NO DOGS LEFT BEHIND TO LEAD PUBLIC AWARENESS MEET-UP IN FRONT OF SPANISH CONSULATE IN NEW YORK CITY ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th The Greyhounds in Spain (Galgos) Need YOUR Help!
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October 12, 2022 10:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time
No Dogs Left Behind and a coalition of over 120 Spanish and international organizations have united to protect the Galgos Greyhounds in Spain by initiating a public awareness meetup in New York City. The goal is to bring awareness to new legislation that will exclude the Greyhounds in Spain from animal welfare protections afforded to other dogs because they are considered working dogs and are used for hunting.
The meetup will take place in on Sunday, October 16th at 12:00 PM in front of the Spanish Consulate, located at 150 East 58th Street (between 3rd & Lexington Avenues) in New York City. Please show your support for the Greyhounds in Spain by joining this coalition. The Greyhounds in Spain need your help to bring U.S. and international attention and to halt the new legislation and to ask the Spanish Consulate for support in defending the Galgo.
Each year after hunting season is over, Galgos have the perilous fate of being abused, killed or released to starve in the streets in Spain. These beautiful sentient beings have no voice and need the public’s support to stand up for them and to demand the equal protections they deserve like other dogs in Spain.
MEDIA ALERT:
WHO: No Dogs Left Behind and a coalition of 120 Spanish and international organizations
WHAT: Meetup for Galgos (Spanish Greyhounds) to bring awareness to new legislation seeking to exclude these dogs from animal welfare protection in Spain
WHEN: Sunday, October 16, 2022, 12 PM ET
WHERE: In front of the Spanish Consulate, 150 East 58th Street (between 3rd & Lexington Avenues)
No Dogs Left Behind is a voice for the voiceless, beyond borders, and the voiceless Galgos need to be protected. “Many organizations in Spain have been fighting to improve the Galgos’ situation,” explains No Dogs Left Behind Founder Jeffrey Beri. “We need to help the Galgos, we cannot allow this legislation to pass. It is a backwards move that will result in countless lives lost.” What happens in Spain matters in countries like the U.S., which have better animal protection laws have a responsibility and an opportunity to both teach and hold other countries without equitable animal protections accountable. Given the closure of the Greyhound racing tracks in the U.S., more adoption programs are collaborating with programs in Spain to rescue Galgos and bring them to the US to be adopted. “Your next Greyhound may be a Galgo,” says Beri. “Let’s do what we can to help ensure that their lives and treatment are protected.”
About the Galgo: The Galgo, a member of the greyhound family, is a unique and peaceful dog. They make wonderful family pets and are content to live in most any setting, even in urban apartments. They are social dogs and feel most secure in a multi-dog family. Their exercise level is no more or less than most dogs.
About No Dogs Left Behind: No Dogs Left Behind (NDLB) operates boots on the ground in East Asia, fighting on the frontlines to rescue dogs from the illegal dogmeat trade. NDLB works hands-on with local activists through emergency response, pulling dogs directly from slaughterhouses, dogmeat trucks, wet markets and traffickers. NDLB’s mission extends beyond borders, advocating for the creation and enforcement of animal welfare laws, and raising awareness for a cruelty-free, sustainable world in which no animal is violated, exploited, tortured or slaughtered for commercial goods or profit. With nearly 500 survivors in its care, No Dogs Left Behind operates sanctuaries in Dayi and Gongyi in East Asia and Toronto, Canada. Learn more about No Dogs Left Behind at www.nodogsleftbehind.com.
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