Galgos del Sol (Murcia) makes saving galgos in Spain a reality!

There is an ABSOLUTE NEED to highlight the plight of galgos (greyhounds) in Spain. This blog is to help the refuge, Galgos Del Sol in Murcia, Costa Blanca. http://www.perrosdelsol.es/ or http://www.galgosdelsol.es/ (Both link to same site)

Update on tiny pod & some happy ending stories.
12 February 2011 @ 12:03

Update on tiny podenca, Angie, currently being fostered awaiting her health to improve. She was due to go to her forever home in Germany 18th but there's been a set back, sadly. I've just heard from Angela, her foster mum

'I thought we had turned a corner with the poo but NO. She can fire it out at 30 miles an hour. She is well in herself put on weight 5.05kg now so improving. I think she has grown taller. We went last night and her vet is not happy about her travelling on Friday he would like another 15 days. He is going to talk to Tina. Its not a problem for us but I just wish we could sort it. He said its probably because she was eating cardboard etc. Rice and egg and its so so still not good, add anything else and !!!!. She's on 2 lots of different medication and he would like to see her Tuesday'

HAPPY ENDINGS FOR SOME GALGOS

BELOW: Cayetana

Cayetana leaving for her new forever home in Germany

BELOW: Brac now has been found his forever home in the UK so he'll go there in 6 mths.

BELOW: Luna has been adopted, she's going to Portugal this month

BELOW: Risa is being fostered in France whilst her passport is being prepared then she is going to the UK.

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3 Comments

Chrissy said:
12 February 2011 @ 13:01

Poor little Angie. Fingers crossed she will be well soon.x

Blog Owner said:
12 February 2011 @ 13:16

Apologies for text being inconsistent, it just would NOT do as I wanted in this particular post. :-(
I think it might have been because I copied & pasted part of the text from Tina's refuge's website http://www.perrosdelsol.es/

Thanks for commenting, Chrissy.

Beryl Brennan said:
12 February 2011 @ 19:19

Bon Soir Thank you, thank you so much for taking up the cause of the galgos and podencos, they need all the publicity and help they can get, to get a better deal in Spain and to persuade the Spanish authorities, national, regional and municipal, to enforce the laws already in place to protect them. Soon to come, Podenco Post, pods' answer to Galgo News. All power to Pods and Galgs! Come on, Spain, join the fight to get a better life for them - no abandoned starving dogs, no injured dogs - blight on the tourist industry or what?!! These hunters STILL don't realise what a bad press they give to tourists! Thanks for your support

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Janice, a friend of Tina's. Tina & Gaynor, with their team of wonderful volunteers, run the Galgos Del Sol refuge in Murcia, Costa Blanca
If YOU can help by taking a galgo/podenco please email Tina on galgosdelsol@hotmail.com or ring her mobile 693 100 712 Galgos del Sol is dedicated to every galgo espanol; those who made it and sadly those who didn't. Galgos del Sol is a small rescue based in Murcia, Spain that rescues abandoned and injured galgos (Spanish hunting greyhounds), rehabilitates them and finds them forever homes in the UK and other parts of Europe. Thousands of galgos are abandoned or killed annually at the end of each short hunting season and as they are not always viewed as potential pets in Spain, they usually end up in perreras (pounds), where their lives are ended, often not in ways we would consider humane. Galgos del Sol is entirely dependent on fundraising for its survival and is run by two dedicated women, Tina and Gaynor, assisted by a group of dedicated volunteers based in Spain, France and in the UK. Galgos del Sol es una pequeña protectora con sede en Murcia, España, que rescata galgos abandonados y heridos (galgos españoles de caza) y los rehabilita y les encuentra hogares para siempre en el Reino Unido y otras partes de Europa. Miles de galgos son abandonados o asesinados cada año al final de cada temporada de caza y como en España normalmente no los consideran mascotas por lo general terminan en perreras, donde acaban con su vida y a menudo en formas que no consideraríamos muy humanas. Galgos del Sol depende totalmente de donaciones para su supervivencia y está gestionado por dos mujeres muy involucradas, Tina y Gaynor, con la asistencia de un grupo de voluntarios con sede en España, Francia y en el Reino Unido.