cats

Cats are being shot, brutally beaten and submerged in boiling water by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, claim animal activists

CATS are being shot at, poisoned and deliberately run over by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, animal activists have claimed. In a shocking statement, the

5 Aug, 2024 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Animals·Lead

Feline at home: Visit the adorable ‘cat mansion’ in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA truly is a cat friendly city, with its very own mansion dedicated to our furry friends. When mediaeval warrior El Cid conquered Valencia in

6 Feb, 2024 @ 15:55

Animals·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Can I leave my dog outside a shop in Spain? All you need to know as new animal laws come into effect TODAY – with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them

A NEW set of animal protection laws have come into effect across Spain today with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them. Under the

29 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Animals·Lead

Costa del Sol animal shelter desperately appeals for volunteers and adoptions

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

12 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

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

‘I’m desperate’: Pet owner’s whopping cash reward for return of missing cat

A pet owner desperate to find her beloved cat has offered a whopping 1000 euros for its return. But Alba didn’t end up stumping out

28 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Costa Blanca apartment owner fined €11,000 for mistreating cats owned by dead tenant in Spain

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

18 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Cat colony problem causes conflict between residents in Spain’s Antequera

A COLONY of about 40 cats in Callejon Piscina in Antequera is causing conflict in the area. There is a sector of the population that

13 Nov, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Town’s dog owners to take ‘responsibility test’ proving they can look after their pets on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO town council are reminding citizens of the mandatory obligation to register their pets. Ana Ma Villena, of the Vega Baja town’s Animal Welfare

3 Dec, 2020 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him

12 Oct, 2020 @ 10:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mass sterilisation seen as ‘the only way’ to reduce stray cat colonies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is to receive €12,000 from Alicante Provincial Council for the sterilisation of stray cats throughout the city. The Councillor for Animal Protection, Concha Sala,

28 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Study in Spain shows that cats may naturally develop COVID defences

SPANISH researchers have found that cats may be able to develop antibodies that neutralise COVID-19. Scientists studied two cats – one of which was known

27 Sep, 2020 @ 17:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Appeal launched after man and his 96 CATS evicted from apartment on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN has been evicted from a flat in Gandia, Valencia, leaving behind 96 cats. The animal shelter S.P.A.M.A Safor and the City Council of

22 Sep, 2020 @ 11:19

Lead·Other News·Valencia

Cat-astrophe avoided as over 40 cats freed from La Linea home

THE cats were rescued by a feline charity from the squalid home of a senile woman in the Bellavista neighbourhood of La Linea last Tuesday.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 21:41

Gibraltar

Stray cats more at risk during coronavirus lockdown, says rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca as it pleads for adoptions

BIG Red’s Animal Rescue Centre in Almoradi, Costa Blanca South, has at least nine cats that will need new homes from the end of this

12 May, 2020 @ 16:37

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca people power prevents puppies perishing

HALF the dogs threatened with an ‘unknown future’ from the closure of a Costa Blanca refuge, have been re-homed after an Olive Press campaign. It

22 Nov, 2019 @ 15:22

Costa Blanca·Lead

Becoming auntie to a herd of stray cats in southern Spain is harder than you think, writes Belinda Beckett

But the whole idea of being a colony auntie or uncle is that you have gained the cats’ trust, probably by feeding them

29 Apr, 2019 @ 10:36

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

Europe’s first fire ants that make cats and dogs go blind found in Marbella and could take TWO YEARS to wipe out

The finding of the invasive creature, published in the journal Iberomyrmex, is thought to have been in part due to increased temperatures on the Costa del

26 Nov, 2018 @ 15:03

Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga·Nature

EXCLUSIVE: Mallorca in shock after spate of brutal cat killings

RESIDENTS are demanding action after a spate of shootings left three cats dead and at least three seriously injured. Police are now probing the shootings

12 Apr, 2018 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Thousands of dogs and cats at risk of death as Marbella town hall proposes outsourcing holding of stray animals to private company

THOUSANDS of dogs and cats are at risk of death in Marbella after the town hall has proposed outsourcing the holding of stray animals to

14 Mar, 2018 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead

Pet cemetery in Malaga plans to open by end of 2019

A CEMETERY on the outskirts of Malaga has announced its plans to expand and include a pet area by 2019. If approved, Parcemasa says it

27 Dec, 2017 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

SUPERSTITIOUS MINDS: Collection of Spain’s strangest superstitions

To keep evil spirits at bay this Halloween, take note of these 10 Spanish superstitions.

1 Nov, 2017 @ 12:48

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

British expat’s horror to find animal massacre in new Spanish home

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-three Kerry Matthews was appalled to discover at least 13 dead animals, some with their throats slit, on taking possession of a new rental

13 May, 2016 @ 09:27

Almeria·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Charges revealed for members of Triple A animal shelter

UPDATE: Charges include trafficking, cruelty and fraud

27 Apr, 2016 @ 13:35

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

British expats save wild cats from poisoning in Malaga

Mayor Rafael Torrubia has granted sanctuary to the cats

18 Feb, 2016 @ 13:14

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Smoking bad for your pet’s health too

Do it for the dog

16 Jan, 2016 @ 09:51

Health

A pet is rescued every five minutes in Spain

Over 140,000 cats and dogs were taken in by animal sanctuaries last year

12 Sep, 2015 @ 18:00