Together we can
make a difference
160 Galgos are abandoned every day
In 2009 Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert (FBM) began operating a shelter in Spain for abused and abandoned Galgo dogs (aka Spanish Greyhounds). An estimated 60,000 Galgos are abandoned at the end of hunting season each year. We are a 501(c)3 charitable corporation helping to carry out FBM’s mission in America to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome Galgos, and bring attention to the mass abuse of this noble breed.
The Dog
The Galgo Espanol is an ancient breed of sighthound, sometimes called a “Spanish Greyhound”. While there are several minor differences between Galgos and Greyhounds in appearance . . .
The Shelter
To address the problem of abuse and abandonment, FBM was founded to provide a place where these Galgos can receive medical treatment, nourishment, and socialization so that they can . . .
Our Mission
Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert America has been established as a 501 (c) 3 charitable corporation for the purpose of helping to carry out FBM’s mission in America . . .
You can help.
FBM depends on the generosity of donors. Your gift will go directly to the care and rehabilitation of abused and abandoned Galgos. We can’t do it without you!
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I could not believe that these noble dogs were and still today are victims of abandonment and cruelty of many types
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— Gisela Mehnert, Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert Founder
