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The municipal pound of Almería has been putting an average of two animals to sleep every day, according to the townhall. The number is dropping however: in 2012 they sacrificed 934 animals, in 2013 just 797, or 30% fewer.
After a strong residents petition, the Madrid suburb of Pinto has passed a new bylaw meaning pet owners could be fined 750€ for letting their dog bark all night, roam free or not picking up their mess on the pavement. You can be fined up to 1,500 euros for not disposing of your dead pet responsibly (one imagines the good citizens of Pinto were not, up to now, in the habit of tossing their dead Continue reading 750 euro fine for letting your dog bark or foul the pavement