In the remote countryside of Cómpeta/Sayalonga 6 years ago, 11 puppies were incarcerated in a purpose built hell-hole of a building that was divided inside into 12 cages.
Tag Archive for Seprona
Divers Charged with Illegal Fishing in Marina del Este
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Seprona unit of the Guardia Civil discovered three skin divers with a catch of 200 kilos of Actiniaria (sea anemone).
Taking Things Too Far?
by Hugh MacArthur •
A goatherd has been fined 3,001 euros for burying the carcass of one of his animals in the wilds, where he had found it semi devoured by wild boars.
Exotic Birds Shot
by Editor •
Somebody has shot three Grey Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) belonging to Almuñécar Loro-Sexi Bird Park. Nine pigeons there have also gone the same way. The Seprona department of the Guardia Civil is investigating the deaths.
Months Chained Up
by Martin Myall •
(North-West Granada) A dog owner in Huescar has been fined for leaving his dog chained up in a stable for several months, with hardly any room to move. When the police took the dog’s chain off, the fur was worn off exposing bleeding skin. Furthermore, the dog was starving.
Uncontrolled Bonfires?
by Dave Nichols •
Just what is it with all the fires in el campo? July – September are supposedly fire-free months, unless such fires are licensed. Yet, every year, wood from the chirimoyos y olivos is burned in the Vega, day after day.