UPDATE 12.7.2008 (ONE MONTH LATER):

LAST THURSDAY CIELO ARRIVED WELL AT MO’S PLACE NEAR BARCELONA AND THIS PICTURE SAIS MORE THAN WORDS FOR THE FULL STORY CLICK ON “MORE” UNDER THE PICTURE

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This weekend we had a stall at the Bristol Vegan Fayre, the largest of its kind in Europe. A few thousand people visit every year and everyone is interested in animal welfare, so the perfect place to raise awareness about the hound situation in Spain and what we do to help. (more…)

This week one of supporters, Cath Palombo and her children, did a 4 mile sponsored walk in aid of our van appeal.

They raised an amazing £100 for us and we would like to say a BIG THANKYOU to them for their hard work. (more…)

Today we launch our “Gateway to Freedom” raffle to raise desperately needed funds to fix our PRO-GALGO transport van. (more…)

These four galgos, 2 males and 2 females, are all starting their quarantine so that they can be homed in the UK at the end of the year.

If you are interested in adopting or sponsoring one of these galgos please email pro-galgo@hotmail.com

ALTEA

A red and white female of around 3 years old. She is quite shy at the moment but that should improve over the next few weeks as she comes to trust her carers.

PUCCA

Another 3 year old female. She is a lovely black and white beauty and is in good condiiton and is very friendly with people and other dogs.

AXEL

A huge friendly brindle boy. He is also around 3 years old, is in good condition and has a great character.

TONI

A fun and loveable big black boy of around 2 years old. He is CAT FRIENDLY and loves other dogs.

All these dogs are on our sponsorship page as they will need financial support during their quarantine.

We have taken in a beautiful galgo that was found with his leg caught in an iron hunting trap.

HIERRO (meaning iron) was picked up by PENNY from the Asociación AAA SOL (Ayuda a Animales Abandonados SOL… Guadalajara, España)

The vet dealing with HIERRO has offered to give us a big discount for the operation, providing that we find a foster home for the dog in its period of recovery. He says that we don’t have to pay all the money at once, and he has been very generous. We have until tomorrow morning to decide what to do, but it looks as though he will be saved, whatever happens.

Here the x-ray of his broken leg:

The vet estimates that it will cost around 600 Euros / £500 which we simply don’t have. We desperately need donations to help pay for the cost of his surgery and recovery.

If you would like to donate please paypal to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

Or send a cheque made out to PRO-GALGO to:

PRO-GALGO, 108 Sherbourne Ave, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 8DR.

THANK YOU

This young female bizan hound (podenco) was found in a park in the spanish region of Murcia. One of her ears was brutally mutilated, the little dog was feverish and has an infected wound.
As usual, the poor dogs had been seen in the park for a few days but nobody had cared to inform the animal rescuers or the police.

The around 6 month old hound was called PRUDENCE, she is about 45cm tall, weighs around 12kg..
This little girl in foster care with PIEDY and we will all help to home poor little PRUDENCE whe she is recovered, speyed, vaccinated and ready for rehoming.

Please consider donating for PRUDENCE by www.paypal.com, our account for paypal and contact is pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com , and mention PRUDENCE as the reason for the payment. THANKS

Also don’t forget:

HELP THE HOUNDS IN SPAIN BY SIGNING THE PETITION ON http://progalgoenglish.wordpress.com/sign-petition/

KESARA and her daughter SENORITA, have both passed their cat tests this week and in June will be collected by Brabara le Franc, our collaborator form Bulletin des Levriers in France, along with RUDY, one of the Cordoba dogs. She will take them to France where they await new homes.

A HUGE thank you to Barbara for all her hard work finding these lucky galgos new homes.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new forum for all galgo and podenco lovers, and anyone interested in Spanish animal welfare in general.

Visit and register on the forum at www.galgo-forum.org

You can also click on the link “Galgo Forum” on the left menu bar.

We will soon be adding a French, Spanish, and German section in ther languages so that our European supporters can join in

We are delighted to show you the latest pictures of AMIGO, a very sick and thin galgo found in Seville several months ago.

With the help of MARIA MERCE, a friend of PRO-GALGO, he has been adopted by a loving family near Barcelona.

As you can see the transformation from a skeletal and very sick dog to the striking and beautiful hound now is amazing.

A BIG THANK YOU to MARIA and his new family for turning this boys life around.

BEFORE

AFTER

And here with his new family and their adopted galga.

Yesterday was a special day for us, the swiss movie director KERSTIN ALBERS came to visit us and her galgo-girl GRETA (one of the cordoba dogs will be swiss soon)

KERSTIN had so much fun with our dogs and GRETA loved her! They will make a movie like couple

she is such a nice doggy, small, rouh haired and very playfull even as she was supposed to be “shy” … she is running like crazy in the fields and loves to play with our irish wolfhound pup NILO.

