UIB cashes in Taking the pee

DOG owners in Manacor are now obliged by law to clean up their pets’ urine with a mixture of water and vinegar when out walking in the town.

Failure to do so could land owners with fines of up to €3,000 under a new modification of the munici‐pal domestic animal law.

The document also makes it obligatory for dog owners to carry plastic bags to clean up after their pets, as until now the law merely stated that owners had to do so, but did not specify how.

“We must make coexis ‐tence compatible between everyone who lives in the town, including children, el‐derly residents, baby pushchairs and wheel ‐chairs,” declared local Envi‐ronment councillor Sebastià Llodrà.

The law change will also be accompanied by a cam‐paign to raise awareness among pet owners.

THE various investigation projects carried out at the Balearic Islands University (UIB) in Palma last year net‐ted the institution a record income of €8.2 million.

According to the balance sheet presented at the UIB this week, the funds were raised through four main ac‐tivities, namely research and development contracts, management contracts, tech‐nology and knowledge licens‐ing fees, and funds raised through agreements, chairs

Mallorca Preservation Foundation

THE Mallorca Preservation Foundation (MAPF) is proud to announce that they have received the Environmental Award at the #PremiosOCRMallorca 2023 sponsored by Melià.

“This recognition means a lot to us, as it ac‐knowledges our dedication and hard work in protecting and preserving the environment on the beautiful island of Mallorca,” said a spokesperson for the organisation.

“We extend our heartfelt thanks to our MAPF family, including our executive com‐mittee, donors, ambassadors, advisory board, and volunteers, for their unwavering support and contribution. We could not have achieved this without their effort and dedica‐tion. We will continue to work closely with the community and other organisations to

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Firefighters to the rescue

A 50 ‐ YEAR ‐ OLD man was rescued this week after spending four days stranded in the moun‐tains of sa Coma.

ensure that Mallorca remains a unique and special place in the world. We are proud to be part of a passionate community that is com‐mitted to environmental protection, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration towards a future where the environment is respected and protected.” and donations.

The record year for the in‐stitution comes after the same activities netted just €1.9 million in 2021.

A large part of the surge in income was due to the sale of the UIB‐derived biophar‐maceutical company Sanifit to Swiss pharmaceutical firm Vifor Pharma for €3.75 mil‐lion.

The UIB managed a total of 192 contracts last year, 131 with private companies and 61 with public entities, with the energy and environment sectors accounting for 30 per cent of the total income raised.

The fire department recue services located the man, who had sus‐tained a leg injury while out walking, thanks to the guidance of several walkers who heard the man calling for help. He was taken by am‐bulance to Son Espases hospital to receive treat‐ment for his leg injury, but his condition was said to be stable.

The day before, the fire department also rescued a young man from Na Clara beach in Betlem (Artà) after he collapsed onto the shore with symptoms of near drowning, hy ‐pothermia and com ‐plete physical exhaus‐tion after spending a prolonged period swim‐ming in the sea and swallowing a large amount of water.