he is getting better every day, a tall boy with slight macho behaviour but kind and friendly with humans. thanks to the special care of Fatima, the vetlady who safed him, he will be soon ready for adoption.

After one week of fighting for his life, continous fever waves up to 41ºc, bloody excrements and the liver starting to fail, it’s going upwards with DON JUAN.

He started getting up in the clinic, he greets visitors and is eating now well and without digesting problems. The testresults of liver and kidney became normal and the fever has not come back for 3 days now.
Thanks to the continous care of our friend and vet FATIMA, this lovely galgo has made it and will soon recover from the terrible neumonia, the hunger and cold in the past.

We now need help to finance part of the vet expenses as FATIMA spent lots of money on the medication and laboratory tests, please donate either by paypal to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com or get in touch for bank details.

DON JUAN can be rehomed in about 6 weeks but we know already that he is a little bossy and should not share his new home with other male dogs and NO CATS!!!!

thanks for caring and soon we will post photos of his recovery here.

10 days after rescue the lovely Teo has made a remarkable recovery and is looking fantastic. What a handsome boy

Poor emaciated and wounded galgo TEO is finally recovering from his bad case of penumonia and is thought now to be in a stable condition. He is eating well now and hopefully will soon start putting on weight. Here he is recovering at Mo’s, wearing his snuggly new coat donated by BASS GALGO.

Juan Perez is firmly settlled into his new home in Switzerland and is taking full advantage of the home comforts there What a happy old hound he looks now

Some good news!

This is Banshee, a gorgeous galga pup who was hand-reared by Laura and Lorena. Banshees’ entire litter were going to be killed by their hunter owner. He had already killed all the males and brave Laura and Lorena took the 4 females from him and bottle fed them all from 5 days old! It is a credit to their hard work and dedication that they survived and are now in loving families, 2 were adopted in Spain.

Banshee has now found her new family in Holland.

Poor galgo DON JUAN was found with infected wounds in his neck from the removal of his microchip, open infected pads and swollen infected testicles. He was found wandering in a cemetary and has been seen around the area in Seville since at least December.

Sadly despite his carer Fatima doing all she can Don Juan is extremely ill with pneumonia. He is very weak with horrible green diarrhoea and vomiting every time he eats something. This could be as a result of liver failure from eating trash or could be hepatitis. His pneumonia seems to be improving a little but the chronic haemorrhagic gastroenteritis is causing all his current problems.

Please keep all your thoughts with Don Juan as he fights to survive.

24.1.10: TEO has now arrived with Mo but sadly is very ill. He has developed a heavy pneumonia, he has however thank goodness, reduced his high fever but is not eating soft food well which simply goes through the poor dog! He tries to run away from us in fear however he is too weak. His eyes however show a desire for life and we hopes that he makes it.

PLEASE KEEP ALL PAWS AND  FINGERS CROSSED FOR POOR TEO AND ALSO FOR DON JUAN!!

This is STEFANY a very badly wounded hound with a terrible leg wound and a body full of bullets. The picture above doesn’t show how bad she really is as it’s too upsetting to show here.

For more pictures click here if you have strong nerves.

Poor Stefany was only saved by a phone call by a local resident who saw her wandering. The left hind leg has been broken for some time and is now only bone sticking out The pictures are terrible and the suffering and pain that she must have gone through is unimaginable. She was taken immediately to a vet who amputated the entire leg including the thigh in order to save her life.

We desperatley need donations to pay for Stefany’s operation and after-care, however so far we have only received 36 Euros for her

If you are able to donate please make a bank transfer to

FAUNA Y FLORA S.O.S. A.P.A.P.
IBAN : ES26 2100 5413 0702 0000 3658
BIC/CODIGO SWIFT: CAIXESBBXXX
Please state “STEFANY when donating

sorry, no donating by cheque possible!

Here a few new photos of our princess. QUIMBA’s pads have now healed, however she is still rather reserved, and finds too much excitement unpleasant and also has a relatively high hunting instinct. We are looking for a calm home with a large, very highly enclosed garden for Quimba.

Mo received this mail earlier today:

“This galgo was found yesterday, after a telephone call about him. Possibly he has caught his leg in a trap, in addition he is full of bullets that in the x-ray show up perfectly. He has not broken the bone but all the ligaments and muscles are damaged. The wound is horrible, and if in about eight days there is no improvement, the veterinarian has said that the only option is to amputate the leg. It is necessary to clean the wound thoroughly every day, in the morning and in the evening. This may in the end save the leg. They told me that he lets the vets and nurses treat his leg with no problems and that he is very affectionate. Right now, he is living at the clinic, but is very complicated beacuse of having to twice a day clean and maintain the wound in good a condition. What he needs right now is a home to see if he can recover and not lose the leg. We look for an urgent foster home for this young wounded galgo, somebody that can take care of the wound and in case of amputation, take care of him after the operation.”

We urgently need donations to pay for the care and surgery and potential amputation of poor Arcos’ leg. Please donate to help Arco:

by paypal to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

or by cheque made payable to PRO-GALGO to The Elms, South Rd, Woodhouse Down, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4HU

For donations by bank transfer in the UK:
sort code 20-13-34 account number 23598551 ,
BARCLAYS BANK
account in the name of  PRO-GALGO UK

This is THEO, a large an beautiful brindle glago who stands at 71 cm at the shoulder but weighs scarcely 20 kgs!!!!

He is very shy and hides away from people. When stroked he does seem to enjoy it and is a gentle and kindhearted dog. Poor Theo has many wounds and has had blood tests taken to investigate his condition. He is very thin, sad and lethargic but has been so good at the vets and is responding well to the antibiotics, good food and vitamins. On Saturday he travels to Mo’s where he will live in her house and get spoiled rotten and loved to bits.

Please help with Theo’s veterinary bills and donate

by paypal to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

or send a cheque made payable to PRO-GALGO to The Elms, South Rd, Woodhouse Down, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4HU.

For donations by bank transfer in the UK:
sort code 20-13-34 account number 23598551 ,
BARCLAYS BANK
account on the name of  PRO-GALGO UK

Getty took some training to be a therapy dog, like a PAT dog in the UK; however she turned out to be a little too reserved

She is however very friendly but found the loud human sounds and groups of people at the therapy training too stressful. She craves a calm and friendly family with another dog. She is problem-free around cats and children but would be better with children over 10 years old.

Maura was found out in the icy cold in December. Fatima has been feeding her up and pampering her and she is now ready to find her own home. Maura would love to live with another doggie friend and would probably not like to live as an only dog.

Further information follows when Melchor arrives with us.

However, I must say that he is the most beautiful galgo we ever had in adoption. He has a  marvelously expressive face with a pronounced roman nose . What a beautiful hound.

Take a look at Felix here feeling much better and relaxing after his ordeal in the canal. He is now at Mo’s and will soon be looking for his new family.

Whilst out looking for the stolen galga MUÑECA one of our volunteers found this marvelous galgo. According to neighbours in the area, it was hanging around for months there and luckily an animal friend had been feeding him. He is a proud dog, large, strong and very social with humans and other animals. He is a loving, good-natured dog and clean in the house.

PANCHO still needs castrating if his tests come back clear, he can then start looking for a forever sofa from March. We would like to have a definiate home for him then, because of MUÑECA being stolen and we dont want to risk the same for Pancho.