Guardia Civil investigate suspected poisoning of nearly 50 cats in Andalusia
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of nearly 50 street cats, in an alleged crime that could result in...
Animal Rights
Spanish Police arrest 13 people and rescue 400 pets from trafficking ring
The Spanish National Police said on Wednesday that they had arrested 13 people and rescued over 400 animals, mostly dogs and cats, as part of...
Pamplona’s San Fermín bull running festival ends with 35 injured
Six men were injured on Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain’s famous San Fermín festival, bringing to 35 the total number of...
Animal rights activists protest plans for Canary Islands octopus farm
Animal rights activists rallied in Madrid on Sunday to protest plans for the construction of an octopus farm in Spain, saying there are no respective...
Animal rights groups in Spain rally for more protection for hunting dogs
#UPDATED – The Spanish Congress on Thursday passed the new animal rights bill that has stirred controversy [see report below] as it excludes hunting dogs...
Spain to install CCTV in slaughterhouses
Spanish slaughterhouses will have to install video surveillance to ensure animals are not mistreated before being killed, the government announced on Tuesday, claiming a first...
Spanish police seize over 1,000 stuffed animals, including endangered species
Spanish police have seized over 1,000 stuffed animals, including hundreds of endangered or extinct species, in one of the largest hauls of its kind. The...
Opinion: the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria would be a stain on humanity
Anyone who has watched the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher can be in no doubt that these mesmerising animals are sentient, awe-inspiring, and highly...
New law is passed to treat animals in Spain as ‘sentient beings’
A new bill has been passed in the Spanish Congress, with a ruling that animals in Spain should be treated as ‘sentient beings’ by law....
Outrage as bull is rammed and killed by vehicles, after escaping from bullring
Police are investigating and animal rights group are outraged after residents in a small town in central Spain rammed a bull to death with their...
