1st November 2011: After some traumatic days for Tina from Galgos del Sol & a volunteer on her holiday in Spain, Gill, trying to catch a galga they have named Zoe, who had five little puppies, they did it!
Well done again! GdS team are amazing people.
Tina had tried using the trap but Zoe wouldn't go in all the way so the trap door wouldn't release. She tried putting the pups in the trap but Zoe went crazy till Tina replaced the pups in their shelter & Zoe then spent ages with them, checking no one had hurt them. It needed Zoe to be caught then her pups could be taken.
Tina even took other galgos with her to encourage Zoe to come near them. They were there come rain ... & it did ... & shine, hour after hour, day after day.
Eventually, with the help of Antonio from Los Infiernos and his dart gun... time was running out as the pups would soon be on the move ... Zoe was successfully darted. As Tina commented "Gill was my hero, Zoe built up so much trust with her that we were able to get her into position to dart with success".
Tina said "Zoe had been drinking from a filthy balsa and sadly I know of puppies at 4-5 weeks that have then died through toxins so there is still some of the journey to go. It's a fiesta here so no vets are open but first thing tomorrow we will be there getting them checked over....." Hopefully, they're all ok despite having fleas and the mum has worms. They all look really healthy so fingers crossed that the vet gives them all the 'thumbs up'.
GdS hope everyone enjoys seeing the photos of this rescue.
Below: Zoe needs rescuing, she has five tiny pups that require attention. The rescue took days, in bad weather too.
Below: The five puppies were in here.
Below: Tina took two of her galgos to try to coax Zoe nearer.
Below: Gill taking a much needed break in the chilly weather.
Below: Trusting Gill.
Below: Rain, rain & more rain!
Below: Beautiful Zoe still evading capture.
Below: Will Zoe go in the trap?
Below: Finally Tina had to call in someone to dart Zoe.
Below: Success!
Tina with one of the tiny puppies, safe now.
Below: Gill with one of the five!
Below: Tina with another.
Below: Safe at long last. Beautiful & will be needing homes!
So mum is safe, her gorgeous pups are safe.... now comes the vets bills.
Without your input Tina can't continue with what she does so please help this charity which receives no govt funding, they rely on goodwill from the public.
You DO make a difference so please, if you can, donate via paypal direct to galgosdelsol@hotmail.com
Other options are - DONATE IN THE UK
Now you can donate from the UK directly into the 'Galgos del Sol' UK Lloyds TSB account. This is the perfect way to help the galgos without being stung with those high transfer charges. Once a month all monies inside this account will be transferred to GdS in Murcia free of charge so, no matter how small, they welcome your donations, it all adds up.
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