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WATCH: Top matador in ‘very serious’ condition after 35cm goring in Sevilla – days after Spain’s most famous bullfighter was impaled in bottom

THE world of Spanish bullfighting has been rocked by another gruesome injury after a top matador was left in agony following a goring at Sevilla’s

24 Apr, 2026 @ 11:09

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Fears for Gibraltar monkeys as they’re spotted ‘eating mud after consuming junk food from tourists’

GIBRALTAR’s monkeys have started eating mud to settle their stomachs after consuming fast food from tourists, a new study finds. Scientists have discovered that the

23 Apr, 2026 @ 15:31

Animals·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nightmare’ for British pet owners as EU scraps passport ‘loophole’

BRITISH pet owners now face paying hundreds of pounds for a document required to take their animals into the EU after a key passport ‘loophole’

22 Apr, 2026 @ 18:35

Animals·Lead·Travel News

400 goldfinches stuffed into cages are rescued by police from van in Spain- en route to France

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

SOME 400 parva goldfinches crammed into cages in a van have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in the Orihuela area of Alicante province. Sadly,

22 Apr, 2026 @ 16:15

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s most famous bullfighter in ‘very serious’ condition after suffering 10cm gore wound to bottom at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

SHOCK has hit Spain after the nation’s most famous bullfighter ended up in a ‘very serious’ condition after a raging bull gored his bottom. Jose

21 Apr, 2026 @ 17:11

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla·Video

Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives

AN ALICANTE doctor is fighting for his life after he lost his leg in a shark attack while on his honeymoon in the Maldives. The

16 Apr, 2026 @ 16:00

Alicante·Animals·Lead

How a zoo on the Costa del Sol is helping to save highly endangered tiger species at risk of vanishing

BIOPARC Fuengirola is playing a key role in the fight to save one of the planet’s most endangered animals: the Sumatran tiger. Good news emerging

15 Apr, 2026 @ 18:28

Andalucia·Animals·Asturias·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Tragedy as two starving horses that ‘could barely walk’ are put down just weeks after being rescued from abusive trader in Campo de Gibraltar

TWO of the ten horses that belonged to a recently jailed trader have perished after rescuers were ‘physically unable to rehabilitate them’. The pair were

14 Apr, 2026 @ 18:25

Animals·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Missing pet parrot who lives with owner in the Basque Country is found safe and sound ‘on holiday’ in La Rioja

A PARROT that escaped from its home in the Basque Country last week has been found safe and well 100km away in La Rioja. Gorri,

14 Apr, 2026 @ 16:54

Animals·Basque Country·Lead·Nature·Other News

WATCH: Rotting carcass of a ten-metre whale shocks beachgoers after washing up on Costa del Sol shore

RESIDENTS were the first to spot the remains of a large whale washed up on Ferrara beach in Torrox on Tuesday afternoon. The massive carcass

8 Apr, 2026 @ 19:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature

‘Pets allowed’ overtakes wifi and swimming pool for hotel searches in Spain, according to popular holiday portal

PET-FRIENDLY accommodation is in higher demand than amenities like Wi-Fi or swimming pools, according to the latest data from Booking.com. Searches for pet-friendly accommodation on

7 Apr, 2026 @ 13:30

Animals·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The EU’s pet passport comes into effect this month – all you need to know about the new rules for flying to and from Spain with your animal

NEW EU pet passport rules come into force on April 22 – this is what you need to travel with your furry friend. From later

7 Apr, 2026 @ 12:09

Animals·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

ORCA encounters in the Strait of Gibraltar have dropped dramatically, falling by around 80% in just two years . As a result, sailboats operating in the

3 Apr, 2026 @ 15:25

Animals·EXPLAINER·Gibraltar·Lead·Nature

Tradition or Tragedy? Spain’s first bull-related death of 2026 raises fresh questions over the tradition’s safety

IT was the first night of this year’s Carnaval del Toro festival in Ciudad Rodrigo when a bull charged at Eustaquio Martin, piercing the upper

28 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Skiers get a fright as mother bear and two cubs run across Spanish slope after awaking from winter hibernation

SKIERS in Catalunya captured a group of three bears running across the slopes, indicating an unusually early end to hibernation. Skiers were in for an

19 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Animals·Catalunya·Lead

Giant whale shark spotted in Strait of Gibraltar as warm-water tropical fish are increasingly making Spanish waters their home

A GIANT whale shark has been spotted in the Strait of Gibraltar as warm-water tropical fish are increasingly making Spanish waters their home. This animal

16 Mar, 2026 @ 14:15

Animals·Gibraltar·Lead

Campo de Gibraltar horse dealer who let animals become ‘living skeletons’ is finally jailed as four more are rescued from flooded field

FOUR more abandoned horses belonging to a dealer who was recently jailed have been discovered in Cadiz. The animals were found by the La Linea

12 Mar, 2026 @ 14:30

Animals·Cadiz·Lead

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf

25 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Animals·Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain

A MAN has been ordered to pay €2,500 in compensation to a Costa Blanca dog owner after spraying acid at his pet because he was

23 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

FIREFIGHTERS in Spain successfully saved a horse stuck in the mud in a gruelling rescue mission which took over two hours. They were called to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Animals·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

SCIENTISTS have confirmed a 2023 sighting of the apex predator in Mediterranean waters. The juvenile shark was accidentally caught by tuna fishermen in April 2023,

11 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Alicante·Animals·Lead

Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity

A PROLIFIC horse trader notorious for his treatment of animals has finally been put behind bars after years of campaigning. He will now spend the

10 Feb, 2026 @ 15:24

Andalucia·Animals·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain branded ‘the great exception’ of dog-friendly countries in Europe for public transport ban – do YOU agree?

IF you want to travel with a furry friend, Spain ranks among the worst destinations in Europe with strict and inconsistent transport rules . Pablo

29 Jan, 2026 @ 08:00

Animals·Lead·Travel News

Outcry in Spain as hunting federations ‘enter schools and encourage children as young as 14 to go out armed with guns’

NEW laws which encourage children as young as 14 to handle firearms have provoked an outcry among child protection groups. It comes after an initiative

26 Jan, 2026 @ 15:30

Animals·Green·Lead·Other News

Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound

A DOG that went missing in the aftermath of the Adamuz train disaster has been found safe and well on Thursday morning. An Infoca forest

22 Jan, 2026 @ 12:16

Andalucia·Animals·Cordoba·Lead

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat

THREE Kings Day – or ‘Reyes’ in Spanish – is known to Anglosaxons as ‘the Epiphany’. It falls on January 6, and while it’s no

6 Jan, 2026 @ 12:20