Galway SPCA

Galway SPCA Working tirelessly to help abandoned, abused, and neglected animals in Galway since 1985

GalwaySPCA is a charity based in Galway city and Killimor, Co Galway with the aim to help, rescue, rehabilitate and re-home all animals to forever homes.

GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 2025.. CO GALWAY ...43 HOUNDS N FRIENDS....❤️An amazing day with amazing dogs and amazing hu...
28/09/2025

GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 2025..

CO GALWAY ...

43 HOUNDS N FRIENDS....❤️

An amazing day with amazing dogs and amazing humans..

Thank to everyone who came along today making it a very special day ....

And we had Sun!!!☀️

Video in post below ..

28/09/2025

*Great Global Greyhound Walk*

CO GALWAY ...43 HOUNDS...

*Today was that day when thousands of Greyhounds from over 47 different countries across the world stepped out in public to showcase just how truly amazing they are and how they adapt and become the most wonderful ,loyal,loving,calm and gentle pets .

Joined by their many equally amazing Sighthound cousins (Lurchers,Salukis,Whippets,Wolfhound,Deerhounds,Borzoi etc ) and not forgetting their many non sighthound canine brothers ,sisters and friends who many share their lifes with.

Today in Renville Park Galway,an event organised by ourselves we had the absolute pleasure of "43 HOUNDS" ,most forner rescue dogs now adopted, who walked/hopped(we had a couple of tripods) tall and proud in the sunshine(that made a change) and behaved like true gents and ladies ..

And may we just give a huge shout out to our very own NINE HOUNDS who left the safety of their Galway Spca kennels today to attend what was their very first public outing and who smashed it ...some of those nine have had to and continue to work hard to leave their pasts behind them and who are all still waiting hopefully for their forever homes ..

Thank You to everyone who made today a lovely and very special day ...

Photo Album posting next ...

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*Welcome* Spike has joined our small animal unit this week and is settling in to his new routine! Spike is 21 years youn...
28/09/2025

*Welcome*

Spike has joined our small animal unit this week and is settling in to his new routine!

Spike is 21 years young and has been surrendered by his heartbroken owner due to a change and uncertainty in his living and working situation in the coming years,

It's incredibly difficult for both Spike and his owner who have been together for so long,

Spike has lived a lot of his life with full outdoor access so to ease his transition to and now predominantly indoors we are making sure he still gets daily walks outside and time to graze which is his preferred method of eating too!

Spike is now under assessment and will undergo routine vet assessment in the coming weeks before we determine the next step in his future,

Spike could potentially like another 60+ years all going well so finding him a forever home is not something to be rushed!

*Welcome*Please give a very warm welcome to this amazing 3 year old Greyhound Boy who joined our Galway Spca family yes...
27/09/2025

*Welcome*

Please give a very warm welcome to this amazing 3 year old Greyhound Boy who joined our Galway Spca family yesterday after waiting for a kennel space to appear,who we have now named "Flannagan"....

I think its safe to say he has already stolen the hearts of those Greyhound lovers amongst our team with his sweet and gentle nature .

This morning Flannagan enjoyed a bit of a run around our paddock off lead but was way too interested in getting some loving and cuddles than impersonating Usain Bolt ...😅🥰🥰

*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK *We really hope you have saved the date (tomorrow) and the time(12 noon) and of course the ...
27/09/2025

*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK *

We really hope you have saved the date (tomorrow) and the time(12 noon) and of course the location(Renville Pk)...

It would be amazing to see as many SIGHTHOUNDS as possible in attendance so we can show just how wonderful Irelands most abused and misunderstood breeds truly are ...

Some of our kennel hounds will of course be there flying the flag for Sighthounds AND rescue dogs ...

Non Sighthound friends also welcome .

All dogs on lead please ...

See you there .

Thank You 🥰🥰🥰

*Welcome*Another little soul who arrived into our care just over a week ago was this stunning Saluki x girl who we have ...
26/09/2025

*Welcome*

Another little soul who arrived into our care just over a week ago was this stunning Saluki x girl who we have named "Choice".

Choice was a little unsure on arrival and is still a little shy to start but is just the sweetest ,kindest girl once you give her a minute or two ....

Earlier this week Choice was spayed,chipped and vaccinated at our vets A Country Practice Vet Clinic and who very kindly took this beautiful photo of her .

They said she was the best girl and they all agreeded she would make a wonderful best friend for some lucky person(s).

Please keep an eye on our social medias for rehoming updates on Choice as she continues her assestment ...

Have we told you before that sighthounds make the BEST family pets (probably a thousand times or more🤣🤣) .

