Rescued greyhounds teach kids empathy in Spain

A student of the Joan Maragall school acts as a veterinarian as he listens to the heart of a Greyhound during a visit to SOS Galgos (Greyhounds) shelter, which conducts workshops based on empathy and compassion for students on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2024. — Photos: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Lanky greyhounds placidly let a bunch of beaming children pet them in the SOS Galgos shelter in the suburbs of Barcelona, where the rescued dogs are helping kids learn empathy for animals.

Known as 'galgos' in Spanish, greyhounds are used to track or catch game from rabbits to deer, but thousands of them are discarded in Spain every year when injured or just no longer in their prime.