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News Update

Dear Friends,

I started writing this newsletter at home
when due to the coronavirus outbreak we
were asked to work from home if possible.

Thankfully with the technology available to
most of us these days both Tracey and I
have been able to deal with emails and
phone messages from home. We have also
taken it in turns to visit the office once every 10-12 days to look at post and
despatch orders/eBay sales. We would like to thank everyone for their
patience as our responses to postal communications and orders/sales has been
delayed because of the above.

Sydney During these very sad and difficult times for
us all we have been able to maintain contact
with those we work with abroad and still been
able to offer our support for their work.
Although many shelters are full to capacity
there are sadly still galgos being abandoned.

Some shelter volunteers have been able to
obtain special permission from their local
authorities to leave the shelter to rescue
these dogs. We have been able to offer
funding for some of these rescues like
Sydney (left).

The early part of the year is usually busy for everyone with arrangements
being made for the rescued dogs to receive necessary veterinary treatment
and then paperwork prepared and transports being arranged to move the dogs
from the shelters to adoption groups before the hot summer months. Many
transports have been postponed which has put more pressure on the shelters
and on the adoption groups who work tirelessly to find homes for the dogs.

We had to delay the arrival of our own group of galgos due to arrive early
April. I am pleased to say they are safe at private boarding kennels in Vic,
Barcelona and will travel to the UK as soon as possible. Photos and brief
details of these dogs are on pages 32 and 33.

The education project education.greyhoundsinneed.co.uk continues to grow
with many more individuals and schools using the material. We have also had
a lot of interest in the material from British schools. At the moment of
course schools are closed and visits to the shelters have not been possible.

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