The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain records first case of cat contracting coronavirus Spain has confirmed its first case of a cat contracting Covid-19 in news that will spark alarm among cat owners everywhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20200508/spain-records-first-case-of-cat-contracting-coronavirus Fri, 08 May 2020 16:27:19 +0200 spain-records-first-case-of-cat-contracting-coronavirus What next for Catalonia after Madrid announcement? Catalonia's separatists were planning their response Sunday after Spain took drastic steps to stop the region from breaking away by dissolving its separatist government and forcing new elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20171022/what-now-for-catalonia-after-madrid-announcement Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:57:33 +0200 what-now-for-catalonia-after-madrid-announcement Catalan leader accuses Spain of 'worst attack' since Franco Catalonia's leader accused Madrid on Saturday of waging the "worst attack" on his region since dictator Francisco Franco after the central government took drastic measures to stop it from breaking away. https://www.thelocal.es/20171022/catalan-leader-accuses-spain-of-worst-attack-since-franco Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:52:07 +0200 catalan-leader-accuses-spain-of-worst-attack-since-franco Owner launches desperate search for 'Itchy', the Manchester cat lost at Barcelona airport Itchy the cat went missing in Barcelona airport when his crate broke while being offloaded after a Monarch flight from Manchester almost two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20170323/desperate-owner-launches-search-for-itchy-the-cat-lost-at-barcelona-airport Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:26:33 +0100 desperate-owner-launches-search-for-itchy-the-cat-lost-at-barcelona-airport More than 130,000 dogs and cats rescued in Spain in 2015 Animal shelters and other groups picked up more than 137,000 dogs and cats last year that would have been left abandoned, according to a study by Fundación Affinity on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160705/more-than-130000-dogs-and-cats-rescued-in-spain Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:49:29 +0200 more-than-130000-dogs-and-cats-rescued-in-spain Cat saved with tiny oxygen mask by hero firemen in northwestern Spain The cat was trapped in a house fire in Galicia when firemen came to the rescue with a tiny oxygen mask and CPR. https://www.thelocal.es/20151130/cat-saved-with-tiny-oxygen-mask-by-hero-firemen-in-spain Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:12:01 +0100 cat-saved-with-tiny-oxygen-mask-by-hero-firemen-in-spain Rajoy: 'We’re proud to be referred to as the Germans of the South' The German Chancellor has applauded Rajoy for steering Spain towards economic recovery and chastised Catalonia over its independence drive. https://www.thelocal.es/20150901/pm-rajoy-were-proud-to-be-referred-to-as-the-germans-of-the-south Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:19:05 +0200 pm-rajoy-were-proud-to-be-referred-to-as-the-germans-of-the-south