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We asked Sr Grande-Marlaska for a direct order to apply the current
legislation without delay on “nucleos zoologicos,” (licensed sites where animals
are kept and bred) in a campaign directed specifically at galgueros who have
more than five galgos. This would mean the galgueros should comply not only
with galgo identification but also with a registration book for the galgos’
movements. This would mean there would be traceability and efficient control
of the breeding and destination of the thousands of galgos bred every year,
many of which end up being abandoned. At the same time, all SEPRONA units
should be ordered to inspect regularly “nucleos zoologicos”, (licensed sites
where animals are kept and bred) and carry out a true count of not only
galgos owned by galgueros but also those taken to shelters and pounds as well
as those found by the roadside, down wells, in pine forests and without prior
denouncement.

We are sure that what we are asking for is not very complex and could
represent a big change in the welfare of thousands of galgos, since the
dozens of galgos that each galguero owns could be reduced to just a few,
meaning that improved inspection would lead to better treatment of them.
Besides, the number of galgos bred and abandoned every year would be
drastically reduced by this small investment in time by the authorities, who
know only too well not only this problem but also the enormous pain it causes
sensitive Spanish people and the many countries around us and consequently
the damage it does to Spain’s image as a modern and fair-minded country.
We are making this request again, publicly now, in order for SEPRONA to
carry out its work and improve Spain’s image.

Umberto Giacomelli (President of SOS Galgos)
Anna Clements (Director of SOS Galgos)

Many thanks to Christine and Diana for the translation.

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