Animal welfare
Don't buy but adopt a dog this Christmas
"The purchasing of animals is cruel and fosters a business of mistreatment of animals."
Murder, Magalluf and sun loungers: the week in Majorca
Almost inevitably Magalluf hit the news for the wrong reasons, Puerto Pollensa grabbed the headlines in a way no one would have hoped and animal welfare was high on the agenda.
Animal welfare
Calvia signs new deal on animal protection
The aims are to arrive at improved actions to protect animals in urban environments and to ensure greater compliance with existing legislation.
Animal welfare
New poll: Support for bullfighting in Spain hits all-time low
This is further evidence that bullfighting is on the way out – especially as opposition is even higher among young people.
Animal welfare
Rise in the number of abandoned dogs at Son Reus
The number of animals admitted to the Son Reus centre for animal protection has, in recent years, been in decline, but in 2015 the number of dogs went up.
Animal welfare
Owner who beat horse to death is released
The judge who sentenced him described the “appalling death” of Sorky das Pont as “an aberration in the twenty-first century”.
Animal welfare
Felanitx dog pound closed because of its deplorable state
“No one in the town hall knew anything about the kennels nor about who was managing them."
Animal welfare
Fornalutx surprised at government querying of the bull-run
The ministry is wanting assurance that all necessary permissions are granted.
Animal welfare
Summer increase in animals taken in by Son Reus
The animal protection centre in Son Reus has experienced, as every year, an increase in the number of animals it admits during the summer.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
- Watch those prices in Mallorca