Lucky cat uses one of its nine lives after miraculously surviving 20 metre cliff plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CAT used up one of its nine lives after falling 20 metres to the rocky ground at Benissa’s Pinets cove. The lucky feline is
Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull’s horns is banned by Costa Blanca town in Spain
EL VERGER in Alicante province has banned bull runs known as ‘els bous embolats’ which involve balls of flame being attached to the animal’s horns.
IN PICS: Cute twin baby porcupines belonging to world’s largest species get round-the-clock care at Bioparc Valencia in Spain
BIOPARC Valencia has two new members of its collection of South African porcupines- the largest porcupine species in the world. A female went into labour
Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic
THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid pandemic.
Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were
Horses trapped in reservoir in Spain’s Sevilla: One Dead, Second Found Exhausted; Owner Faces Investigation
IN a distressing incident near Sevilla, Spain, a horse has tragically lost its life while another was discovered in a state of exhaustion after becoming
Bioparc in Spain’s Fuengirola celebrates arrival of eleven flamingo chicks
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es BIOPARC Fuengirola, a renowned conservation haven, has greeted the arrival of eleven adorable flamingo chicks, marking the first
Spain’s Andalucia to implement ‘Exceptional’ measures to control wild boar population—including selective hunting
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es FOLLOWING recurrent sightings of wild boars in urban areas, including several boars which surprised beachgoers in Marbella last
Protesters take to Streets of Spain’s Malaga to rally against animal abuse and call for end to bullfighting
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es PROTESTERS have gathered in Central Malaga to oppose animal abuse and call for an end to bullfighting. Organized
Malaga rooster owner under investigation for uploading cockfighting videos on InstagramÂ
A MALAGA resident is under investigation for uploading illegal cockfighting videos on social media. The 21-year-old, who lives in the neighbourhood of La Corta, posted
Baby gazelle gets bottle fed after rejecting mother’s breast-feeding in Spain’s Valencia
A Thomson’s gazelle born at BIOPARC Valencia in late July is doing well after rejecting her mother’s attempts to breastfeed her. In the first hours
British mom rescues newborn puppy abandoned inside a knotted carrier bag on Costa del Sol town
A BRITISH expat has rescued a newborn puppy that had been left abandoned inside a knotted carrier bag in the hills of Manilva, on the
Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’Â
A MADRID man is facing an 18-month jail term after he killed his partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’. He is being charged
Malaga dog named ‘best in show’
LAST weekend, a giant black poodle – named Lakeridge Trasnocho Unstoppable – won the 106th National Feira Canine Exhibition. The competition was held at the
Animal abandonment increases by up to 15% in Spain’s Andalucia
ANIMAL abandonment in Andalucia has shot up by 15% compared to previous years. The president of the Andalusian Collective Against Animal Abuse (CACMA), Antonio Moreno,
Junta orders emergency intervention at the La Viñuela reservoir due to historically low water levels
For the first time, the La Viñuela reservoir is below nine percent capacity, raising alarms for the Junta. The reservoir is important to agriculture in
PURRRRING CAR: Kitten rescued by police in Spain’s Torremolinos after being stuck inside car engine for hours
A KITTEN has been rescued unscathed by local police officers in Torremolinos after being trapped for hours in a car engine in the unrelenting heat.
IN PICS: Benidorm wildlife park in Spain welcomes baby flamingo- second birth in three years
BENIDORM’S Mundomar wildlife park has a new resident- a baby flamingo born on June 8. It’s the second flamingo birth at the park since it
Costa del Sol animal shelter desperately appeals for volunteers and adoptionsÂ
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