Dogs, cats, birds and even a hedgehog were blessed at churches in a number of cities in Spain on Thursday on the feast day of St. Anthony, the patron saint of animals, with many of the owners making ...

MADRIDMADRID — Animal rights activists gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of an octopus farm in Spain, saying there are no respective laws in the country and the European ...

Spain’s new animal welfare law has tightened rules on breeding, selling and adopting pets, and is preparing the ground for possible restrictions on some exotic animals. What the new pet law in Spain ...

Spain's Guardia Civil is investigating the massive collection to see if the owner obtained all of the preserved animals legally Authorities are investigating what is being called one of the largest ...

MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A new law in Spain designed to curb the mistreatment and abandonment of animals came into force on Friday. The law, approved last March, bans the sale of dogs, cats and ...

Fernando Noailles, emotional therapist, caresses one of his horses in Guadalix de la Sierra, outside Madrid, Spain, May 31, 2016. Noailles uses his animals to help people suffering from stress and ...

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain — Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Saturday took their dogs and cats to church to be blessed ...

MADRID – Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including just over ...