2 tiny galgo puppies found abandoned and suffering from a bad case of mange. Now after a couple of days' treatment, they are starting to look better. Will take a while for their coats to regrow. Please donate to their treatment, Scooby is desperately short of funds and they have hundreds of galgos and podencos to care for, not counting the other animals including horses.
Paypal - fundacion@scoobymedina.org
Teaming - http://bit.ly/2teaming
Banco: ES8400495219542216459780
BIZUM 649981568
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There are currently over 450 dogs in Scooby and its smaller 'branches' so our help was more than needed.
In four working days we sterilized 9 dogs, neutered 17 dogs and 1 goat, performed 2 second surgeries (wound treatment) and took care of hospitalized and sick dogs. In addition to the veterinary work, we cleaned all the fences, clipped some dogs, trimmed the long claws, gave them antiparasitics, took care of the chickens. We sincerely thank all the employees and volunteers at the shelter who work every day for these animals.
And most of all - got a lot of energy and new ideas for work for the future. Will you help us with this?
Thank you to everyone who supports us so we can help us further!
HRTJI WORLD OF Slovenia Society
www.hrtjisvet.org
info@hrtjisvet.org
Continue reading "Slovenia Sighthound Society - working with Protectora Scooby for the galgos" »
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Terrible news from Scooby, they are full and running out of funds.
Fermin Perez, president of Scooby, said: "We’ve had a tough few months with more galgos and podencos dumped than more or less ever before. The flow of galgos and podencos has been unrelenting after the most recent hare coursing season.
"We are not the only shelter to experience this. Fellow rescues agree that we have not seen peak numbers like this since about 30 years ago.
"We have rescued 450 galgos and podencos, with 200 other breeds in the shelter as well. Quite simply, Scooby is full and we cannot rescue more dogs for time being.
"As you can imagine this places significant pressure on our resources and we are now in survival mode.
"We will need to solve this crisis if we are to continue."
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I hope you can see this video, on facebook, taken walking round the kennels at Scooby Medina with all the fabulous rescued galgos safe in the shelter, waiting for forever homes. Contact Scooby direct if you have room in your home and heart for at least one!
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Many years ago the Dutch Galgo Lobby worked to publicise the plight of the galgos and podencos in Spain. The Galgo Podenco Platform is now doing the same. Here's an extract from their website.
'Galgo Podenco Platform
The galgolobby is a developed lobby in Europe, where these dogs are much exploited for their specific characteristics as sight hounds, including their speed and hunting abilities. Galgos are traditionally used for hare coursing on the countryside and sometimes on enclosed tracks.
A very important development is that the galgo-lobby also represents the podenco: The Great Forgotten. Podencos are mostly used and abused in the Rehalas and Monterias: the driven hunt. The number of podencos greatly exceeds the number of galgos in Spain. These dogs live mostly hidden in dark and filthy barns on one meter chains.'
You can read more about their work on this link.
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From Protectora Scooby
'All dogs are wonderful beings and amazing life partners but as much as we like animals, not everyone has to square up with our character and lifestyle, so it is best to be informed about the characteristics and necessities of the animal race/breed (if we know which one it is) before adopting him and above all, it is very important to be advised by the people who care and know them before taking the final step to expand your family with a four-legged companion.
Many times people adopt dogs or cats because of how beautiful they are physically or because they follow a fashion, regardless of the character and needs of the chosen animal and that adoption generally ends in failure.
This is said, to all of you who are thinking of sharing your lives with a dog or cat we encourage you to do so, but always responsibly and after meditating on it a lot.
There are lots of animals in Scooby waiting for someone to give them a chance.
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Hello, my name is Mathéo Casa and I am a final year veterinary student. I am doing my final project on all the peculiarities of Spanish greyhounds. I am passionate about this breed and I want to improve the life of Spanish greyhounds through this work and I want to know more about the health of this breed. I need you to fill out a survey to help me get information. Please, if you have more than one Spanish greyhound, fill out a survey per dog. Once my work is finished, it will be published through Scooby's social networks so you can see how special Spanish greyhounds are!! Thank you very much !!! Matheo Casa
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This is a weblink to introduce the new team at PACMA, leading the fight to protect Spain's abused animals.
This is a weblink to an article about the Government of Castilla-La Mancha wanting to promote the violence and cruelty of hunting among young people and women.
Also in March 2022 PACMA urged the Junta de Andalucía to stop promoting, protecting and shielding hunting in the community. We have sent a letter to the Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucía to stop their efforts to promote this cruel and violent activity. Weblink to this article.
This is the translation of a PACMA article about dog-fighting in Spain. Galgos are sometimes bred as bait dogs to be used in this cruel and barbaric activity.
Continue reading "PACMA - Spanish political party fighting for the rights of Spain's animals" »
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