please sign the petition against the mistreating and killing of the galgos (spanish greyhounds) and other hunting dogs in Spain!
SIGN HERE: http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/addgb.cgi?name=dogspetition
To the President and the King of Spain,
Affter several hundred thousand of abdandoned and mistreated galgos (spanish greyhounds) and podencos (Ibizan Hounds, Canarian Warrenhounds and Podenco Andaluz) that are abandoned or brutally killed each year, we ask the spanish government to apply the existing animal welfare laws on the breeders and hunters as they are the reason for the massive breeding, mistreatment and distruction of those dogs.
- We ask for a rigorous control of the breeding facilities, applying the existing laws incl. the one for microchipping, rabies vaccination and the “nucleo zoologico”, (a permit to keep and breed animals according to the existing laws incl. adequate kenneling, veterinary care etc)
- The existing animal welfare laws should be used to control the backyard breeders and the handlers of hunting dogs.
- Judges should use the laws to fine hunters and breeders who do not fulfill the existing laws and SEPRONA (environmental police) should inspect hunters and their dogs without informing the person of the coming inspection to avoid the elimination of badly kept animals etc.
- All hunting dogs must be microchipped for identification purposes
- All hunting dogs must be vaccinated with rabies and multiple vaccines to avoid diseases
- All hunting dogs have to be registered by their owners at the local townhall
- No hunting dogs should be abandoned or killed by their owners
- Unwanted dogs have to been handed over to the nearest rescue paying a 100Eur fee
We expect a European country like Spain to apply the animal protection laws in favour of the hounds in Spain and we ask the authorities to insist on a control of the hunters, and the inhumane treatment of their dogs has to be eliminated forever.
PRO-GALGO Sighthound Rescue Spain
Mo Swatek, Founder
www.pro-galgo.com
PRO-GALGO DEUTSCHLAND E.V. GERMANY
Petra und Peter Braig, Gründer
www.pro-galgo.de
PRO-GALGO UK
Elkie Lonnkvist-Hopkins, Coordinator
www.pro-galgo.com
le Bulletin Des Lévriers, France
Barbara Lefranc, Présidente
http://bulletinlevrier.blogspot.com
Sighthounds Online UK
Wendy Jordan, President
www.sighthoundsonline.org.uk
Adopciones PROGAPE, España
Marlies Vasquez-Müller, Fundadora
http://supermarlies.googlepages.com
SOS-LEVRIERS, France
Kathi Backes, Présidente
www.sos-levriers.org
Tierhilfe-Cadiz, Deutschland
Vera Kamp, Gründerin
www.tierhilfe-cadiz.org
SOS-GALGOS.NET, Deutschland
Martina Szyszka, Gründerin
www.sos-galgos.net
South Devon Greyhound Action, UK
www.greyhoundaction.co.uk
G.R.I.N., USA
Abigail Christman, Founder
www.galgorescue.org
Sighthound Welfare Trust, UK
Wendy Hassell, Chairperson
www.sighthounds.org.uk
Baas, El Galgo, Una Joya
Sandra Baas
www.baasgalgo.com
GALGOS.FR , France
M-Helene Verdier
www.galgos.fr
Sociedad Protectora de animales y plantas de Navarra
Asun Vidal Elortegi, Presidenta
www.protactoranavarra.org
SHAMBALA ASOCIACIÓN PROTECTORA DE LOS ANIMALES NO HUMANOS, España
Javier Areste
www.shambalasf.com
ASOCACION PARA LA DEFENSA DE LOS ANIIMALES “CIUDAD DE LA PEÑA”
Antonio Murciano, Presidente
www.adamartos.es
Asociacion Socorro Animal Amigos de Milord
Cristina Pascual – Presidenta.
