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 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 The war on dog poo: Spanish town turns to DNA testing The central Spanish city of Guadalajara is working on a unique plan to crack down on pet owners who don't pick up poo. https://www.thelocal.es/20160202/guadalajara-to-keep-dna-database-of-naughty-poo-dropping-pet-owners Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:04:00 +0100 guadalajara-to-keep-dna-database-of-naughty-poo-dropping-pet-owners All aboard: Campaign for dogs on trains in Spain Animal-lovers who want to take a holiday with their favourite furry pals are protesting against Spain's railway limits on pet size, petitioning to bring all kinds of dogs on board, big or small. https://www.thelocal.es/20150805/all-dogs-aboard-pet-lovers-want-all-pooches Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:54:45 +0200 all-dogs-aboard-pet-lovers-want-all-pooches Ticket to ride: Barcelona lets pooches on metro Authorities in the Catalan capital on Wednesday started allowing dogs to travel on the city’s underground system as long as their owners fulfil a set of criteria. https://www.thelocal.es/20141001/ticket-to-ride-barcelona-lets-pooches-on-metro Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:45:00 +0200 ticket-to-ride-barcelona-lets-pooches-on-metro Barcelona dog walkers: get licence or face fines Dog owners in the Catalan capital will soon need a licence to let their pets off the leash if they don't want to cough up €600 ($800) in fines. https://www.thelocal.es/20140717/barcelona-unleashes-tough-new-dog-laws Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:42:00 +0200 barcelona-unleashes-tough-new-dog-laws Spain tops euro table for abandoned pets New figures show that Spaniards abandon an average of one pet every three minutes, resulting in 150,000 homeless animals every year, the highest number in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20140618/spain-tops-euro-table-for-abandoned-pets Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:41:00 +0200 spain-tops-euro-table-for-abandoned-pets Spanish police rescue 180 smuggled puppies The dogs were brought illegally from Slovakia to be sold as pets and police say that a veterinary surgeon has been charged with falsifying their documents. https://www.thelocal.es/20140326/spanish-police-rescue-180-smuggled-puppies Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:58:00 +0100 spanish-police-rescue-180-smuggled-puppies