Romania gets millions of euros in EU funding to take care of the problem of stray dogs and rabies provided that it is done in a cost effective and humane way. The situation in Romania now: The dogs are killed in the most horrific ways - they are burnt or buried alive, strangled, poisoned, hanged or dumped in landfills packed like sardines in cramped cages – sometimes in sight of children. Those who are not killed on the spot get shipped to horrendous "concentration camps" where they after a few weeks are beaten to death or poisoned if they haven’t already died of cold, hunger and thirst. Dog catchers and death “shelters” get about 300 euros per killed dog. No wonder that the Romanian mafia wants the dog problem to persist! According to all researches the most effective and cheapest way to deal with the dog problem would be to neuter and spay the dogs. The EU couldn’t care less about the dogs or the wasted money - your and my money! More info:

http://www.occupyforanimals.org/the-spotlights-have-been-switched-on-and-they-are-shining-brightly-into-the-bedrooms-of-the-eu-and-our-eu-sleeping-beauty-has-already-opened-her-eyes-but-when-will-she-get-up-at-last.html

Here’s a petition to sign:

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/european-commission-freeze-all-funding-to-romania-until-a-humanely-compliant-dog-population-control-strategy-is-adopted

Varje år överges eller torteras ca 60.000 vinthundar (galgos) till döds i Spanien, speciellt i regionerna Kastilien-Leon, Extremadura och Andalusien.

Jägarna (galgueros) använder galgos till harjakt. Hundarna tillbringar sina korta liv i fasansfulla förhållanden ofta ihopträngda i små, lortiga skjul utan fönster. Hundarna är ofta kopplade utan möjlighet att röra sig, utsvultna och sjuka och utan någon som helst vård eller mänsklig värme.

Espanjassa hylätään tai kidutetaan kuoliaaksi vuosittain noin 60.000 vinttikoiraa (galgoja), erityisesti Castile y Leonissa, Extremadurassa ja Andalusiassa.

Metsästäjät (galgueros) käyttävät galgoja jäniksen metsästykseen. Koirat elävät lyhyen elämänsä hirvittävissä olosuhteissa ahdettuina pieniin, likaisiin vajoihin vailla päivänvaloa. Koirat ovat usein kytkettynä ilman mahdollisuutta liikkumiseen. Ne ovat useimmiten nälkiintyineitä ja sairaita, eivätkä saa minkäänlaista inhimillistä huolenpitoa saatikka hellyyttä.

Each year, approximately 60,000 greyhounds (galgos) are abandoned or tortured to death in Spain, especially in the communities of Castile and Leon, Extremadura and Andalusia.

The galgos are used by hunters (galgueros) to hunt hares. The dogs live their lives in atrocious circumstances cramped together in dirty tiny sheds without daylight and possibility to move, ill and on the brink of starvation, deprived of human care and affection.

After the end of the hunting season, the hunters get rid of most of their dogs by abandoning them or by destroying them in the most horrendous ways. Massive and uncontrolled overbreeding makes it less costly to buy new galgos each year than to keep the old ones.

By tradition, the dogs are often killed by hanging them by their necks with their feet just touching the ground, swaying back and forth causing the dogs extreme pain and agony for several days until they die. Other traditional ways to murder the dogs are to throw them into abandoned wells covering them with burning wood, beat them with rocks or bury or burn them alive. The hunters believe that the more the dogs suffer, the more successful the following hunting season will be.

The abandoned dogs often die of starvation or injuries, and if they are caught they are mostly brought to municipal killing stations. A few are rescued by shelters where they are rehabilitated after which they have a chance to find a forever home. Unfortunately many Spaniards consider galgos to be unsuitable as companion animals, so most of the galgos are adopted abroad.

No EU legislation exists concerning the welfare of dogs, and the Spanish authorities are unwilling to address this matter in any way. Without a massive international movement the situation is not likely to change, and these noble, beautiful and gentle dogs are deemed to continue their terrible suffering.

Sources of information:

www.112 carlotagalgos.com
www.galgonews.com
www.galgorescue.org
www.galgosdelsol.org
www.galgosenfamilia.org
www.greyhoundrescue.org
www.greyhoundsafe.com
www.scoobymedina.org