Rare Bornean orangutan birth at Madrid Zoo Aquarium marks conservation boost
Madrid’s zoo has announced the birth of a critically endangered Bornean orangutan, in what conservationists describe as a significant boost for efforts to protect one...
Animal Welfare
Spain advances legal reform to ban minors from attending or taking part in bullfighting
The Spanish government has presented a draft proposal that would prevent children and teenagers from attending or taking part in bullfights and other events involving...
Hope amid tragedy as dog missing after train tragedy in Andalusia is found safe
After a week marked by grief following two deadly train crashes, Spain received a rare moment of relief on Thursday: Boro, the dog who went...
Four people under investigation as Guardia Civil rescue nearly 500 exotic animals from unlicensed shelter
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Saturday that they had raided an unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures. They also said that...
Spain bans raising of poultry outdoors from Monday due to increase in bird flu cases
Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered a preventive measure that bans raising poultry outdoors as of Monday 10 November. No end date has been set. The...
Catalan town halts black cat adoptions amid fears of Halloween ‘rituals’
Long associated with superstition, bad (or good) luck and occult symbolism, black cats have been given special protection in a Catalan town that has temporarily...
Spanish court applies gender violence law to convict man for killing puppy in front of partner
A Spanish court has issued a landmark ruling by convicting a man for killing a puppy in front of his partner, marking the first time...
Guardia Civil bust illegal trafficking ring of protected species in Valencia
Spain’s Guardia Civil said on Tuesday that it had broken up an illegal network involved in trading wild animals, among them species that are endangered...
Swimming at beaches in Alicante province prohibited due to rare ‘blue dragon’ sea slug
Swimming at beaches along Guardamar del Segura in the Alicante province (Valencia region) was prohibited on Wednesday and Thursday morning after two examples of a...
Spain’s Guardia Civil seize illegal ivory carvings, worth over €226k
Spanish authorities have confiscated dozens of ivory carvings believed to have been crafted from the tusks of endangered African and Asian elephants, as part of...
