Did you know…? More people are killed each year by donkeys than are killed in plane crashes. Well, let’s be honest, who’s counting? And more importantly, who cares? We just thought that this little snippet of information might help understand this following story.
Two donkeys are to be destroyed after they chased a elderly who was riding a ‘mobility scooter,’ dragged him off and then killed him.
Features
editorial columns by feature writers
CAS June News & Events
by CAS •
Events organized by the Costa Animal Society during the month of June
Incapacitation – Process & Consequences
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
‘Capacity of a person’ is a legal term to designate the ability to exercise legal rights, duties and obligations. For example the ability to make donations, entering into contracts, writing a valid will and getting married.
Mother Nature Is Good!
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
Everybody is afraid of Cholesterol. This fear is fuelled by recommendations of professional, medical associations to consume less than 300mg daily. Because chicken eggs are high in cholesterol, about 200mg each, patients with high cholesterol are commonly advised to avoid eating them. However, the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease is unclear. A meta-analysis of 17 good quality prospective studies with up to 20 years of duration assessed this association.
Spring Gossip
by Marianne Lindahl •
Spring has finally come to Almuñécar. The weather is like summer in Scandinavia. From our kitchen window we see a ‘vega’ that is greener than I can remember. Yellow, pink and white flowers and bushes are all over the place.
Mugshot Beauty
by David Darby •
One has to say that even our so called ‘beautiful’ celebrities usually look like they’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards if they are unlucky enough to get arrested and then stand before the dreaded mugshot camera. However, one lady who was arrested for drink driving in Florida, USA, put those celebrity fake beauties to shame!
Motril Despensa Offer
by Martin Myall •
The Despensa de la Alpujarra, which is situated next to the Guardia Civil post in Motril, has a great bargain on during this month. You can have a ración of top quality cured ham (paletilla Ibérica de bellota); or four iberia-products, homemade croquetas with chips; or half a platter of Alpujarra cold meats (embutidos). Each…
AK47 Meal
by David Darby •
We’ve all been a little bit disappointed with the service we receive on occasion. But it could only be in the US where staff fail to complete part of an order at a fast food restaurant and the customer, instead of filling in a complaint form, or asking to speak with the manager, he returned to the restaurant carrying an AK47 to get his point across.
Mirador de Cerro Gordo
by Editor •
The restaurant with probably the most spectacular views on the Costa Tropical, El Mirador de Cerro Gordo, has reopened its doors. And they have a date for your diary! On the 4th of May they will be putting on a Spring Festival, starting at 13.30h and carrying on through the evening to enjoy the sort…
Bottoms UP
by David Darby •
We’ve heard some very strange explanations as to why people have turned up at the Accident & Emergency Department of a hospital with foreign bodies in the bottoms. However, one has to give credit to a Chinese man from the town of Shunde in the Guangdong province, at least he was honest with hospital staff.