October / November Transportations

Transportations to Belgium, France, Germany and the UK took place over the last two months.

Paul of Noah's Arc, Murcia, kindly took Paloma, Paco, Basil, Danny, Fynn and Corrie to Alicante airport to meet Josephine of Greyhounds Rescue Belgium, ready for the flight back to Brussels and their new homes.

Basil, from Noah's Arc, Murcia now in a home in Belgium	Paloma, from Noah's Arc, Murcia, looking very comfortable in her new home in Belgium	Lily, an ex-racing greyhound from the UK now homed in Belgium

We were very grateful to Josephine and her volunteers for all their help with the transport of our new galgos for quarantine. GRB volunteers drove to Vic in their new fully fitted van to collect the galgos from Pep’ s kennels and then took them to Calais where the quarantine transport was there to meet them and take them to Precious Pets Quarantine Kennels, Newnham, Gloucestershire.

Steve and Paula say they are all settling in well at the kennels and already Pat, our Homing Officer, has been kept busy with enquiries about them. For more information, photos etc. please see our Quarantine Dogs.

Greyhounds Rescue Belgium also took 10 ex-racing greyhounds from England. We were pleased to be helping Cheryl Miller of Croft View Kennels find homes for these greyhounds with our contacts in Belgium. GIN covered their veterinary costs, necessary before they travelled to Belgium, and their transportation was arranged and funded by GIN and the RGT.

The groups in France have been busy too. Kathi from SOS Levriers when to Vic in November to collect Blanca and Jacqueline and Max of Association de Sauvetage des Levriers collected Lyra, Rony, Ladi, Luna, Ameto and Chiqui.

Max with Lyra Rony Ladi Luna Arneto and Chiqui on the day of their arrival in France

Nine galgos left Refugio Kimba in Cadiz at the end of November along with four galgos from Jane Garcia in Sevilla – all travelled to Germany with Carol and Colin of Pet Couriers and they will be homed by Diana Jork of Galgos in Not.

The galgos arrive in Germany	Galgos from Refugio Kimba and Sevilla on arrival in Germany	The galgos stretching their legs in Germany after their journey from Spain

All these galgos will be settled in their new countries in time for Christmas and already more galgos have taken their place at the refuges and kennels in Spain.

As well as organizing the transports for the above we have been busy sending boxes of coats, medicines and Christmas treats to the refuges in Spain. We send these throughout the year – they are always needed and appreciated.

Coats and Christmas treats arrive at Fatima ’s refuge – Associacion Protectora de Animales, Chirpaina		Store cupboard at Villamartin - full of coats kindly donated by GIN supporters