20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:41
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Outrage after ‘badly abused’ cat is pictured dumped next to a bin on Spain’s Costa del Sol before dying

A CAT has died after being ‘badly abused’ and dumped next to a bin on the Costa del Sol, leaving residents outraged. 

The cat was reportedly dumped this morning. Photo: Fuengirolasequeja/Instagram

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The animal was clearly in pain, grimacing and with what appear to be burns or grazes on half of its body. 

It was pictured by local complaints account, Fuengirolasequeja, on Instagram in a cardboard box. 

The kitten was found next to some rubbish bins on Fuengirola’s Calle San Bartolome. 

The caption read: “Someone has dumped this badly hurt kitten, it seems like it’s been hit and they’ve thrown it here, if someone could help them I would be very grateful.”

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Just an hour after it was posted at around 11am this morning, March 20, it was announced the cat had died. 

According to some commenters, the cat was already dead when the body was dumped by the bins. 

It had reportedly been run over by a car, leaving a bloody scene in the street. 

The news prompted outrage from commenters, saying: “Why didn’t you take it to a vet?? If it was alive that would’ve been the right thing to do, not just take a picture!”

Another said: “It’s sick to just take a picture of it, I get sick from the way people treat animals sometimes.”

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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