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

In today's Round Town News they are featuring a story about Urgent appeal to home 130 rescue dogs

The dog & her pups shown in the photo (above) in the RTN are those rescued 11th July by Tina of Galgos del Sol, Marie Stacey of Little Pod Foundation & a volunteer plus others.

The 5 hour rescue happened at San Javier airport & it was a very traumatic & difficult rescue as the mum was aggressive & kept fending off the rescuers & her pups were hiding, buried under concrete.

The road was extremely busy & everyone was at some risk. Workers from the airport got involved too. Until the mum was captured there was no way the pups could be rescued, the mum wouldn't let anyone near where they were. In fact she chased Marie Stacey up the busy road.

Eventually they were all saved & the mum was calm once back with her pups. I understand two of the four pups went to homes BUT the mum & the other two pups were put in this shelter, the one that now is being closed down & 130 dogs including these are going to be put down after October 1st if not taken on by other rescue centres. But rescue centres are all full!

Last night, as soon as I heard ... I receive the RTN early by email .. I alerted Tina & Marie (who recognised the dogs straight away, having rescued them) & now many are trying to help these 130 dogs & Tina & Marie are trying to get the rescued mum & her pups out fast.

Can anyone foster any, we're meaning the pups & the mum obviously BUT making you aware of the others too.

Tina has her kennels full, no foster carers available, little money & now this.

Source: Round Town News

Photos of the rescue of the mum & her four pups at San Javier, Murcia 11th July.

Below: Marie, trying to catch the mum who was not in the best of moods, very aggressive.

Below: Tina trying to encourage the mum to go into the cage where there was food!

Below: How many puppies ARE there?

Below: Airport workers turned out to assist too.

Below:What a team!!

Below: Safe at last!

You must see, after spending over 5 hrs rescuing these dogs in July, Little Pod Foundation & Galgos del Sol are NOT going to allow these dogs to be destroyed.

If anyone can help foster/rehome this mum & her two remaining puppies who are due to be put down if no one takes them NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP, PLEASE.

Remember there are 130 dogs due to be destroyed any day too, help IF you can.

Please contact Florentina (Spanish) on 661 741 336 or via email at gakire@hotmail.es or by calling Oscar who speaks English on 630 881 560 or via email at oscar@marmenor.eu You can visit their Facebook page at Asociacion Protectora La Fortaleza Los Animales.

Several animal organisations have organised a protest to take place TODAY Friday 30th September from 8pm outside the main entrance of the San Javier Town Hall. 

THANKS FOR READING THIS.

Galgos del Sol have many galgos & podencos that they've rescued that need loving

homes, here are a few they have at the moment. If you could offer a dog featured

here a loving home please contact Tina on galgosdelsol@hotmail.com

More info on the charity here

Below: Jose.

Below: Felippe

Below: Jet

Below: Sandy

Below: Ollie

Below: Kyle

Below: Naranjo

Noah and Fran, two (male) galgo pups around 3 mths old , are desperately seeking a foster home. They allegedly heard their mother being killed and are extremely EXTREMELY frightened.

At the moment Galgos del Sol can't move them out of the vets because it's causing them too much distress, however on Monday 26th September they must leave. GdS desperately want to keep them out of a kennel situation and put them into a foster home where someone has time and patience to work with them.
 
If you can help please contact galgosdelsol@hotmail.com (Murcia area of Costa Blanca, mainland Spain).

Edited to add: they have allowed someone to stroke them without them nipping them so that's a huge breakthrough.

Below: They want their mum! They're totally bewildered & scared.

Galgos del Sol, Murcia, has its own educational programme. However, this year, they will be assisting Greyhounds in Need UK with their programme. Here you can see their booklet with the Galgos del Sol logo (GdS are very proud) at the bottom alongside other galgo rescues. GdS will now take them into schools where they hope children will have fun and also learn more about what they are trying to do for the Spanish galgo.

I wrote a blog here on 26 March 2011  about how GdS went to talk to a school about looking after dogs/animals etc. The kids loved it.

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Please follow Tina as she saves these beautiful dogs

http://www.galgosdelsol.blogspot.com/

Galgos del Sol charity has been inundated with galgos (Spanish working greyhounds) lately, they've huge bills which, without donations, they can't cope with.

Tina (President of GdS & finalist tonight in The Coastrider's Pride Of Spain Awards for her work with galgos) has agreed to take new dogs into her care PLUS this tiny podenco, around 4-5 mths, who currently is in a Cadiz killing station. Tina should have him Wednesday. He has been reserved in her name, travel arrangements are in process.

If anyone would like to help please Paypal to galgosdelsol@hotmail.com or through the bank to the GdS a/c in Spain

CAJAMURCIA
GALGOS DEL SOL SOCIEDAD PROTECTORA
CCC - 2043 0307 0 4 2007000479
IBAN - ES19 2043 0307 0420 0700 0479
SWIFT/BIC - CECAESMM043

OR in the UK you can donate to
LLOYDS TSB
GALGOS DEL SOL
Sort code - 30-90-54
Account number - 40152868

Once a month all monies inside this UK account will be transferred to GdS in Murcia free of charge so no matter how small they welcome your donations, it all adds up.

THANK YOU!