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The suffering of the Spanish hunting dogs reaches its yearly climax - where's the media?

6/2/2015

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February marks the end of the rabbit hunting season in Spain. It's also the time when the hunters want to get rid of their dogs. More than 100,000 hunting dogs, mainly galgos and podencos, will be abandoned or torturously killed. Most EU citizens are completely unaware of the tragedy. It's not surprising, because the plight of these dogs almost never gets any media attention. Especially the Podencos, also called the Great Forgotten are practically never mentioned. All changes for the better start with mass awareness. Let's hope this year will be the year when the mass media will start covering animal rights issues.
De spanska jakthundarnas plåga når sin årliga klimax och median tiger som vanligt

Februari markerar slutet på harjaktsäsongen i Spanien. Det är också månaden då jägarna vill göra sig av med sina hundar. Mer än 100 000 jakthundar, främst galgos och podencos, blir övergivna eller torterade till döds. De flesta EU-medborgare har ingen aning om denna tragedi, vilket inte är förvånande. Median tiger om dessa hundars fruktansvärda behandling. Speciellt podencon, också kallad "den stora bortglömda", nämns sällan eller aldrig. Inga förändringar till det bättre kan ske om folk inte ens är medvetna om grymheterna. Hoppas detta år blir året då massmedierna äntligen på allvar börjar bevaka djurrättsfrågor.

Espanjalaisten metsästyskoirien kärsimys on taas pahimmillaan ja tiedotusvälinet vaikenevat


Helmikuussa Espanjassa loppuu jänisten metsästyskausi. Helmikuussa on myös se ajankohta, jolloin metsästäjät haluavat päästä eroon koiristaan. Yli 100 000 metsästyskoiraa, etupäässä galgoja ja podencoja, hylätään tai kidutetaan kuoliaaksi. Suurin osa EU-kansalaisista ovat täysin tietämättömiä siitä, mitä koirille tapahtuu. Se ei ole mikään ihme, koska tiedotusvälineet vaikenevat kuten niillä on eläinsuojeluasioissa tapana. Etenkin podenco - "suuri unohdettu" - tosiaankin on täysin unohdettu. Kaikki muutokset parempaan alkavat siitä, että ihmiset saadaan tietoisiksi asioista. Toivottavasti tämä vuosi on se, jolloin media vihdoin alkaa valvoa eläinten oikeuksia.
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Animal Welfare an important theme in the European Elections 2014 – Please give your voice for the animals!

30/4/2014

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Up until recent years, very few EU citizens have been aware of the shocking truth about animal cruelty in the EU. With the rise of social media, more and more EU citizens are daily witnessing the atrocities against animals that are going on in many EU member states. The concern for animal welfare issues can also be seen in the increasing number of animal welfare parties in the EU member states, the latest contribution being the Swedish Animal Welfare Party, which was founded at the beginning of 2014. The animal welfare parties in the following countries have their own candidates in the EU elections: Cyprus, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and United Kingdom.

One of the major concerns for preoccupied EU-citizens is the total lack of EU legislation for dogs, cats and other companion animals resulting in abandonment, systematic torture and killing of millions of animals. The ongoing massacre of stray dogs in Romania involving crime, corruption and unscrupulous misuse of EU funds has gained publicity, and has for many EU-citizens been an eye-opener.

An animal welfare campaign for the European Elections:

ESDAW (European Society of Dog and Animal Welfare)

These campaign pages have lists of candidates who are committed to working for animal welfare.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS – THEY NEED IT MORE THAN EVER!


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March 09th, 2014

9/3/2014

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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

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De spanska jakthundarnas (Galgos) fruktansvärda öde

27/12/2013

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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.

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Metsästyskoirien (Galgojen) hirvittävä kohtelu Espanjassa

27/12/2013

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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.

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Living hell of the Spanish Galgos

24/11/2013

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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
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