We are pleased to be working with Gail and Andy, an English couple,     volunteers at the Noah’s Arc      refuge in Murcia.  Already this year Charlie, Shadow, Armando and Princess have left Murcia  for new homes in Belgium.  One galgo, due to leave soon, is Elliot.    He is a young male galgo who Gail and Andy rescued after he had been hit by a car in the town.   X-rays showed that he had suffered several fractures to the hip. The bones are      knitting back together and Elliot is not in pain and is using his bad leg.   It is possible he may walk with a limp but he is certainly very agile and getting better all the time. There are so many sad stories and photographs  received at HQ on a regular basis and these are very upsetting for us all but what it must be like for the volunteers at the refuges day in and day out is hard to   imagine. The refuges struggle to raise funds for their work and are grateful for all donations they receive.   Mada of the RECAL refuge in Almendralejo organises exhibitions to show what happens to the galgos and to explain what wonderful pets they can be, but rehoming a galgo in Spain is not easy. Recently she has had support from some musicians who have made a CD of their music and the funds          received from the sales will go        towards a sterilisation programme for the dogs at RECAL.      32