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's countryside rises up against 'pig factories' Over the past decade megafarms that produce livestock with the efficiency of auto assembly lines inside warehouse-like barns have multiplied across Spain, sparking opposition from locals. https://www.thelocal.es/20211118/spains-countryside-rises-up-against-pig-factories Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:03:12 +0100 spains-countryside-rises-up-against-pig-factories Spain records more pigs than people for first time ever Spain is being forced to consider the environmental impact of its most famous product as figures show there are now more pigs in Spain than people. https://www.thelocal.es/20180820/spain-records-more-pigs-than-people-for-first-time-ever Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:15:30 +0200 spain-records-more-pigs-than-people-for-first-time-ever Spanish dad loses custody after giving son pig medicine A man has had custody of his son taken away from him by Catalonia’s regional government after he gave the child medicine meant for pigs and sheep. https://www.thelocal.es/20160603/spanish-dad-loses-custody-after-giving-son-pig-medicine Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:28:29 +0200 spanish-dad-loses-custody-after-giving-son-pig-medicine Spanish town fined for staging bizarre 'slippery swine' race A town in central Spain has been fined for staging a competition in which pigs were covered in fat and chased by local children. https://www.thelocal.es/20160406/town-fined-over-bizarre-slippery-pig-contest-salamanca-animal-rights Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:15:09 +0200 town-fined-over-bizarre-slippery-pig-contest-salamanca-animal-rights Infertility in Spanish pigs a 'warning' to humans A Spanish scientist who's investigated the bizarre drop in fertility seen on farms across the country in 2010 has warned her findings could also apply to human sterility. https://www.thelocal.es/20140610/infertility-in-spanish-pigs-a-warning-to-humans Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:08:00 +0200 infertility-in-spanish-pigs-a-warning-to-humans 'Sad Spain' takes tumble in UN happiness poll Spain has had the smile wiped from its face in the United Nations World Happiness Report 2013, released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130909/sad-spain-takes-tumble-in-happiness-poll Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:17:00 +0200 sad-spain-takes-tumble-in-happiness-poll