Tag: animal abuse
Man allegedly kills his mother’s dog by hurtling it from eleventh floor in Spain’s Malaga
A MAN is under police investigation for allegedly killing his mother's dog by throwing it from the eleventh floor of a building in Malaga's...
Protesters take to Streets of Spain’s Malaga to rally against animal abuse and call for end to bullfighting
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PROTESTERS have gathered in Central Malaga to oppose animal abuse and call for an end to bullfighting.
Organized by...
Malaga rooster owner under investigation for uploading cockfighting videos on Instagram
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...
Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’
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...
Pet owner faces charges after American Staffordshire dog hangs itself in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN is being investigated for alleged animal abandonment and abuse crimes after his dog was found hanged outside a Fuente Alamo house in...
Minor who lived for years among piles of rubbish rescued in Estepona (Malaga)
A 14-YEAR-OLD believed to have lived for years among rubbish and diseased dogs has been rescued in Estepona.
He lived with his grandmother and father,...
Police open probe in northern Spain after dogs left to die in hot car
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while...
Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall
A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15...
Campaign calls for an end to Spain’s status as the ‘biggest dolphin prison in the world’
A YOUNG Spanish animal-rights activist has handed over to Congress a petition with 150,000 signatures calling for an end to the high number of...
Family dog is beaten to death in front of horrified 12 year-old girl in Spain’s Jerez
A 12-year-old girl has suffered the tragic loss of her dog as a result of a brutal and intentional beating.
The cruel incident took place...
Man kills dog that urinated against his wall and attacks owner in Spain’s Murcia region
A man from the Via Verde area of Campos del Rio in Murcia is being investigated for animal abuse after killing a dog that...
Outrage over ‘horror’ video showing bull suffering during fiesta in Albarracin, northeastern Spain
Each summer in towns and villages across Spain, fiestas take place involving local townsfolk, many focusing on bullfighting activities.
But the latest video to provoke...
Smuggler stuffs live turtles, tortoises and crabs into carry-on suitcase for flight from Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A passenger planned to fly out of Alicante-Elche airport with 46 live turtles, tortoises and crabs in his carry-on luggage.
The 64-year-old man was booked...
Online python snake seller arrested for animal abuse in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man has been charged with animal abuse after mistreating a python snake and trying to sell it via the internet.
The Guardia Civil...
Man faces prison sentence for kicking cat that was underneath car on Costa Blanca street in Spain
AN Alicante man has been arrested for animal abuse after injuring a cat that was under his car.
Eyewitnesses saw the Spaniard, 29, approach his...
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...
Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law
A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain's new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city...
Marihuana menagerie: Police in Mallorca find animals chained up in filthy conditions during drugs bust
POLICE have arrested seven people after they found horses, dogs, roosters and even exotic fish living in filthy conditions when they raided two marihuana...
Cruel owners investigated after dogs found in shocking sanitary and hygienic conditions in Spain’s Malaga
POLICIA local are investigating a possible case of animal abuse after two canines were found living in ‘deplorable’ conditions.
As reported by the Policia Local...
Child investigated for animal cruelty after donkey shot dead with bow and arrow in Spain
THE Guardia Civil's Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty.
A minor from Albacete is being investigated for allegedly killing...
Man arrested in Spain’s Mijas for hanging his dog from a pergola as punishment after it ‘destroyed plants’
A MAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Costa del Sol’s Mijas for an alleged crime of animal abuse.
An investigation was launched...
100 mistreated or abandoned animals rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Malaga during 2020
THE Guardia Civil in Spain’s Malaga have carried out more than 100 operations against animal abuse over the course of 2020, resulting in 27...
Hundreds of mistreated animals rescued from illegal zoo in Spain’s Murcia region
AN ILLEGAL zoo that housed 572 animals in appalling conditions has been raided by Murcia's Guardia Civil.
A 62-year-old Spaniard was arrested and charged with...
Dogs caged and kept in shocking state at farm kennels in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN has been charged with animal abuse in Mazarron after a Guardia Civil raid on a farm which housed mainly Bullmastif dogs.
Guardia agents...
The shocking tale of how the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre evaded ‘gypsy’ owners hunting down a rescued horse,...
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 years...
Caged Albino Tiger owner arrested for drug trafficking and firearms possession in Alicante.
THE owners of a rare Albino Tiger that was kept locked in a cage at their Alicante home, have also been accused of drug...
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