www.amigosdemilord.com
Stichting Greyhounds in Nood Nederland
Petra Postma, President
WWW.GREYHOUNDSINNOOD.NL
APAP ARCA DE NOE ALBACETE
Balbino Cerro Aguilar, Presidente
www.ibichos.com
APA SOS BILBAO
Koldo Goioaga, Presidente
www.sosbilbao.org
Tierschutz ohne Grenzen e.V., Alemania
Dr. Diane Reiser
www.tierschutz-ohne-grenzen.de
RSPCA, UK
David Bowles, Head External Affairs
www.rspca.org.uk
Asoc. defensa de los animales PRO ANIMAL DE TENERIFE, ESPAÑA
Elke Rossmann, Presidenta
www.proanimaltenerife.de
AYUDA GALGOS, ESPAÑA
Elena Sánchez de Pedro Crespo
www.ayudagalgos.es
PROJIAN (Federacion Protectora Jianense de Animle) España
Begonia Alicia Lopez Ochoa , Vicepresidenta
VEU ANIMAL, España
Laura
www.veuanimal.org
ASOCIACION POLA PROTECCION ANIMAL ABEIRO
Susana Romero García, Presidenta
www.abeiro.org
DeGalgos, España
Aurora Ferré, Presidenta
http://galgomania.blogspot.com/
Colectivo Andaluz Contra el Maltrato Animal
Antonio Moreno, Presidente Colectivo ACMA
www.cacma.org
Noemi Gonzalez Lopez, España
www.adoptanos.org
The Associacion for Galgos in Need, Denmark
Susanne Bandier, Founder
www.galgo-sos.dk
GreyhoundsRescue Holland
Geert van Spronsen, President
www.greyhoundsrescue.nl
DDEVIDA Defensa de los Derechos de la Vida Animal Utrera (Sevilla)
Encarnación Ranea Tortosa, presidenta
www.ddevida.org
Representante del PACMA por la provincia de Las Palmas (España)
Carmelo S. Cáceres Acosta
http://es.geocities.com/losanimalestienenlapalabra
www.pacma.net Y www.animalistas.org
ASOCIACIÓN ANIMALISTA LIBERA! (Catalunya y Galicia), España
Nieves Camarero, Presidenta
www.liberaong.org
ASOCIACION SOSDALMATAS, España
Inma Jacob Rodriguez, Presidenta
www.sosdalmatas.org
Jutta di Fabio, Deutschland
Gründerin des Forums
www.windhundtreff.eu
ARTIST CO-SIGNING AND SUPPORTING THE PETITION:
IÑAKI RELANZON, España
Photographer
www.photosfera.com
ISABEL CAMBLOR, España
Writer
www.isabelcamblor.clubcultura.com
FRANCIS DE BLAS, España
Paintor
www.francisdeblas.com
AGUSTIN GARCIA GALILEA, España
Audio Visual Projects
http://justinfilms.blogspot.com/
http://es.youtube.com/justinont
MARIA DAINES, UK
Singer/Songwriter
www.maria-daines.com
ICE CREAM VAN, España
pop psychedellic band
www.myspace.com/icecreamvansyndicate
NACHO MARCO, España
productor musical & composer
www.matisse.bocciomusic.es
MARGARA CORTES MARURI, taller de Orfebreria y Metalisteria Artistica, España
propietaria y directora artistica
www.Margaracortes.com
CAROLINE LAVELLE, UK
Singer/songwriter/cellist
www.carolinelavelle.com
KERSTIN ALBERS, SCHWEIZ
Director
www.kerstinalbers.ch
CHEENO, GERMANY
Band
www.cheeno.de
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PRO-GALGO UK & USA 
People have no right to treat these dogs so brutally. When will people ever learn to treat animals with the respect and compassion which they deserve.
Det är vidrigt hur de behandlar hundarna!! Aldrig skulle jag besöka dessa ställen där man behandlar djur på detta sätt! År 2014 borde man veta bättre!!
“What comes around goes around” – you will pay eventually for your mis-treatment of these wonderful creatures.
The treatment of Spanish hunting dogs – the galgos and the podencos is truly the shame of Spain.
Surely the Spanish government can legislate for more humane treatment of these hounds and enforce penalties when the laws are flouted.
Spain can do better than this.
I will never , ever visit Spain as a tourist and will tell other how barbaric and totally disgusting way you treat the lovely galgos and podencos. These dogs have the right to humance and kind treatment. I hope one day all those you have treated these animals so brutally get the same treatment inflicted on them.
the illtreatment of this most wonderful creatures is criminal and i will have nothing to do with spaiin as a holiday spot or even will avoid buying any products that have come from spain. until the laws have been changed and enforced to protect these most wonderful creatures.
It’s a shame what’s happening in Spain with the galgo-dogs.
I will ensure that I spread the word about the terrible way these creatures of God are treated by a supposedly Catholic nation and I will do all I can to prevent people I know travelling to Spain as tourists until something is done to stop this.
All living things deserve to be live without fear and suffering and all those who inflict such things onto defenceless creatures should suffer the same fate 4 fold!
This needs to stop!!!
Good luck! dogs don’t deserve the way we treat them.
This CANNOT be allowed to continue anymore!
How could they?
To look into the trusting eyes of a hound and then commit an act of cruelty?
Have they no hearts?
IT’S CRIMINAL – BARBARIC
The Spanish government need to change legislation immediately.
arrêtez cette tuerie
A country is judged by how it treats those unable to protect them selves.
Spain considers itself a civilised country? A civilised country would never let such barbaric suffering and cruelty to exist.
The Spanish Government MUST prosecute the people who commit these atrocities on innocent hounds, the sentences must be comesurate with the suffering these ‘people’ cause the Galgos and other hounds in Spain.
The Spanish Government MUST help fund the rescues that do their best to assist and rehabilitate the lucky few.
This is a culture problem. In the culture of spain it is thought to be alright to treat animals like this. The culture needs to change drastically and I don’t know how to do that except by a complete cleansing by drastic measures. If anyone else knows how to do it differently please do so.
John Ratcliffe
How many more petitions? How much more outrage before something is done?
Marilyn Ratcliffe
All animals are entitled to receive respect and humane treatment regardless of the counrty where they live. Cruelty of all kinds must be prevented by law and those laws upheld.
Basta YA de maltrato a los animales!!!!!!!
Quien dice que somos mejores que ellos???
Hasta cuando va a durar esta crueldad????
STOP! Les hommes vont trop loin dans leur cruauté! Les chiens sont les meilleurs amis des hommes. Ce genocid animal que le monde découvre salit l’image de l’Espagne que j’aimais, mais que je n’aime plus! Il y a trop de barbaries exercées sur les animaux dans ce pays qui se dit civilisé. Pour moi, l’Espagne est un pays arriéré où les lois ne sont pas respectées, parce que leurs dirigeants ne savent pas se faire respecter. Il FAUT que cesse les tortures de ces pauvres Galgos qui sont des êtres vivants et souffrent comme nous, les humains, mais ne peuvent pas se défendre contre la perversité des hommes et des femmes. STOP aux massacres des Galgos! STOP aux hommes et aux femmes qui pratiquent la barbarie! STOP! car le monde en a assez de toutes ces horreurs! Que les espagnols aient pitié de ces pauvres chiens que nous aimons. Aujourd’hui, je dis HONTE à l’Espagne!
Nina
je trouve ,l’homme,terriblement desabusé,de faire souffrir des animaux tels que celui,qu’est le chien,le meilleur ami de l’homme! mais comment tels actes de cruauté continu,t’il encore?
STOP….UN ACTE DE CRUAUTE ..PIRE JE NE TROUVE PAS LES MOTS POUR DECRIRE CE MASACRE QUEL HONTE CE NE PEUT PAS ETRE DES HOMMES CE SONT DES ASSASINS …ON DEVRAIT LEUR FAIRE SUBIR LE MEME SORT …ET LES GALGOS POURONT SOURIRE A LEUR TOUR …
The brutality inflicted on these poor creatures is equalled only by Spain’s shocking torture of bulls,and as long as these shameful practices exist,I could not bear to even thinki of visiting this country.
