
There was a serious case of animal cruelty in Dúrcal on a piece of farmland, where two horses were left, tied up with no water nor shade, one of which died.
A Salobreña horse owner is being investigated by the Guardia Civil after it was found that he allegedly abandoned a mare to its fate.
The Guardia Civil in one of their more cuddly moments rescued a horse that was trapped next to a fast-flowing river.
The Guardia Civil have identified the owner of a horse (thanks to its microchip) that caused a road accident resulting in a death.
A 51-year-old man was hospitalised in Granada (Traumatología) after receiving a brutal beating in Montejícar (Northern Granada).
A man from Maracena received a 9-month suspended sentence for letting his horse die from thirst and hunger. He has also been barred from working with or possessing animals for a period of two years.
Nine deaths in nine road accidents across Spain between 15.00h Friday the 20th and midnight Sunday the 21st. Two were pedestrians and three were bikers.
A British woman in Caniles had five of her dogs killed and a horse injured; it is thought that the culprits could be disgruntled hunters.