We have also sent many parcels of kindly
donated coats, medicines and blankets to
RECAL to aid their work as you can see in the
photo below. Mada sends her thanks to
everyone for these, they are much needed.
As well as rescuing galgos in her local area
Mada organises exhibitions and events to
raise awareness of the plight of the galgos
and also to encourage people to regard them
more as pets and offer them a home.
She is very keen to help us with our
Educational booklet and has already enlisted interest and support from
other refuges and schools in and around the Extremadura region of
Spain.
Mada came to the UK to meet us to discuss the booklet which is aimed
at young schoolchildren, in an attempt to instil in them an understanding
of the needs of all animals as sentient beings and also a realisation of
the dire plight of Spanish galgos.
The experience of many animal welfare groups teaches us that it is to
the rising generation that we
must turn if any lasting good is to
be achieved.
We are all excited about the
launch of this booklet and are
very grateful to Mada for the
work she has already done in
Spain to help get this project off
the ground and also for her
enthusiasm and ideas for the
future.
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Galgos at the RECAL refuge wearing
coats kindly made and donated
by GIN supporters