Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 5 - 11 November 2015 Issue 1583

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ISSUE NO. 1583

5 - 11 November 2015

COSTA DEL SOL

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Action for donkeys after public outcry PRESS and people power prompt council to act

Two months after a video of a man mistreating a Mijas donkey was shared on the internet, and the Euro Weekly News (EWN) called for times to change, Mijas Council has announced it has signed an agreement to ensure that people operating donkey taxis are properly trained in the care of their animals. The video showed a man kicking a donkey and dragging it along the ground when trying to

make it stand up. The incident lasted a number of minutes and happened just metres from the town hall. Complaints were received by the Guardia Civil’s Seprona Nature Protection Branch and many expatriates in the area expressed their disgust and asked for the authorities to intervene. EWN’s ensuing article and website story about the plight of the Mijas donkeys drew much attention to the issue, with nearly

2,000 hits online and many letters to the paper firing up the debate and prompting people Turn to Page 3

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