Galgo News

Regalgos, Perrigalgos - the mestizo outcasts of Spain

From Scooby.

'The outcasts of the outcasts in the world of hunting - They call them Regalgos in Andalusia and
Perrigalgos in Castilla.

They are mongrels whose father or mother is a galgo and they are the ones no one notices. Galgos are easy to place, as more and more people realise what wonderful companions they can be in family. Podencos, although still problematic to place, usually have a size that facilitates their adoption.

But what about this new category of mix breeds?

Hunting with galgos in Spain - hell on earth for galgos!

From Scooby Medina.

There are those who think that the abuse of galgos is a thing of the past. This galgo has appeared in Jódar, Jaén.

In the areas where there are galgos the hunters and galgueros call this practice "put them to play the piano".

Who is able to give death to a helpless animal as we can call him? What could we do with all these bastards who do this? Inhumans. These bastards should be controlled by the Civil Guard, such as the hunting license and mandatory to carry GPS Locator. And give the power to the Seprona to force its owners to allow mandatory identification even within properties.

https://www.facebook.com/azul.mar.cielo/videos/10221455576323032/

attention, very hard images

Spain today - the horror for galgos goes on!

Hunting in Spain has only just started!!

Beaten to death and thrown into a well.
That has been the sad end of four galgos in Badajoz.
And no, It is not news of 20 or 30 years ago, it is news today.

Link to the news: https://bit.ly/2kdWLsW

Greyhounds around The Globe Conference - Ireland, 30 November 2019

If you are interested in the Greyhounds Around The Globe conference in Ireland on 30 November 2019, the details are here.

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports and GREY2K USA Worldwide invite you to attend the second Greyhounds Around the Globe conference in Dublin on November 30, 2019!

Come and meet leading voices in greyhound advocacy and adoption from across the world, all on one day, all in one place. Lunch will be hosted by a well-known television actress and speakers will include lawmakers and non-profit leaders from multiple countries.

10 reasons to adopt a galgo

Lovely video giving 10 reasons to adopt a galgo - in this film it is greyhounds, as the film was made by Animals Australia.

Cuidad Animal Refugio, Cuidad Real - dozens of galgos...

Cuidad Real is about 200 kms south of Madrid and the Protectora of La Bienvenida is the shelter from which I adopted my first galga Karmel. The region is a hellhole for galgos, abandoned in their hundreds and the shelters struggle to cope.

Cuidad Animal Refugio has dozens for adoption, here is a weblink to them.

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.