Overview
- Marches and awareness events were held from Madrid and Paris to the Netherlands and the United States, including a Utrecht procession of more than 100 people with rescued galgos and podencos.
- Animal-welfare groups report that many hunting dogs are abandoned or killed after Spain's season ends, with estimates typically in the tens of thousands each year.
- A Dutch rescue leader cited about 50,000 galgos dumped annually, describing continued abuse and limited legal recourse for working dogs.
- Spain’s animal welfare law enacted in 2023 largely excludes hunting and working dogs from protections that apply to household pets.
- Campaigners point to anticipated EU legislation that would classify all dogs and cats as pets, while Dutch networks continue to rehome Spanish sighthounds and stage local actions such as an Arnhem ‘dog breakfast’ and book presentation.