In March this year, the death of a donkey and the wounding of another came to the attention of Seprona (Guardia Civil) - somebody had used a hunting bow on them.
The incident took place in the municipality of Villatoya (Albacete) on a farm where a dozen horses and donkeys are kept. It is owned by an association dedicated to rescuing abandoned animals of this kind, according to the Guardia Civil report.
Since then, police investigation managed to uncover the person responsible; allegedly a minor, who will be charged with animal cruelty under Article 337 of Ley Orgánica 10/1995.
As for the wounded donkey, it is recovering from its wounds.
Seprona points out that you can only use “armas de captura selectiva que lancen una única flecha por disparo;” in other words a simple bow and arrow, as opposed to crossbows. Bows come under arms Category 7/5 and require a licence.
(News: Villatoya, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha)
Paul: It’s a bloody awful definition, which I guess is the equivalent of a “single-shot firearm,” as opposed to a magazine-fed one. There is such a thing as “repeating crossbow” (invented by the Chinese aroud 180 AD) so the wording is deliberated phrased to rule this kind of crossbow.
armas de captura selectiva que lancen una única flecha por disparo; translates as; selective capture weapons that launch a single arrow per shot;
What does ‘selective capture’ mean in this context? A simple long bow and a crossbow both only launch a single arrow.
Also the translate programs are rubbish as they translate ‘lancen’ as ‘fire’. You fire a gun as the projectile is ignited. An arrow is launched or loosed