The Spanish Galgo is a medium-size hound dog breed from Spain with a short, smooth or rough coat and a narrow, lanky build. Also known as the Spanish greyhound or Galgo Español, these dogs ...

First No Dogs Left Behind Galgo to Arrive in New York on October 6 NEW YORK --News Direct-- No Dogs Left Behind No Dogs Left Behind (NDLB), the US-based international non-profit foundation, a ...

Galgos are mass-bred in hopes of finding that special courser. According to Tina Solera, founder of Murcia-based Galgos del Sol, the organization that rescued Luke and Sirius, dogs in many parts ...

Galgos del Sol was founded in 2007 by Tina Solera after she and her husband moved to Spain from Britain. It is a legal and licensed Spanish charity dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating dogs ...

A sculpture of a Galgos dog adorns a shelf at the home of Judy Orr in Brentwood, Calif., on Monday, April 6, 2015. Orr adopted Blossom, a 5-year-old former racing dog from Spain.

Thousands of galgos, which are exempt from animal welfare rules as they are viewed as working dogs, are abandoned across rural Spain every year with many being killed in road accidents or from ...

Steven, a 6-year-old Galgo Español, was rescued from a dog pound about two weeks ago and was brought to the Galgos del Sol rescue organization in Spain.

The dogs are discarded at a variety of locations, from deep ravines and harsh plains to riverbanks, empty car parks and the roadsides. This galgo was recovering from a broken leg after a car accident.

Tina Wales Solera runs the rescue charity Galgos Del Sol saving 350 hunting dogs per year Credit: Darren Fletcher - The Sun. Every year an estimated 100,000 hunting dogs in Spain are cast out.

What with the snow and rain recently, it's no wonder that people's minds turn to thoughts of sunshine on Spain's Costas. But there's a dark side to Spain. 'Galgos' (Spanish greyhound dogs) hang ...

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