Once raised only by Spanish noble families, the Galgo has had a remarkable fall from grace, yet their story is relatively unknown worldwide. Even in Spain, their plight is often unheard of or, worse, ignored. The documentary 'Yo Galgo' is an exposé of the sharp divide between animal rights and the traditions of a nation.
MOONLEAKS: Yo Galgo is an award winning documentary film about an invisible genocide taking place while the authorities look the other way. It’s an exposé of the sharp divide between animal rights and the traditions of a nation… Once raised only by Spanish noble families, the Galgo has had a remarkable fall from grace, yet their story is relatively unknown worldwide. Even in Spain, their plight is often unheard of or, worse, ignored.
The unregulated and mass-scale breeding, the cruelty associated with breed selection, and the opaque use of public land for hunting made it hard for an outsider to access the world of Galgo hunting. However, with the help of his Galgo Bacalao, the director and cameraman Yeray López Portillo could enter and be accepted within the hunting circles in rural Spain to reveal previously unheard stories and testimonies. The film examines the hunter’s perspective and the people fighting to end Galgo hunting…
In collaboration with the NGO World Animal Protection Netherlands and our friends from our social platforms, we collected more than 100.000 signatures demanding the Spanish Government to ban hunting with galgos. Yo Galgo has been contacted by European parliamentarians, both in Spain and in Germany, as well as lobbyists in The Hague, in an attempt to bring this issue to the European chamber. Yo Galgo collaborated with the NGO “No a la Caza con Galgo y otras Razas” to coordinate and promote demonstrations in favour of protecting the galgo in 31 Spanish cities and another 10 around the world…
The full documentary available to the public at no cost until the Spanish Government votes on the amendment to their animal welfare law, which would remove the protection hunting dogs deserve. We want to inform you about these dogs’ immense suffering and do our part to prevent it…
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