The only thing that gives me the slightest hope is the knowledge that there are many good Spanish people who hate this cruelty as much as we do,and for them I have the greatest respect.
Shame on Spain for the total lack of animal welfare. Being part of the Eurpean Community requires respect for animals.
The endless number of abondened and mistreated animals tell their on sad story. The countless numbers of animal welfare org. working their fingers to the bones while trying to help those who suffer in silence tell their desperate story.
Spain, your immediate action is called upon. Shut the perreras, hold animal abusers responsible, listen to the voices of so many people who is only too aware of the sad situation your country is in regarding the animals.
Do something, do it now!
isn´t it easier to STOP HUNTING???
it´s cruel for the bunnies as well
If hunting was forbidden, the hunters won´t need the dogs any more!
My comments are thus. Stop the insurabel cruelty to animals all over spain. Take away the S and you are left with pain wich is what you subject these poor defenceless sighthounds to every day of their short fearfull lives if you can call it that. I would say that for those poor neclected sighthounds it is hell on earth. How long are you going to let them suffer. Stop importing greyhounds from Ireland since you can´tgive your own national breeds a decent and compasionat life. Stop the overbreeding and culling of galgoes and podengoes after the hunting season. I will never set foot in your country as long as you treat life with such contempt. Life is sacred even to catholics why is that so hard for you to understand have you ever heard of “Caritas” latin for compassion.Remember a nation is judged by the way it treats its animals.I will not buy your products or support you in any way before you treat all animals with compassion and dignity things they should have from birth. I do however support the heroes of Spain.Those that make a diffrence every day for the poor neclected sighthounds,other dog breeds mixes,cats strays of all kinds.These are the true heroes of your nation and they should be held in awe of their kindness and compassion.Those are the ones who we should revere and base the future on not you the abusers,killers or worse.Please change your attitudes before it is too late.What if these things were inflicted upon you? how would you like it. I am disgusted with your evil deeds and sad for your victims.None of us can save the world,but we can make a world of diffrence for the one we have adopted.Written in all haste.Yours sincerly Stud.art Lisbeth Mønsted Larsen Greyhound Action Denmark.
just sign it.. it is hard to watch thta we still threats our animals as if we lived in the midleage..and we are living in EU??
How can people treat animals like that.
DISGUSTING SPAIN! DONT GO TO SPAIN!
Every animal has the right to love, care, protection and to live free from cruelty – it is our duty to protect them and punish those who abuse them !
Signing on behalf of Cornwalls Voice for Animals over 5000 supporters – world wide !
Insoutenable!!!
What may or may not happen in Spain is nobody elses.s concern,s except spaniards, and dont give yourself so many airs of importance since your opinion of us, is worth even less than a heap of manure
Well, then, I surely hope you are in a very dangerous and cruel situation very soon, Buddy, AND NONE HELPS YOU IN THE LEAST.
As a member of the human race, you are accountable for your actions – to all of us.
As a member of the EU, Spain is accountable to the laws that govern all member states. As a piece of ignorant shit, you are accountable to me, and I hope to help in ensuring moronic bastardos like you never have a chance to own, abuse, use, or have any contact with any animal.
Utter twit, may you have a small life – like your mind
Luis … so you REALLY believe that what happens in Spain is nobody’s business other than Spaniards? Your ignorance is truly astonishing! The world is watching, and is appalled by the level of cruelty that Spaniards routinely inflict upon vulnerable animals. Being a nation of sadists is not big and it’s not clever: it merely demonstates a total lack of understanding of, and compassion for, other sentient beings.
you are disgusting, luis
That’s all I have to say
DISGUSTING SICK AND ROTTEN.. I LOVE GALGOS
l ‘ homme ne mérite pas de vivre !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Presidente de l ‘Asso Animaux secours nous faisons suivre .J’adhère à titre personnel .C ‘est insoutenable et inadmissible. cruauté gratuite
Michele Bilger
“Humanity advances only as it becomes more humane”.
I think Spain should be ashamed of the treatment of these dogs and do something about it!
