ISSUE NO. 1707
22 - 28 March 2018
COSTA DEL SOL
Newspaper in Spain 2018
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Pet shame fury
Stormtrooping
Stray animals ‘to be killed after 10 days’ A Council decision to allow a private company to slaughter abandoned animals has sparked public outcry. It comes after Marbella City Hall invited bidders for a contract to manage abandoned animals, which includes the option to put down those that are not claimed or adopted after 10 days if they are unable to be identified. And the move sent social media into meltdown after animal lovers shared the document in their hundreds. Local animal shelter Triple A - which takes in dogs, cats, ferrets, and Vietnamese potbellied pigs - was quick to condemn the proposal, publishing a statement on its Facebook page which demanded the council to ‘reconsider whether to maintain the tender offer under the
Photo credit Mira Jerez/Ayuntamiento de Marbella.
by Matt Ford
NO SANCTUARY: An abandoned dog and (inset, from left) health councillor Carlos Alcala, Triple A boss Jan Weiman and Mayor Angeles Muñoz during their meeting on Monday. stated conditions if certain aspects cannot be improved.’ Opposition political groups also slammed the scheme, leading conservative Popular Party mayor Angeles Muñoz to decide that the document would be with-
drawn after she appeared alongside Triple A chief Jan Weima for a photoshoot. But two days later it remained online with companies encouraged to submit their offers. An official from left-wing
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coalition Izquierda Unida claimed that the public appearance with Triple A was nothing more than ‘a smokescreen,’ with which the council ‘tried to clean up its image,’ as the social media backlash continued.
HE famously played Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy. And American actor Mark Hamill, 66, showed the force is still strong with him after opening the new Skywalk tourist attraction in Gibraltar. Located 340 metres above sea level and built on an existing Second World War structure, the glass walkway will offer
Dam good MORE than a year’s supply of water has fallen on the Costa del Sol since the beginning of March, with local reservoirs gaining 138 billion litres in an area which consumes around 120 billion litres annually.
visitors spectacular 360° panoramic views across the Mediterranean. Photo credit HM Govt of Gibraltar
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RETURN OF THE JEDI: Mark Hamill opens Skywalk.