In a few weeks the hunting season with galgos will come to an end and that
means that now already shelters and perreras are completely full with galgos,
discarded by their owner who just considers them a bad working tool and nothing
more...
Scooby will take the next couple weeks hundreds of galgos and podencos in
to save them from being killed in a perrera or waiting for years and years in
shelters because nobody adopts them.
Sunday the 10th. of January we had to go to pick up some 50 galgos and
podencos in a shelter in Tomelloso were every day a few galgos are brought in
by their loving owners or mostly, are just thrown over the fence.
So volunteer Pablo, not the one from Scooby Medina but another Pablo, and
me went to get them and took off to Castilla la Mancha, a real hell hole for
galgos. On our way and also the way back, we saw many cars or 4 Wheel drives
with these typical small transporters behind their cars in which they have
their dogs. Yes, sunday means hunting day.
Once arrived in Tomelloso we started loading the dogs, there were many and
just that morning a puppy from some 5 months old was thrown over the fence just
as a small female who looked more like a walking skelleton, of course we took
them both. When we almost finished loading, 2 man with dark looks drove up to
our van, took 2 galgos from their car from which they wanted to get rid of and
believe it or not, we just had 2 places left for these 2, now we call them
lucky dogs, to take them as well. The owner was even so kind to put them
himself in the crate, not even showing the smallest emotion or saying goodbye
to what should have been his best friend, no sir, just glad to get rid of him,
but in this case, I think the dog had the same feelings about his owner because
he is very happy here now...
We also took a galga mix with severe skin problems and will try to cure her
so she finally also can find a loving family because she is a really very sweet
dog and also 3 pups, mix German shepherd or something, from some 7 weeks old
because nobody is going to adopt them there...and they are so beautiful and
sweet...! Also there were 5 podencos, of course we loaded them as well.
So with 50 lucky dogs we drove 4 hours back to Valladolid because they all
will stay in the Scooby residencia so there will be room enough in Scooby
Medina for the hundreds more who will arrive the next couple weeks. After
unloading the dogs and bringing them to their kennels, we were soaking wet
because it was raining terribly, it was 1 o`clock in the night, but who cares
as long as they all will find a warm and loving forever home and knowing they
are all safe now!
Please keep us going to help them.
Cobie
