rats

Police station in Costa del Sol expat hotspot is battling rat infestation with rodent numbers skyrocketing in last month

A POLICE station in Mijas has been battling a growing rat infestation, with numbers said to have increased dramatically over the past month. Civil Guard

28 Apr, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

How killing a RAT in your home could land you 18 months’ prison in Spain under new animal cruelty crackdown

THANKS to bullfighting and other traditional fiestas that involve cruelty to creatures, Spain has not always enjoyed the greatest reputation when it comes to animal

23 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Animals·Lead

Gibraltar government rages that GSD reports of ‘cockroach and rat’ infestation will harm tourism

THE Government of Gibraltar launched a broadside against the opposition GSD for ‘spewing rubbish’ and harming tourism on the Rock over complaints of a pest

25 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Dozens of rats have been spotted in the city of Alicante

Numerous rats have been sighted across neighbourhoods in Alicante, most recently in San Blas. The company in charge of disinfection in the region stressed these

25 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

As residents complain of filthy state of central Madrid, rats are spotted just 50 metres from the Puerta del Sol

RESIDENTS IN THE centre of Madrid have long complained about the council’s failure to clean up the rubbish, and pictures of overflowing containers and recycling

16 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·Madrid·Politics

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Malaga’s closed kiosks have become ‘rat nests’, council orders 95 to be removed

All of Malaga’s closed kiosks, that once sold newspapers and magazines, have become ‘nests for rats’ and will need to be removed from the city’s

18 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·National News

EXPLAINER: How the black rat population is booming across Spain and what can we do about it

PEST controllers in Spain have issued a stark warning – the nation’s black rat population is booming across urban centres. Rattus Rattus is on the

26 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Must Read·National News

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Residents in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Spain’s Malaga concerned over plague of rats infesting the area

RESIDENTS of El Perchel—one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Malaga—are becoming increasingly concerned about a recent infestation of rats. The sight of the unwanted rodents

8 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

A PLAGUE of rats in a Mar Menor community has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in from the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Outrage as Malaga town hall has just FOUR employees tackling growing rat problem

LOCALS in Malaga have blasted the city for only having four employees dedicated to tackling the growing rat problem. Former PSOE Mayor Begoña Medina agreed

14 Nov, 2017 @ 15:37

Lead·Malaga·Politics

WATCH: Rats run riot as patients shriek at INFESTED hospital in Andalucia

PATIENTS attending the Hospital de La Línea were gobsmacked to see rats running freely in the building. While many patients have previously claimed to have

29 Sep, 2017 @ 12:48

Cadiz·Health·Lead

VIDEO: Animal rights group PACMA slams rat-throwing festival in Valencia

Campaign group PACMA is calling for the Valencian festival to be banned

3 Feb, 2016 @ 11:25

Environment·Featured·National News