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Monkey is freed after being held captive for 35 YEARS in Spain: Little Linito lived in ‘terrible conditions’ in a woman’s flat in Barcelona

AN animal rights association in Spain has managed to rescue a capuchin monkey that had been kept in an apartment by its owner for more

16 Feb, 2024 @ 12:50

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Civil Guard uses DNA to track down SICK dog owner who abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish bin

THE SPANISH Civil Guard is investigating a man from Valladolid province after he allegedly abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish container. The authorities used DNA

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:54

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Dogs, cats and more are found in horrific conditions as police probe ‘illegal breeder’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S animal rights political party Pacma has denounced an ‘illegal breeder’ in Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol, where dozens of animals were being kept

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:20

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Brit-led animal charity fights back against cat killer on Spain's Costa Blanca

British-run animal charity launches private prosecution against ‘cat killer’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MARINA ALTA animal charity has launched a private prosecution against a man who stole three cats from their El Verger shelter in the summer,

17 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Civil Guard launches probe after nine wild horses found shot dead in Galicia

THE CIVIL GUARD has launched an investigation after nine wild horses were found dead in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. The animals showed clear signs of

25 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Lead

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

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

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

Man who ‘filmed his killer dogs eating live GOATS before posting the videos online’ is arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN has been arrested in Mallorca for animal cruelty charges after he was recorded offering live baby goats to his two dogs for them

6 Sep, 2023 @ 11:31

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull's horns is banned on Spain's Costa Blanca

Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull’s horns is banned by Costa Blanca town in Spain

EL VERGER in Alicante province has banned bull runs known as ‘els bous embolats’ which involve balls of flame being attached to the animal’s horns.

30 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Animals·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

'PARTY ANIMALS' as teenagers drink alcohol and trash a holiday home on Spain's Costa Blanca

Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’

A MADRID man is facing an 18-month jail term after he killed his partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’. He is being charged

30 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Animals·Lead·Madrid

Animal cruelty investigation launched after a severely neglected Shetland pony is put down in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil in Granada has opened an investigation into a 47-year-old man – with no previous police record – into a crime of suspected

15 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Bullfighting protestor is dragged out of the ring

Video: Female bullfighting protester dragged out of ring by Popular Party candidate for local council

A FEMALE bullfighting protester was dragged out of the ring during a demonstration on Tuesday by a man who is standing to be a local

4 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid

Police open probe in northern Spain after dogs left to die in hot car

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while they

3 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall

A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres

1 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Campaign calls for an end to Spain’s status as the ‘biggest dolphin prison in the world’

A YOUNG Spanish animal-rights activist has handed over to Congress a petition with 150,000 signatures calling for an end to the high number of dolphins

20 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

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

8 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Mallorca

Girls flee Valencia home after domestic abuse and arranged marriage threats

Nearly 40 animals—used for illegal dog and cockfighting—removed from deplorable conditions in Spain’s Coin

OFFICERS from Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s nature and wildlife protection branch, together with Policia Local from Coin have rescued 37 animals used for cruel animal

29 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police find dog with severe gashes on its neck and arrest owner for animal cruelty in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE found a dog in the Malaga countryside they believe was cut open by its owner to appear like it was attacked by another animal

18 Nov, 2022 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

WATCH: Police rescue eight birds bred for cockfighting from building in Spain’s Malaga

LOCAL police have rescued eight mutilated birds used for cockfighting in the city of Malaga from the terrace of an abandoned building. The police’s Nature

17 Nov, 2022 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

Spanish animal rights party shares bizarre video of naked hunter with a partridge hanging from his genitals

PACMA, Spain’s animal-rights political party, has shared a bizarre video of a naked hunter via its social media accounts. In the recording, a man – whose face

3 Nov, 2022 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Deplorable conditions: Animal shelter in Spain’s Almeria investigated for mistreatment

THE Guardia Civil have opened an animal cruelty investigation against several people responsible for a shelter for abandoned animals in Almeria who were keeping 66

18 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga horse-drawn carriage driver beats up unhappy foreign tourist in Spain

Animal rights activists slam horse-drawn carriage cruelty at summer fair

ANIMAL rights activists have demanded more checks of horse-drawn carriages at the Malaga fair after a horse collapsed recently. The Spanish political party PACMA, that

19 Aug, 2022 @ 18:16

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Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area supplying meat to Asian restaurants across Spain

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area which supplied Asian restaurants across Spain

AN illegal Madrid area slaughterhouse supplying meat to Asian restaurants in eight provinces has been closed down by the Guardia Civil. Six people who ran

16 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Premium

EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple vow to leave Spain after beloved dog shot by hunters and police ‘did nothing’

AN expat couple have slammed police inactivity after their dog was shot dead by hunters on an evening stroll. Jennifer and Victor Gebhardt, 67 and

18 May, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

Spain’s Andalucia set on prohibiting by law the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema—with sanctions of up to €35,000

Spain’s Andalucia poised to ban the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema

THE Junta aims to prohibit by law various acts of animal cruelty in its Animal Welfare Law. The preliminary draft of the Andalucian Animal Welfare

17 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Slurry bad news: Across Spain, dubious industrial and agricultural methods have continued to pollute this beautiful nation

A LEGION of politicians piled fury on Alberto Garzon’s comments about the quality of Spanish meat because he criticised their two most important loves: gammon

15 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Opinion