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Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers in the small village of Barbastro in

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

EYES PEELED: Fears of evil torturer who attacks cats with boiling liquids in Spain’s Mallorca

POLICE have been called in over a series of incidents that have maimed cats with boiling liquids in Mallorca. Volunteers at a cat shelter in Pollensa have filed an official complaint to

8 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Mallorca

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 after investigations by the Nature Protection Service

12 Oct, 2020 @ 10:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Bull breaks legs and drags itself along floor after being forced to jump from van in Spanish festival

As the bull smacks down onto the concrete its two back legs snap instantly and the large animal then drags itself helplessly along the street

16 Oct, 2018 @ 12:46

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Evil animal abuser who killed TEN horses gets historic jail sentence in Spain

AN evil animal abuser has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. Under the landmark ruling, the horse trader, from Extremadura, was also ordered to pay €7,587 in veterinary fees for his

1 Feb, 2018 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

VIDEO: Exhausted donkey kicked and dragged in Mijas Pueblo

Podemos Mijas publishes shocking video of donkey cruelty

23 Sep, 2015 @ 11:01

Crime & Law·Featured·Malaga

Spain slaughters and abandons 100,000 hunting dogs every year

When they’re no longer useful to their owners, these dogs meet a tragic fate

26 Aug, 2015 @ 13:14

La Cultura·Lead

Humped together

Animal rights are too often forgotten in the name of 'entertainment'

18 Jan, 2015 @ 14:04

Opinion

Expat’s dogs poisoned to death in Axarquia

Guardia Civil are investigating the 'suspicious' poisoning of five dogs in Competa

24 Dec, 2014 @ 09:40

Lead·Malaga

PETA urges Spain to launch running of the ‘ball’ festival

The animal charity is taking inspiration from Mataelpino in Madrid

3 Oct, 2014 @ 12:00

National News

Outrage after top bullfighter posts pit-bull attack on Facebook

Joao Moura Jr posted pictures showing a pack of pit bulls attacking a calf at his finca

28 Jun, 2013 @ 17:46

Lead·National News

Puppy torture man arrested

Badajoz man faces jail for torturing animals and putting footage online

9 Apr, 2011 @ 08:45

National News

We need burglary skills and zoo licenses, say animal charities

The trials and tribulations of running an animal charity has been discussed at first big get together

28 Dec, 2009 @ 18:39