Galgo News

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.

Seville - hung galgo - still the torture goes on!

August 2019

This still goes on in Spain...
A few days ago found near Sevilla...hanged...
And there are people who continue to deny the obvious, that the galgo is the most abused breed...

The Algaba, Seville.

This is how this galgo has been found.
The Galgueros will say that it is not of them, which are from other galgueros of other peoples.

The Galgueros say that the galgo was not born to live on a couch, that the galgo was not born to receive love and affection.

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.

Has your galgo/greyhound got corns?

Is there a genetic link in galgos/greyhounds suffering from paw corns? The Greyhound Initiative at Ohio State University is this month (August) conducting research into this and requires volunteers. To learn more, click on this link.

Branded then abandoned - bastard galguero!

From Scooby Medina del Campo. 'So much, so much, the galgueros want their dogs, that some of them mark them to fire or with acid to differentiate them from the rest. So much, so much, they want their dogs that when they no longer need them, they have no compunction in getting rid of them.

Again, some galgueros show the world how cruel, inhuman and insensitive they can become and how much they don't care about the well-being of their dogs.

We are sickened in our hearts just thinking about the anguish, pain and suffering that this galgo has had to endure, poor creature.

Bastard galgueros!

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

Navarre, Spain - 16 hunting dogs die of thirst and starvation! The horror continues!

Story from Cobie at Scooby. Another terrible case of animal abuse! 16 hunting dogs have died of hunger and thirst in Tudela (Navarra).

Incredible that these things keep going on in Spain...

I have asked if there is going to be a court case as the story has been removed from the newspaper page.

WARNING...DISTRESSING PICTURE

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?

A special wedding guest - a Scooby galga

A Scooby galgo as a special guest at the wedding of his adoptants. Beautiful.

'Have you seen such a beautiful bridesmaid? Her human dad got married a few days ago and of course, she couldn't miss it on such a noted and important day.

Two years ago Scar was abandoned by her owner because she was no longer worth racing in races. Now lives in Bilbao with a wonderful family who respects her and wants as she deserves. Congratulations to the newlyweds and thank you for making us get this magnificent picture.'

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.