our story so their followers understand how important this is. We have sent more than a thousand emails (covering many countries). Who knows, so far Yo Galgo has been watched in 44 countries.'

URGENT APPEAL for help for galgos

Bev Grubba is based in the UK but works with a couple of rescues in southern Spain. Last week they worked on the rescue of 16 galgos in a terrible state which Galgos del Sol have taken...involving a 6 hour journey from Rota to Murcia. Now Bev and the rescuers are appealing for help again. Here's the story.

'We managed to get help from Galgos del Sol for the 16 galgos and they are all safe with a future. But on the 9th Jan there are another 16 needing help from the same area. A friend is taking 2, another friend taking 4 and hopefully another 2 to another friend.

So places needed for 8. We have a place in the UK for another 4 but unfortunately we don't have the funds to prepare them. We will take 2 and raise the money for those but if we can get help for the other two we have a place for them. We have free foster until they are ready to travel so need to raise funds for vaccs, chip, passport and blood test and spaying or castrating for all of them, which will run into 4 figures.

Could you please help in any way, these dogs need our help, they are in a very bad place. We are waiting for photos but they are difficult to get. Bev's PayPal is bevgrubba@hotmail.com for donations please.'

Some of the 16 galgos previously rescued were ill or injured.

Galgos and greyhounds in South America

The more you delve, the more you find out about the appalling scale of exploitative abuse and downright cruelty perpetrated against greyhounds, galgos and other sighthounds around the world – in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, China, Canada...

"Greyhounds’ racing careers end by the time they reach five years old, sometimes due to age, but often because excessive training has led to injuries judged ‘not worth’ fixing. Dogs that outlive their ‘usefulness’ are either forced to breed, abandoned, hanged, or found dead at roadsides. At the end of the day, for galgueros, dog racing is a business and galgos are simply machines, a means to achieve an end. When the machine breaks, it is just thrown away."

Yo Galgo - new video

video from Yo Galgo.

This is Yeray Lopez Portillo and extended family - he is the director/producer of the damning new documentary on the plight of the Galgos in Spain:

"Galgos, also called Spanish sighthounds, have been praised in tales and myths for centuries, they were respected figures and cared for, almost gods for some cultures, but today they suffer what might be considered a genocide. Yes, it is a big word, I know. But what can you say when between 50.000 and 100.000 galgos are killed or abandoned every year after the hunting season? Every year healthy galgos are killed, beaten to death, drowned or abandoned when they no longer live up to their owners' expectations. The breeders, the so called galgueros, breed hoping to end up with the fastest dog to compete and hunt the hare, but overbreeding leads to the "throwing out" of thousands and thousands of galgos every year."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KF_HXXgb5E

Scooby to the rescue again - galga on the run for a year

Success! Finally it has been possible to capture this mommy galguita who has been wandering around Medina about a year with her daughter (the most white) she has raised on the street...Mommy is scared but not so much, she has realized fast that in Scooby all the people she finds treat her well, the little one is more fearful, probably has not had direct contact with humans so she will need more patience,
They are in adoption both and deserve a great family that wants them, will it be yours?
seguimientos@scoobymedina.org

if you can't adopt but you want to help us keep saving and changing lives, you can do it in the following

join the teaming for 1 € / month: http://bit.ly/2teaming
become a partner (from 3 € per month): https://bit.ly/2lyMhBi

donations:
Paypal-Edwin@scoobymedina.com
Bank: es6101280212510103853927

Solidarity Shop https://bit.ly/2MzSatv

https://www.facebook.com/spascooby/videos/2210571172326491/

Dumped in a perrera with broken legs - Galgos 112 to the rescue!

Galgos112 to the rescue again.

'Serena was more than a week with this fracture. Waiting in a kennel for the day of her death to arrive and with it the end of her agony. But this time luck was there and someone crossed her path, saving her life.
She has another brutal knife fracture that has shattered her muscles and tendons...We run out of words to so much suffering.'

We can keep saving lives but it will always be the tip of the iceberg. How many more like Serena are there right now? We must fight for real laws of protection and animal defense. It's our obligation to change things and you have to start by not looking the other way. Reporting, educating and raising awareness is fundamental.'

Galga Candela in Portugal - looking for a forever home

Read all about her on this link - contact Dogs of Portugal direct if you are interested in adopting her.

Protectora de Scooby - always there for the hounds

From Scooby - they are always there for the galgos.

'We keep rescuing galgos and unfortunately not everyone comes to the shelter in good condition.
This handsome boy must have been hit by a vehicle and he has a broken leg, so soon he will be operated on.
It's the third surgery we have to face in just a month, and the expenses outnumber us.
Please, we need your help to keep saving and changing lives.

adopt https://bit.ly/2JPw3P8
join the teaming for 1 € / month: http://bit.ly/2teaming
become a partner (from 3 € per month): https://bit.ly/2lyMhBi

donations:
Paypal-Edwin@scoobymedina.com
Bank: es6101280212510103853927
Solidarity Shop https://bit.ly/2MzSatv

https://www.facebook.com/spascooby/videos/379908616112595/

Galgos 112 Christmas campaign this weekend

From Galgos 112 This weekend we will be in many points:

- Mataró, we will be this Saturday December 15th at the riera 46, in hours from 10 to 20 h. At 12 pm we will take a walk around the city.

- Olesa De Montserrat, we will be this Saturday December 15th at the "Fira De Nadal" located in the plaça de Les Fonts. With schedule from 10 to 22 h.

- Elche, we will be this Saturday, December 15, 11 to 20.30 h in tiendanimal de elche in the "Christmas Solidarity event".

Scooby are in Valladolid today 16 12 2018