KERSTIN enjoyed the visit and the dogs loved her and the goodies she brought.
June 1st, KERSTIN will come back to pick-uo GRETA and to fly her back to the country of cheese, watches and chocolate :laugh:

MCUHAS GRACIAS KERSTIN!

This week we have pictures of a new black galgo TONI who has passed his cat test.

TONI is around 15 months old, is very sociable, affectionate and obedient and shares his kennel with a puppy.

KESARA is still nervous and timid of her new surroundings and when the shelter volunteers enter her kennel, she doesn’t know where to put herself or what to do. We are confident that with time she will learn to trust her carers. KESARA is very sociable with dogs but has not been tested with cats yet. She also has a little daughter which she shares her kennel with.

Earlier this week we agreed to take responsibility for a young brindle galga, of less than 2 years old. LUNITA, meaning the little moon, has an old injury in one hind leg, probably from a car accident, which has healed badly is constantly held up due to muscle atrophy. She is also malnourished and needs to put a lot of weight on.

LUNITA is in a foster home getting some good food, and some TLC. By the end of the month we hope she will be available for adoption.

LUNITA when she first arrived:

And after nearly a week in foster care:

Sadly earlier this week our beloved elderly and neglected galga JOYA had to be put to sleep.

Early in the week JOYA developed a fever and was very sick, hardly even moving. Her carer PIEDY took her to the vet and it was apparent that she had gone into complete organ failure due to her starvation. Due to her mammary cancer and her Leishmania it was decided that it was kindest to end her suffering.

The previous day she had been happy and running in the fields and really enjoying her new life. At least we know that her last days were happy ones and finally she found love, care and friendship in PIEDY, and that now at last her suffering has come to an end.

Thankyou PIEDY for helping this old girl when she needed it most.

Sleep well JOYA.

This is the story of BELLA.

She was found this week in a terrible condition. She has Leishmania, is terribly malnourished, has infected wounds, is covered in ticks and so has a tick disease, mange and anemia, and to top it all has been hit by a car causing the large wounds

BELLA is around 6 years old and has obviously led a terrible life. Initially it was thought she should be put to sleep, but the carers thought that she was such a loving dog and has such a will to live that she should be given the chance to recover and live the life she deserves, if only for a short while.

BELLA is a sweet and calm girl and coexists without problems with dogs, cats and people. She is not scared, in spite of everything she is very glad to be saved, and is sympathetic and sociable.

We are looking for an URGENT foster home for BELLA so that she doesnt have to remain in the kennels whilst she recovers, and of course ultimately a permanent home for this beautiful girl.

We also desperately need donations to help pay for her veterinary treatment for all the health problems that she is facing.

Please paypal any donations to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

or see the “how to help” page if you want to send a cheque.

THANKYOU

To see more pictures of BELLA click below. Please be aware they may be upsetting.

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A cream/gold galga and her 3 pups were recently found by the Linares shelter. They have been living in waste ground around Linares for some time and have been fed by a kind local lady.

The mother is around 2-3 years old and has many scars on the face and ears, suggesting she has led a traumatic life.

The three pups are around 5 months old and are likely to be galgo/german shephard mixes, although the father was probably a mix also.

They are all rather timid but when approached and offered food they are quite affectionate and not aggressive.

Linares desperately needs help to home the 3 pups as they are unlikely to be adopted in Spain or even Germany. The mother also needs to be found a new and loving home.

The wasteground where they have been living:

The mother:

The pups:

GRETA, from the Cordoba dog pound on Mo’s sofa and reserved for Kerstin in Switzerland

Yet again Seville is under the spotlight as 15 dogs, including galgos and mixed breeds, were abandoned in poor condition in a nearby village.

It seems that time and again this is a town of animal cruelty and neglect.

More info to follow on these dogs when we have it.

JOYA (meaning Jewel) came into our care yesterday. She is very old and as you can see very skinny She was abandoned some time ago near a village in Murcia, one of the most popular destinations for Brits to holiday and move to!!!!!

The vet  has diagonsed mama tumors and Leishmaniasis but PIEDY her guardian angel who found her and took her in had not the heart to pts a dog with such vivid eyes and a strong will to live. JOYA is at PIEDY’s house and in good care  and if he poor dog gets on well with the treatment we might even be able to do surgery on her tumors and give her some years more of a happy life.

Assoon as she has recovered some strength and put on some weight we will try to find her a forever home so PIEDY has some room for the next urgent case, and unfortunatly we know it will not be long until an other poor animal is in need. She is currently being fostered but we desperately need donations to help pay for her medical care as she is likely to have suffered organ problems, particularly in the liver, due to her malnutrition.

She is a dark brindle colour but look at that face..she is the image of Luz!!

If you would like to help this old girl get back on her feet please paypal your donations to pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

Or see the “how to help” page if you want to send a cheque.

THANKYOU