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Take Action: Used for Hunting, Discarded Like Trash
Stop the unspeakable torture of Spanish greyhounds.
10/25/2012: In response to over 30,000 signatures collected here, the Prime Minister's office responded with a letter acknowledging the disgraceful treatment of los galgos and current measures to stop it. A full translation is available under the more info section. In the meantime, let's continue demanding stricter enforcement of existing statutes as well as new laws addressing this dilemma.
Goal: 50,000
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Progress: 54,373
Sponsored by: The Animal Rescue Site
Greyhounds are loving animals and make great pets, but unfortunately they are regarded as mere money-making machines in the hunting world. The Spanish greyhound is an ancient breed of dog that is widely used as a hunting companion during Spain's hunting season. However, at the end of the hunting seasons, the dogs are discarded like garbage.
If you walk along the streets of certain Spanish towns at the end of the hunting season, you will see skinny and starving dogs hoping to find scraps of food outside restaurants or lying on the sidewalk while people simply walk by unaffected.
During their short lifetimes these dogs are treated solely as property and do not receive human contact. When it's time to get rid of them, the hunters simply let them free to fend for themselves, or worse, hang them. They often watch for entertainment.
Call on Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to strengthen the country's animal protection laws.
Dear Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy:
I urge you to introduce tighter legislation banning the torture of animals.
Spanish greyhounds are being used for hunting during the Spanish hunting season, but when the season ends, these dogs are discarded like trash. Whether they're set free to fend for themselves, thrown down wells, or hung from trees, there is no reprieve in the life of a Spanish greyhound.
These gentle animals crave human attention; they are calm and friendly and make great family pets. There is no reason they can't be adopted into good families following the hunting season.
I urge you to strengthen your animal protection laws as this unspeakable inhumanity must stop now.
Thank you.
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Catherine Burbury
May 14, 2013
Lytha Lee
May 14, 2013
kelly goodman
May 14, 2013
Joëlle Evrard
May 14, 2013
Cindy Rhodes
May 14, 2013
KAYE HOLDER-NEAL
May 14, 2013
Christina DeHaro
May 14, 2013
Eva Valle
May 14, 2013
Marsha Dimaline
May 14, 2013
danielle rubens
May 14, 2013
Shannan Engle
May 14, 2013
Reba Armstrong
May 14, 2013
Roland Comte
Desde Francia
May 14, 2013
Anne Grice
Only scumbags people with no conscience or human decency would inflict such misery to animals after they have used every bit of energy form their bodies. I don't know how your neighbours and friends could tolerate your despicable acts of cruelty.
May 14, 2013
Charlotte Rutherford
My god, I will not visit your country until this deplorable practice stops.
May 13, 2013
Rebecca King
May 13, 2013
brittney di renzo
evil bastards
May 13, 2013
pam roth
May 13, 2013
Briana Camp
May 13, 2013
Rosheni De alwis
May 13, 2013
Dianne Baker
May 13, 2013
mauricette bigard
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Tracy Heathfield
May 12, 2013
Roberta Briceno
STOP THIS CRUELTY!
May 12, 2013
Kevin Kenger
May 12, 2013
Stefania Nobile
May 12, 2013
melanie brewer
May 12, 2013
Barbara Compher
May 12, 2013
lilo willys
May 12, 2013
Jose Luis Moctezuma
May 11, 2013
Jean Cortes
May 11, 2013
Kathleen OBrien
May 11, 2013
julissa rancel
May 11, 2013
gabrielle craninx
May 11, 2013
kelly Thompson
May 11, 2013
Carie Delgado
May 11, 2013
Andrea Collado
May 11, 2013
Vicki Wright
May 11, 2013
Nikki Graham
May 11, 2013
Raluca Lucaciu
May 11, 2013
Kirsty Bingham
May 11, 2013
Dale Janks
May 11, 2013
Amy Flagg
May 11, 2013
merrill kramer
May 11, 2013
tara appleman
May 11, 2013
Sara Dust
May 11, 2013
gayle wright
change your ways you bloody retards! karma is comming for you!
May 11, 2013
Veda Simpson
May 11, 2013
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