
If it were not for a German resident out walking in the Gualchos area passing by a cortijo, a small dog that he came across would probably have died.
The Guardia Civil has investigated 58 dog-rescue owners for having illegally mutilated 1,111 dogs (ear & tails docking) in Andalucia.
The Guardia Civil and the Policía Local in Vegas del Genil discovered a clandestine breeding kennel for pedigree dogs in an old, tobacco drying house.
The restrictions on leaving your municipality remain in force as do the exceptions, which require that you can provide justification for leaving your township.
Seven locals from Tierra de Barros (Badajoz) were arrested for cruelty to animals. Also arrested was a vet charged with the same and forgery.
The Guardia Civil environmental department, SEPRONA, is investigating an Almuñécar man for putting down rat poison in fruit plantation.
The Ciudadanos political party in Salobreña has expressed its concern over the deaths of several pets around town within a short space of time.
Seprona, which is a department of the Guardia Civil charged with crimes against the environment and animals in particular, has been busy in the province of Malaga.
A brawl over the poisoning of several dogs resulted in six people being treated for injuries in Las Gabias.