Friday, May 12, 2006
Animals - the Canary Islands' beastly record
Animals have always been badly treated in the Canary Islands. On the one hand, there are pet-owners who keep their animals in appalling conditions, on the other there are the vast number of dogs and cats that are simply abandoned. A small band of volunteers tries in vain to deal with stray animals but there are just not enough municipal dog and cat pounds to cope. There are also people who take pleasure in beating their pets within an inch of their lives. Newspaper articles on cruelty to animals in the Canary Islands appear regularly in the foreign press but not in the local papers. This is because the government considers such items "harmful" to the island's tourism.
Animals - the Canary Islands' beastly record