Dogs (all animals actually) should never be treated any less than you would treat your best
friend…
What happens in Spain is everybody’s concern. Maybe the Spaniards will understand this when the consequences of their behaviour starts to hit their wallets. We shall keep spreading the word about what really happens to defenceless animals in Spain, and urging people not to make Spain a holiday destination.
Horreur ! Honte !
C’est un crime impardonnable !
Mais quand donc seront punis les ignobles coupables… qui ne méritent pas le nom d’humains.
please help these poor creatures
It is obscene how a country with such low morals concerning animal well-being can be a part of the EU. This is 2008 – today´s people need to realize animals are living, feeling creatures just like humans, they are sincere, loyal and should be treated with respect. Forget apocalypse – Ignorance is what will destroy this planet eventually.
It is time for the people (who abuse animals) to open their eyes and see the souls within the “animals”. The “animals” have always been able to look into our souls.
kiling galgos is just so fucking wrong..i cant understand how people can do something like that
Only God has the right to take a life and animals are entitled to theirs as much as we are and that should be sacrosanct.
C’est une honte ! N’oublions pas que le chien est le meilleur ami de l’homme !
stop!!!!!stop!!!!!
It NEVER stops, the brutality of humans. The shame of being one of this species takes my breath away, and words of disgust, dismay and horror are insufficient.
Shame on any ‘civilised’ nation who allow such insane torture (Britain included). May there be a hell, and may they rot in it – forever!
ei saa tappaa viattomia eläimiä………!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t think that it never stop, because in Spain is lots of humans who are doing that to dogs every second. But if in Spain comes Prevention of Cruelty Animal Act, they will gonna pay that horrible thing, and then I think, that it would stop the horrible cruelty to animals!!!
Stop the cruelty to this animals, they have don nothing wrong. We now liv in the year 2008, and every one sholuld know better. Shame on you.
lopettakaa eläinrääkkäys!!
Stop this!
This cruelty must end!!!!!
STOP SADISM!!!!
Stop this torture!
I can`t believe!! We are living in 2008 and somevere peoples do so bad thins to dogs. In my country dogs have rights and we love they so muchs. I never come Espanja as long you do dogs so bad thins. I tell all my friend same things.
STOP this torture NOW!!!
This torture has to stop now!
This cruelty must end!!!!!
LA BARBARIE N’A PAS DE LIMITE HONTE A CEUX QUI OSE PERPETRER DE TELLES ATROCITES EN TOUTE IMPUNITES ET HONTE AU GOUVERNEMENT ESPAGNOL QUI SAIT ET SE REND COMPLICE EN LAISSANT FAIRE.
This cruelty must to come to an end. I can not and I will not support the tourism neither economy of Spain before the gouvernment starts to punish those who kill Galgos. And I will make sure that so will do those to whome I tell about this primitive way of practising business.
Where is the Spanish religion??Spanish hipocrosy!!!,do unto others.That includes all living beings.May you all regret your actions when you finally meet your God
I hope everyone, who has done these awful things to animals, will suffer to the end of their time. Stop cruelty!!!!
We’ve suceeded in banning hunting with dogs in the UK … hopefully other EU countries will follow our lead, and hence all the despicable activities which are associated with this barbaric pastime (including the ritualistic torturing of galgos) will cease. Cruelty isn’t clever.
STOP this torture NOW!!!
As I used to be a travel agent I think one of the previous comments is valid, hit the people where it hurts them for a change-in their pockets.Boycott tourism in Spain & their Islands, why support their economy.Money talks very loudly at times.
as long as people think that animals do not feel, animals must feel that people don´t think
This is so cruel and brutal! Stop this now! Animals have feelings too!
This kind of act makes me so sad 😦
Please stop hurting these wonderful Galgos and make it possible for them to be rescued by those who care.
THAT´S FUCKING SICK
When and where we will go with this cruel world? Don’t kill animals, love them. Usually you are everything what they have. So please, don’t deceive them!
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People doing this to dogs are monsters!!