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*Welcome*This very handsome boy joined our Heathlawn Family today from The Galway County Pound where he had been patien...
26/09/2025

*Welcome*

This very handsome boy joined our Heathlawn Family today from The Galway County Pound where he had been patiently waiting for quite some time for a space to come up with us ...

He now goes by the name "Moloney" and we look forward to getting to know him.

Found as a stray originally .

Thanks to Galway County Pound for looking after him until today ...

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Cosmo and Nebula are delighted with the brand new and very festive cat tree that was donated last week 😍 Massive thanks ...
26/09/2025

Cosmo and Nebula are delighted with the brand new and very festive cat tree that was donated last week 😍

Massive thanks to the donor!

*More Dumped Puppies*Yesterday evening ,just as our kennel team were winding down ,getting ready to head home to their o...
25/09/2025

*More Dumped Puppies*

Yesterday evening ,just as our kennel team were winding down ,getting ready to head home to their own families ,a car pulled onto our carpark.....

And we just knew....

Inside his boot were two terrified puppies.
Approx 4 mths old .

He told us they had been dumped that day on his land .

So the juggling of kennel space began once again as we prepared for our new arrivals ...

All we could do last night was carry these shaking,trembling pups into their kennel,offer some food, a warm bed and try to let them know they were in a safe and loving place .

They remained glued to one spot ,huddled together as they tried so hard to make themselves unseen ..

This morning they ate some breakfast and whilst still in a fearful state they wanted desperately to let us know that they knew they were now safe and loved, until finally they did creep over to the lap of one of our team.... and that's a moment we cherish.

Slowly ,slowly over the coming days and weeks as we work to gain their trust and show them kindness and love...

No collars.

No Chips.

No Accountability.

More backyard bred pups left abandoned ..

💔 Fly High our Bestest Boy X 🌈
25/09/2025

💔 Fly High our Bestest Boy X 🌈

UPDATE ON PUPS LEFT TO DIE ON BOG*Tumble N Topple*So many of you viewed in horror our post across social media 9 days ag...
25/09/2025

UPDATE ON PUPS LEFT TO DIE ON BOG

*Tumble N Topple*

So many of you viewed in horror our post across social media 9 days ago as we shared the horrific story and rescue of these two tiny babies that had been thrown out amongst the rubbish in Poolboy Bog Ballinasloe .

So close to death were these babies that flies had started to lay and hatch maggots on their fragile bodies ,believing they were indeed feasting upon actual corpes.

We rushed them straight to our vets that night where they recieved emergency care and we left them not knowing if we would ever get to see them again ,hold them again.

After 5 days in our vets where they recieved the most amazing care (thanks as always A Country Practice Vet Clinic ) both pups were released back into our care ...

And this is where the most important person enters the story...

We knew we couldnt bring these still somewhat fragile babies into a busy sanctuary so we reached out to one of our amazing homes who had just a few days earlier said goodbye to their previous foster pup Homie.

Katy and her family arrived to collect the pups even before they had arrived back from our vets and they were quickly transferred from our van into the safe and loving arms of Katy and her family before heading of .

Katy knew that these babies were still not out of the danger zone as any little thing could easily knock them.back in these early days but they also couldn't just sit in our vets as they weren't showing any signs of anything too serious...they now needed lots of tlc and constant care and supervision.

We named them Topple(male ) and Tumble (female ).

Katy and family have been nothing short of amazing ...

Both pups but especially little Tumble were still passing hoards of worms (their worm burden was huge ) ,their appetites and feeding had to be small amounts but often so not to cause diarrhea and dehydration.

They were a full time job yet Katy has taken it all in her stride along with her normal busy daily routine on top.

Her own 2 dogs (one ex gspca ) have also been instrumental in helping Topple and Tumble transist ...

They have gone in 9 days from two near corpses to two playful ,loving pups ..

They have thankfully cheated the death put upon them by the callous being that left them in a bog to die ...

We are so grateful to know that both Topple and Tumble should continue to improve under Katys care and that in time they will be ready to look for their forever homes and enjoy a future where they will never endure such cruelty and neglect ever again.

Thank You to Kyle the man who found and rescued them ..

Thank You to our amazing Vets and team ...

Thank You to Katy and her family ...lifesavers .

And thank you to everyone who got behind Topple and Tumbles plight that first evening ,commenting,sharing and donating to their care ...

Enjoy videos in comments .

Teamwork ❤️❤️❤️❤️

25/09/2025

Who remembers these tiny babies rescued just over a week ago in Poolboy Bog Ballinasloe ..

5 weeks old and thrown out with the rubbish to die .

And die they very nearly did as flies had already started laying eggs that had hatched into maggots that were already burrowing into these babies flesh.

Another 12 hrs or so and these babies would have been dead .

We rushed them.straight to our vets for emergency care and we didnt hold out much hope.

Update to Follow Shortly ....

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