Miguel A. Bohigues tattoo
The greyhound has a great relevance in the celtic mythology and appear in numerous stories. accompany the heroes to the lower world or the upper world. Cabal, King Arthur's greyhound, helped him hunt a dangerous wild boar, just as the greyhounds of Mannanan, the Celtic god of the sea, also helped him hunt a mythical wild boar.
Nehellenia, related to the sea, was represented as a greyhound or like a dog y cuchulain, the Celtic hero, earned his name after killing the blacksmith's greyhound Chulain, and it became his totem animal.
The Greyhounds of Annwn, hunted souls through the dark and stormy sky, and were depicted with red and white eyes and ears.
Lugh's Greyhound, the Irish sun god, had divine powers: the water in which he bathed turned into wine and could never be defeated in battle.
Spanish greyhound
A beaten and beaten animal
There are already references to hunting with greyhounds in Spain in the XNUMXnd century BC The Spanish greyhound is a noble and precious native purebred, which, unfortunately, is not shown the same respect that the Celts showed their own.
Thousands of greyhounds are mistreated in Spain so that they become good hunters and when the hunting season is over, most are abandoned or killed: the most fortunate are shot in the head; the others don't:
They set them on fire alive, beat them to death, tear off their skin to remove their identification chip, leave them tied in wells or caves until they starve to death, or practice what is colloquially called "play the piano", hang them on a rope from a tree barely supported by their legs until the animal surrenders and is allowed to die.
We should stop it from happening
Associations like SOS Greyhounds Rescue them and find a home for them. Despite the abuse they have experienced, they are affectionate, very sociable with other pets and calm.
Many people a greyhound is tattooed so that its history is not forgotten: of all the tattoos I have seen of dogs, they are the ones that have moved me the most.
Sources- “February. The fear of the galgos ”documentary by Irene Blánquez.