Respect life, respect Galgos!!!
there’s nothing to say!! somebody say “people that doesn’t love persons aren’t able to love animals..” i say :”if somebody doesn’t love animals are not able to love people and children….”
Stop this, now!
Those people are f**king mean and cruel! They don’t apparently seem to notice that animals have feelings too! Human is animal too. We have advanced from apes, I think. Anyway my worldview and my sentiments doesn’t belong here but they don’t have feelings at all. They are ruthless and cold people who think only theirs own best and their own belly button! They cannot feel anything inside themselves. On their hearts because their parents have raise those people to be cruel, cold, mean and heartless. So selfish! If u really think that we supposed to live here in that planet for as long as we belong to, do you really think that make world better place to animals come alone? We have to really do something for it!!!
This cruelty must end!!!!!
boycott spain,until it ends it`s barbaric ways of treating it`s animals.
this must end! its so cruel and wrong and i hope that people who treat animals like that dies!
This cruelty must end now!!
We have adopted a Galga and she is wonderful. How anyone could even think to abuse these creatures of God is totally beyond me. Stop the cruelty, NOW.
exactly, boycott spain !
Please end this needless cruelty.
Please stop this cruelty. Humans are not supposed to do this to defensive animals, who would have done anything to please their owners. I have 3 rescue greyhounds and they are the most loving dogs you could have. I am totally ashamed of Spain.
I rehomed a Podencos female from Pro-Galgo Spain in April 2009. Although she had been a breeding bitch for a Spanish Hunter she was still dumped after giving him around 8 litters of pups. She was found and rescued by Mo’s Pro-Galgo Rescue, where she had to stay for 7 months for her Rabies Pet Passport being valid for entry into 7 months. Menta as she has been called, Spanish for Mint, is a White Wired Haired Podencos Andulez Grande. When she came to me she was very timid, she is still very nervous of sudden movements such as raising your hand suddenly, she makes sure she is out of your way if you need to pass the place she has settled down in. She loves my two large Greyhounds and she is now nearly their size and weight. She follows me very closely when we are out walking but these days barks in greeting to other people and dogs.
Compared with the Greyhounds I doubt if she will ever forget the bad treatment she had in spain treated not as a pet but just as a commodity to be got rid of by the nastiest way possible
We left Spain 2 years ago, and one of the main reasons was the treatment of animals. You should inforce the laws, it seems the norm for the police to attend dog/cock fights and take part in the betting! this is not the show of the law people are looking for.
My God, how can man be so cruel. If people cannot understand themselves, then then who rule must step in and STOP IT FOREVER!!!
Stop this
these gentle souls are angels that walk they earth dog backwards is GOD so they should b tret like one….xxxxxxx
Should be for any breed.
stop this massacre
Warum quält ihr diese wunderbaren Hunde? Was in Gottes Namen haben sie euch getan???? Hört endlich auf damit!!!! Ihr solltet euch was schämen für eure Greueltaten!!!!
DISGRACEFUL THESE SOCIOPATHS NEED LOCKING UP
Save these dogs and other animals that are being mistreated.
dogs are angels who teach us how to love, forgive & be loyal unconditionally. they bless our lives in a way humans can’t.
Horrific
The Spanish Government needs to amend laws to protect animals and new laws to punish those who abuse animals…for a modern country you are backwards in your treatment if animals. For a God fearing Catholic country you have no empathy for Gods creatures. One day you will have to answer to your maker…
Please help this poor dogs now..
pls stop this inhuman acts in your country concerning all animals ..this is not a behavior of civilized nation ..
Please stop this cruelty
Stop mistreating and killing of galgos and other hunting dog in Spain.
The brutality in which these dogs are forced to endure, the neglect & mistreatment, I’m not sure how that can be legal in a civilised country. For people, young & older, to walk by, observe this horrendous act of cruelty & to do absolutely nothing I find absolutely abhorrent.
Shame you spain 😥
Stop it !!!!!!!!
Stop this cruelty
Animal welfare
All animals should be treated with respect and dignity. They have the same rights as humans.Please, everyone united we can fight for their rights.