Guardia Civil arrest two people in Mallorca for alleged smuggling of exotic felines
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested two people in connection with the sale of exotic felines on the internet. The authorities seized 19 animals, including a
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Spanish farmer gets 15-month jail sentence for letting 170 geese starve to death
The criminal division of the Spanish Supreme Court has confirmed a 15-month prison sentence for a farmer from Córdoba (Andalusia) convicted of animal abuse, after
Woman in Alicante throws two dogs out of 8th-floor window as she was ‘fed up’ taking them out
A woman in Alicante has been arrested after throwing her two pet dogs from the eighth floor of her apartment, allegedly because she was ‘fed
Spain reverses ban on hunting wolves in the north of the country
Spanish MPs voted on Thursday to lift a ban on hunting wolves in the northern part of the country, reversing a policy introduced three years
EU countries to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered
European nations approved plans on Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The 49 member states of
Bullfighting documentary wins top prize at San Sebastian Film Festival
A documentary about bullfighting, ‘Tardes de Soledad’ (‘Afternoons of Solitude’), has picked up the top award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, its graphic nature
Two beluga whales evacuated from war-torn Ukraine to Valencia aquarium
Two beluga whales have been evacuated from an aquarium in war-torn Ukraine to Spain by road and plane in a ‘high-risk’ operation, officials at their
Iberian Lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction, due to conservation efforts
A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold
Spanish government scraps €30,000 national bullfighting prize, sparking debate
Spain’s coalition government said on Friday that it would be scrapping a national prize for bullfighting, prompting anger from supporters of the controversial spectacle –
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
