Feline at home: Visit the adorable ‘cat mansion’ in Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA truly is a cat friendly city, with its very own mansion dedicated to our furry friends. When mediaeval warrior El Cid conquered Valencia in
Can I leave my dog outside a shop in Spain? All you need to know as new animal laws come into effect TODAY – with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them
A NEW set of animal protection laws have come into effect across Spain today with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them. Under the
Costa del Sol animal shelter desperately appeals for volunteers and adoptions
AN overwhelmed Costa del Sol animal shelter is desperately appealing for volunteers and adoptions. Animal Care España (ACE), in La Cala de Mijas, is going
‘I’m desperate’: Pet owner’s whopping cash reward for return of missing cat
A pet owner desperate to find her beloved cat has offered a whopping 1000 euros for its return. But Alba didn’t end up stumping out
Costa Blanca apartment owner fined over €11,000 for throwing out cats owned by dead tenant in Spain
A Torrevieja apartment owner has earned a record city fine for animal abandonment after literally throwing out seven cats onto the street. The Norwegian landlord
Cat colony problem causes conflict between residents in Spain’s Antequera
A COLONY of about 40 cats in Callejon Piscina in Antequera is causing conflict in the area. There is a sector of the population that
Town’s dog owners to take ‘responsibility test’ proving they can look after their pets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO town council are reminding citizens of the mandatory obligation to register their pets. Ana Ma Villena, of the Vega Baja town’s Animal Welfare
Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him
Mass sterilisation seen as ‘the only way’ to reduce stray cat colonies on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is to receive €12,000 from Alicante Provincial Council for the sterilisation of stray cats throughout the city. The Councillor for Animal Protection, Concha Sala,
Study in Spain shows that cats may naturally develop COVID defences
SPANISH researchers have found that cats may be able to develop antibodies that neutralise COVID-19. Scientists studied two cats – one of which was known
Appeal launched after man and his 96 CATS evicted from apartment on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been evicted from a flat in Gandia, Valencia, leaving behind 96 cats. The animal shelter S.P.A.M.A Safor and the City Council of
Cat-astrophe avoided as over 40 cats freed from La Linea home
THE cats were rescued by a feline charity from the squalid home of a senile woman in the Bellavista neighbourhood of La Linea last Tuesday.
Stray cats more at risk during coronavirus lockdown, says rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca as it pleads for adoptions
BIG Red’s Animal Rescue Centre in Almoradi, Costa Blanca South, has at least nine cats that will need new homes from the end of this
Costa Blanca people power prevents puppies perishing
HALF the dogs threatened with an ‘unknown future’ from the closure of a Costa Blanca refuge, have been re-homed after an Olive Press campaign. It
Becoming auntie to a herd of stray cats in southern Spain is harder than you think, writes Belinda Beckett
But the whole idea of being a colony auntie or uncle is that you have gained the cats’ trust, probably by feeding them
Europe’s first fire ants that make cats and dogs go blind found in Marbella and could take TWO YEARS to wipe out
The finding of the invasive creature, published in the journal Iberomyrmex, is thought to have been in part due to increased temperatures on the Costa del
EXCLUSIVE: Mallorca in shock after spate of brutal cat killings
RESIDENTS are demanding action after a spate of shootings left three cats dead and at least three seriously injured. Police are now probing the shootings
Thousands of dogs and cats at risk of death as Marbella town hall proposes outsourcing holding of stray animals to private company
THOUSANDS of dogs and cats are at risk of death in Marbella after the town hall has proposed outsourcing the holding of stray animals to
Pet cemetery in Malaga plans to open by end of 2019
A CEMETERY on the outskirts of Malaga has announced its plans to expand and include a pet area by 2019. If approved, Parcemasa says it
SUPERSTITIOUS MINDS: Collection of Spain’s strangest superstitions
To keep evil spirits at bay this Halloween, take note of these 10 Spanish superstitions.
British expat’s horror to find animal massacre in new Spanish home
EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-three Kerry Matthews was appalled to discover at least 13 dead animals, some with their throats slit, on taking possession of a new rental
Charges revealed for members of Triple A animal shelter
UPDATE: Charges include trafficking, cruelty and fraud
British expats save wild cats from poisoning in Malaga
Mayor Rafael Torrubia has granted sanctuary to the cats
Smoking bad for your pet’s health too
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A pet is rescued every five minutes in Spain
Over 140,000 cats and dogs were taken in by animal sanctuaries last year
British expat banned from feeding stray cats by Benalmadena Town Hall
Kelly Dooley, 44, is fighting back after being told she couldn't look after the cats