While recently visiting Utrera (Sevilla), Spain, G.R.I.N. member and galgo dad Gary Lopez became aware of a dreadful situation.  Four galgos were being kept in deplorable conditions in a trashed apartment flat. Gary reported his findings to Defensa de los Derechos de la Vida Animal (DDEVIDA).  Rescuers from DDEVIDA were able to save three of the four galgos.

Below is the account of the rescue by DDEVIDA rescuer Encarni:

On Sunday, the first of July, we were with Gary and his family taking photographs of the house and the animals from the roofs and terraces of neighboring homes.  The next day we went directly to the City hall to talk with the individual in charge of the case but for various reasons we were sent away and asked to return on Wednesday.  That same day we returned to the abandoned house with a bucket and rope to lower food and water to the animals from the roof of the adjacent building, from the same location where we had taken the pictures, but the neighbors did not want to let us do this because the owner of the animals is a known delinquent and they were afraid he would retaliate against them if he were to learn that they were helping the animals.  This complicated things because we couldn't even see or feed the animals while we were trying to find a way to rescue them.  

There were only three, the one in the worst conditions was mising.  When the police asked about the fourth dog the individual said that he had given it away.  We believe that the animal probably was killed, died or that he had gotten rid of it in another terrible way.  No galguero wants an animal in such poor conditions because for them these dogs are like tools and in such poor condition the dog would've been useless to any galguero.

When the police called us to inform us that they were removing the animals, we asked them to demand that the individual who had the dogs in such poor conditions sign a legal form where he would state he was turning the animals legally over to Ddevida.  In addition we requested that the form demand that he promise to never bring any more animals to the premises.  He agreed.