World Galgo Day – 1st Feb

February 1st is World Galgo Day – Dia Del Galgo The date was chosen because it marks the end of the hunting season in Spain when many galgos reach the end of their ‘useful’ hunting life and are condemned to abandonment or death. The excessive and...

T-Shirt with Design by Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais, one of our wonderful Patrons has kindly created a design signed by him, to go on GIN T-shirts.  Don’t miss out on the opportunity to buy one or more of these T-shirts and support Greyhounds in Need – they will make great gifts! Thank you...

Newsletters

View and download our archive newsletters (2020 -2004). Click/tap to open the PDF file.   Read our latest newsletter here.   Autumn Winter Newsletter 20 Spring Summer Newsletter 20 Autumn Winter Newsletter19 Spring Summer Newsletter 19 Autumn Winter...

The Plight of Greyhounds (1995)

The plight of the greyhounds: Some 14,000 greyhounds are bred every year in Ireland. Annually, 1000 are exported to Spain; 9000 to Britain and other countries where animals are treated poorly. Britain breeds an additional 5000 greyhounds annually. It is not difficult...

The Work of GIN (2000)

Dedicated to the welfare and rescue of greyhounds everywhere, especially those in Spain. The Work of GIN This picture drove me in 1991 to travel to Spain for the first time to observe the conditions of the Irish dogs racing at the tracks in Barcelona, Mallorca and...