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Animals in Spain awarded new legal status as ‘sentient beings’ rather than things

DOMESTIC animals are now recognised as ‘sentient beings’ and no longer considered ‘objects’ in Spain, after new legislation was passed in a parliamentary vote on Thursday December 2.

7 Dec, 2021 @ 19:20

Lead·National News·Politics

Malaga man left pet dog untreated for years with six-kilo tumour

A MALAGA dog owner left his neglected pet struggling with a huge painful tumour rather than taking it to the vet. Nature Protection Group (Gruprona) inspectors found the dog with a six-kilo

12 Nov, 2021 @ 01:32

Lead·Malaga

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 in a statement, a complaint was made

23 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dogfighting gang who bred and abused animals for organised illegal fights to the death across Spain to go on trial in Madrid

POLICE have uncovered a network of 23 people across Spain, including a vet and members of the security forces, accused of breeding and abusing animals and organising illegal dogfights. Those involved are

13 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Minor Investigated For Killing A Donkey And Injuring Another Using A Bow And Arrow

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 a donkey and injuring another with a

3 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Animal welfare activists demand cancellation of Spain’s Cordoba bullfighting festival

ANIMAL rights party PACMA (El Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal) has demanded that the Junta cancel the Cordoba bullfighting show, scheduled for the middle of May. The animal rights party has

26 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Cordoba·Lead·Other News

Almost 4,000 arrests in Spain for environmental crimes during 2020 with big increases in animal abuse

NATURE PROTECTION Service (SEPRONA), part of Spain’s Guardia Civil, arrested an incredible 3,957 people for crimes related to the environment during 2020. Worryingly, crimes that have increased the most are those related

25 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Animal testing lab in Spain closed amid allegations of “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”

MADRID authorities have suspended activities at a scientific research facility in Spain after activists exposed animal testing involving “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”. The regional government of Madrid suspended work at Vivotecnia, an

12 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Animal welfare groups call for nationwide ban on all animals in circuses in Spain

THE Parliamentary Association for the defence of animal rights (APPDA) has called on the Government to pass a state law banning circuses with animals throughout Spain. The Compromis (a coalition of Valencian

10 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·National News·Other News

Heartless Dog Owner Dumps Puppy With Two Broken Legs In Costa Blanca Animal Shelter Car Park

Heartless dog owner dumps puppy with broken legs in animal shelter car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man dumped a puppy with two broken legs in a Costa Blanca animal shelter car park and then went on what he described as an ‘urgent’ trip to Barcelona. The Guardia

22 Mar, 2021 @ 17:31

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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 by the Guardia Civil’s Seprona animal welfare

9 Mar, 2021 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Guardias Civiles Malaga Rescate Animales

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 people being arrested or investigated. The so-called Operation

3 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

READ WITH CAUTION: Dead dogs found rotting among 22 survivors in ‘deplorable’ Madrid farm – two owners arrested

GUARDIA CIVIL have discovered a farm housing 22 sick dogs, with another seven lying dead among them. The report says the animals were kept in “deplorable conditions”. Police say they were permanently

31 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Police discover 26,000 baby chicks left to die at Spain’s Madrid airport as hunt begins for those responsible

SPANISH National Police rescued some 20,000 live chicks abandoned at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, last weekend. They had been crammed into tiny cardboard boxes in cold conditions for three days without

8 Oct, 2020 @ 11:16

Madrid

Heavy riders to be BANNED from riding donkeys in Spain’s Mijas come 2020

It comes after a long campaign by local animal rights activists who say some donkeys have died due to their poor working conditions.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 11:36

Lead

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 trafficking and illegal possession of weapons. A Spanish

26 Sep, 2019 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Puppies buried alive in Spain rescued by police

An investigation has been launched into two people on suspicion of animal cruelty

21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Protesters SLAM €1 million relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella as petition reaches 80,000

HUNDREDS are set to protest against the planned €1 million relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella next week. Campaigners will take the streets on January 12 at 5pm to voice their anger at

8 Jan, 2019 @ 17:08

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Nature

WATCH: Hunter in Spain throws injured fox through air and repeatedly STAMPS on its head (WARNING: distressing images)

SHOCKING images have shown a Spanish hunter chase a fox and then smile to the camera after he stamps on its head. The hunter, in a high vis jacket, can be heard

30 Dec, 2018 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature

WATCH: ‘Abusive’ Andalucia car park which kept caged camels for Christmas rides slammed by PACMA

SPAIN’S Animalist party has helped free camels from an Andalucian car park that were kept in ‘abusive’ conditions. PACMA slammed the Christmas camel rides in Ecija, Sevilla, after images circulated online appeared

27 Dec, 2018 @ 16:29

Environment·Lead·Nature·Sevilla

PACMA slams hunting rituals in Spain where 10-year-old children’s faces smeared with blood (WARNING: shocking images)

"What kind of society are we building when we allow children to participate in animal abuse?"

23 Nov, 2018 @ 15:12

Crime & Law·Environment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

PACMA slams burro taxi owner after donkey left to die alone in ‘unsuitable’ stable in Mijas

Dog walkers discovered the donkey lying on its side ‘braying in pain’,

6 Nov, 2018 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Hero’ expat donates a whopping 300 TINS of food to Costa del Sol dog sanctuary in need

It comes after the Estepona-based shelter made a plea on Facebook for tinned food this week

13 Sep, 2018 @ 13:28

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Fighting cocks seized after Mallorquin drug trafficking arrests

AN investigation is underway into animal cruelty in Son Banya after 36 fighting cocks were seized. The animals were discovered during separate police raids into drug trafficking across the island. Some 66

11 May, 2018 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Killing of thousands of animals by notorious Costa del Sol animal shelter was ‘for financial gain’, judge rules

THE killing of thousands of animals at the notorious Parque Animal shelter had financial motives, a Malaga judge has confirmed. As first revealed by an Olive Press investigation five years ago, the

30 Apr, 2018 @ 09:20

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment sick Andalucia waitress drowns cat in washing machine in Spain (WARNING: Distressing footage)

She subjected the cat to two washing cycles whilst filming it on social media

15 Mar, 2018 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead

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