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12 - 18 July 2018
Doggone it, mutts are in the swim the beaches would be ready in June and sections of Punta Margalla and Cala del Moro would have dogs-allowed signs. These had not yet appeared at the time of the confrontation but there was
enough advance publicity from the town hall and the social media to encourage dog owners to take the plunge with their pets. Habitual users of both beaches reluctant to share them with non-humans called the Local Police, demanding that they evicted the dogs from the sand and the water. Since there were no dogsallowed signs, the officers had no choice but to clear
the beaches of canines. Originally, and backed by all parties on the local council, the town hall intended to hold a popular vote on the issue but for legal and census reasons this must wait until the May 2019 local elections. Meanwhile, as a provisional measure the town hall announced that dogs would be allowed at Punta Margalla and Cala del Moro and just days ago put up signs
and installed special litter bins. When these disappeared overnight, dog-owners blamed a group of perennial summer residents who announced that they would apply pressure to reverse the measure. Undeterred, Beaches councillor Javier Manzanares declared that experience showed that opposition to dogs-allowed beaches in other municipalities ‘invariably disappeared with time.’ Photo credit: Pixabay
THERE was a standoff recently between dog owners and non-dog owning swimmers at Torrevieja’s dog beaches. Keeping one of its 2015 election promises, the town hall announced in April that
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DOGS ALLOWED: Not everyone wants to swim with canines.
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