In Spain three animals are abandoned every five minutes
The group also points to the recent surge in the adoption of pets, which it claims can actually help perpetuate the cycle of ‘animal abuse’
Dozens arrested in toxic shame of 30 Spanish waste disposal companies
GUARDIA Civil and Europol have arrested 68 people at 30 companies involved in illegal gas emissions polluting the air we breathe with around 76 million
The shocking tale of how the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre evaded ‘gypsy’ owners hunting down a rescued horse, writes Susan Weeding
WE lost our Sophia a few days ago. We’ve had many dramatic rescues over the years, but Sophia was the start of it all. Nine
Costa Blanca mayor claims €530 million government aid will ‘fall far short’ of funds needed to rebuild the Vega Baja following September’s deadly gota fría
THE mayor of Orihuela has pleaded with Spain’s central government to release more relief funds following the devastating September floods. Whilst reviewing the Vega Baja
Costa Blanca river less than a metre deep now being dredged, after flood sediment stopped navigation
GUARDAMAR authorities have started the second phase of the dredging of the Segura. The project is designed to extract sediments from the river at certain
Thousands of dead fish wash up on beach in Spain’s Andalucia in biblical-style plague
“The fish have open mouths and spots along their bodies"
DO YOU KNOW HER? Search underway for ‘kind-hearted’ British woman whose bicycle was stolen while clearing plastic waste from Denia beach
DENIA residents are searching for the identity of a British woman who had her bicycle stolen while collecting polystyrene waste washed on the city’s jetty.
Deadly caterpillars could hit forest floors and gardens NEXT MONTH warns expert entomologist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ENTOMOLOGIST has warned that lethal caterpillars capable of injuring children and killing pets could hit forest floors as early as next month. The pine
Spain’s Malaga on track to experience driest year ever as reservoirs remain half full
Until now, the driest year ever was in 1985 when 267 litres of rain per square metre fell in the regional capital
“Disappointed” – UN secretary general laments COP25 climate summit result as key decisions POSTPONED until next year
U.N. CLIMATE talks ended Sunday with a compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after key decisions on the rules for an international carbon markets were postponed
WATCH: Film reveals Spain’s secret chemical POISONING of natural water sources along Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, in Balearic and Canary Islands
Police have carried 1028 inspections after 101 environmental incidents were reported, including 25 ‘illegal spills’ of chemicals
Shocking figures reveal Spain dumps most plastic packaging in landfill in Western Europe
Europe produces 20% of the world’s plastic waste
Town Hall battles with 100 active proceedings against ‘gardeners and labourers’ after fly-tipping spirals out of control on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca Town Hall has signalled its involvement in a whopping 100 active proceedings against fly-tippers. Javea’s department of Services revealed the cases overwhelming
Inside the British-organised Extinction Rebellion protest outside Primark on Madrid’s Gran Via for COP25
Wham – we stopped the traffic, made a space and the flash mob hit the street, the samba band thumping
Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding
FORGET what you’ve heard. The Spanish police do care for animals. My husband Rod has been there on the front line with Policía Nacional, their
OPINION: Spain may be hosting the pivotal COP25 climate conference, but Madrid may need to rethink its approach to sustainability
“People are lazy about not using their cars,” says volunteer Cristina Gomez. “There’s no excuse. We have a very good public transport system”
Flood-hit Costa Blanca town says ‘Gracias’ to all that helped during gota fria
THE PEOPLE of San Fulgencio came together to acknowledge and thank the ‘fantastic and unselfish’ emergency services and volunteers that helped throughout September’s floods that
FAST FASHION: Andalucia climate protesters expose hypocrisy of Spain’s pre-Christmas ‘spendathon’
Fashion is the world’s second most polluting industry after the oil and gas sector
EU warns Spain for NOT acting on ‘radiation directive’, meaning increased lung cancer risks for thousands
EU rules stipulate that member states must have a national plan for the harmful effects of the invisible and odourless radon
Greta Thunberg says environment summit in Spain’s Madrid is last chance to save earth from ruin
“We cannot afford any more days to go by without real action being taken,”
COP25: Greta Thunberg, plastic clothing and vegetarians – what happened at Madrid’s PIVOTAL climate conference this week?
As the decade proves to be the hottest on record, that needs to start from next year. And urgently...
Severe droughts, heatwaves and floods in hottest decade on record as climate crisis talks underway in Spain
The findings by the WMO show that this year will be the second or third warmest since records began
Los Alcazares mayor says ‘mud-filled drains’ from September’s gota fria to blame for fresh flash flooding
THE mayor of a Costa Blanca town hit AGAIN by flash floods has blamed mud-filled drains gone neglected since September’s deadly gota fria. Loz Alcazares’
Greta Thunberg arrives in Lisbon for train up to Madrid climate conference amid criticism from Spanish TV personality
The former tennis player and naturalist impersonated the activist in a wig and a green sack for an online sketch
UN secretary general demands countries TRIPLE efforts to halt global warming as COP25 begins today in Madrid
THE international community’s forum to fight climate change, COP25, has begun today in Madrid. The summit aims to complete the implementation of the Paris Accord,
COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding
These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue