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 A Dutchman sentenced to jail in France over a 2013 Europe-wide horsemeat scandal and who is also involved in similar cases elsewhere has been arrested in Spain, police said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190731/spanish-police-arrest-dutchman-wanted-over-europe-wide-horsemeat-scandal Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:02:11 +0200 spanish-police-arrest-dutchman-wanted-over-europe-wide-horsemeat-scandal Horse-drawn carriage rides for tourists have been banned in other cities around the world but they still operate on the Balearic island of Mallorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20180927/why-its-time-to-take-horse-drawn-carriages-off-the-streets-of-mallorca Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:37:26 +0200 why-its-time-to-take-horse-drawn-carriages-off-the-streets-of-mallorca Police have arrested two people responsible for keeping 44 horses and four dogs in a state of utter neglect at a farm in El Trapiche, near Malaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20160509/two-held-over-appalling-animal-neglect-at-malaga-farm Mon, 09 May 2016 12:45:27 +0200 two-held-over-appalling-animal-neglect-at-malaga-farm Shocking footage reveals the cruelty suffered by horses, donkeys and mules during Andalusia’s largest and most famous pilgrimage. https://www.thelocal.es/20150528/rse-deaths-are-dark-side-of-pilgrimage Thu, 28 May 2015 16:12:10 +0200 rse-deaths-are-dark-side-of-pilgrimage Enramada beach on the Canary island of Tenerife played host to dozens of horses on Tuesday as part of the annual festival of Saint Sebastian, said to protect animals against disease. https://www.thelocal.es/20150121/in-pics-tenerifes-blessing-of-the-horses Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:04:00 +0100 in-pics-tenerifes-blessing-of-the-horses