Farm owner investigated after 31 horses were found dead in Murcia
A MAN is being investigated after 31 horses were found dead at his farm in Murcia. The animals died of a respiratory infection and some of them were in a state of
Murcia farmer jailed for 42 years for sexually assaulting female workers in Spain
A Cartagena farmer has been jailed for 42 years after Murcia’s Provincial Court found him guilty of sexually assaulting six female labourers and employing them illegally. Mimoune Zouhir has also been ordered
Body of missing octogenarian found at farm- 8 kms from Alicante area home in Spain
A missing Belgian man has been found dead on a farm some eight kilometres away from his Alicante Province home. 82-year-old Hugo Dewulf was last seen riding his electric scooter on a
German man arrested in Spain’s Calvia for starting seven fires in 24 hours
POLICE have arrested a 55-year-old German man accused of starting seven fires in different spots in Calvia. An investigation was launched alongside local police and environmental protection agents after three fires were
Child contracts cholera in Spain’s first reported case since 1979
A Toledo Province farm has been sealed off after a child contracted cholera by drinking water, possibly originating from a well. It’s the first recorded case of cholera in Spain since 1979.
Worker bleeds to death after chainsaw accident on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A Costa Blanca farmworker died after a chainsaw slashed his neck. The accident happened on Saturday in Elche’s La Hoya district when the man was chopping firewood. During the work session, the
ANALYSIS: Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns – and they’re unsustainable too
A proposed new large-scale octopus farm in Spain is a huge risk to the welfare of this sentient and intelligent animal.
Exotic African wild cat coaxed to safety from treetop on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A wild cat native to Africa was spotted on a Costa Blanca farm and safely captured and taken to a wildlife foundation. The farmer from Polop called the Guardia Civil as he
Police in Spain arrest 33 over Mallorca-wide cocaine, MDMA and hash empire that carried fake shotguns and buried €38,000 at farm
A Dutch group in mainland Spain supplied the drugs, which a driver smuggled through the Port of Alcudia using secret cavities underneath his car
Spain’s 30 million caged egg-laying hens mean it is worst in EU for animal welfare
The EU average stands at just 52%, while other countries in the 28-member bloc, like Germany and the Netherlands have just 10% of their total eggs coming from furnished cages
Hailstorm hits Costa del Sol’s Ronda as winemakers hope their crops have not been ruined
More extreme weather hits southern Spain, with local farmers praying their crops have not been ruined by the storms.
GRAPE ESCAPE: Driver arrested with car full of stolen peppers is same man who stole three tonnes of grapes in Spain’s Andalucia
Dozens of peppers tumbled out of the vehicle - believed to be a Citroen Picasso - when officers opened the boot
British expat campaigning to save farmer in southern Spain whose more than 400 cows are facing death after town hall ‘cruelly’ cut electricity and water
It’s not Crowson’s first battle with mayor Javier Arana after she thwarted his efforts to bring back bullfighting to the town two years ago
Andalucia fruit farmers berry concerned as less than 1,000 locals apply for some 23,000 job vacancies, despite huge unemployment figures
The work is mostly carried out by Moroccan women who work at least 39 hours per week, and sometimes 10 hours more
Spanish woman dubbed Donald Trump’s doppelganger is the funniest thing you’ll see today
Social media users went into a frenzy after noticing the uncanny similarities
Frost and drought causing widespread shortages in Spanish vegetable crops
FROSTS across Spain are causing widespread shortages of vegetables with suppliers scrambling to find alternatives to avoid a repeat of last year’s crisis. The January cold snap has hit crops coming from
Hottest May in 68 years leaves Andalucia dangerously dry
Meteorologists Aemet are now issuing a warning to Spanish farmers as they predict more of the same for the months ahead
Illegal cigarette factory raided by Guardia Civil in Sevilla
More than thirty tonnes of tobacco were confiscated at the scene
Appalling conditions in Spain’s rabbit farms exposed by animal rights charity
Shocking footage shows rabbits left lying dead in cages for days, while others have their throats slit still conscious
Spanish bus crash kills five children
The bus was taking a youth football team home after a match