A Francisco Capacete life was changed by a case in Buenos Aires in which an habeas corpus –the right reserved for humans to appear immediately before a judge after being detained– was requested to free a female orangutan held in a zoo against her will. "I found myself with great apes, who think and feel", he recalls. A law graduate from the UIB, he specialized in animal law in 2012. "I have always liked animals", he admits. Today he lives by defending them.

A Francisco Capacete had his life changed by a case in Buenos Aires in which a habeas corpus –the right reserved for humans to appear immediately before a judge after being detained– was requested to free a female orangutan held in a zoo against her will. "I encountered great apes, who think and feel," he recalls. A Law graduate from the UIB, he specialized in animal law in 2012. "I have always liked animals," he admits. Today he makes a living defending them.

A group of Son Reus volunteers has launched a public campaign to denounce the situation at Palma's animal shelter. They claim that the animals' conditions have severely deteriorated and demand the resignation of those responsible for the facility.

Lolita arrived at Marta Gallego's veterinary clinic in Inca three years ago. Malnourished, with shattered joints from living crammed into a cage, blind in one eye and with very little vision in the other. The initial diagnosis was untreated leishmaniasis and polyarthritis. A man had rescued the Chihuahua from a sack in a dumpster. He thought it was a litter of kittens. "I called the police and reported the owner. He had thrown it in the manure, chip and all," Gallego recalls. When she went to trial, she asked the judge to consider the animal's situation in the sentence. "She just told me, 'Nothing is planned here.' I thought, how could that be, since it was the subject of the trial?" Marta remained silent. No one has reimbursed her for the more than 3,000 euros spent on Lolita, officially in the name of her abuser, who was sentenced to three months in prison. With no prior convictions, he is not required to serve time.

MÁS per Palma has criticized the Palma City Council's campaign to promote animal adoption during Christmas, arguing that it "promotes impulsive adoptions" and "perpetuates the idea that animals are Christmas gifts." The eco-sovereignist party has come out against the graphic, which features a sad dog sitting in front of a Christmas ornament depicting a happy family with another dog, accompanied by the message "Adopt them. They also want a Merry Christmas." According to MÁS, the campaign is "ethically inappropriate" and "communicatively dangerous." "This doesn't improve animal welfare; it's cheap sentimental marketing. You can't play with the lives of animals or families like this," stated MÁS councilor Neus Truyol. The party is calling for this "emotional and seasonal" campaign to be replaced with a "responsible and continuous year-round" communication model. She proposes offering ongoing information that clearly explains the long-term commitment involved in adoption, promotes a rigorous evaluation process, and avoids linking adoption to commercial holidays. "Adoption is not a consumerist Christmas act; it's a life-changing decision that involves years of responsibility. We need prepared families, not emotional impulses fueled by a Christmas card," Truyol emphasized.

Progreso en Verde issued a statement denouncing that the horse pulling a carriage in Palma collapsed due to the weather conditions and the excessive effort they were forced to make, and the five tourists traveling there "didn't even deign to get off the carriage, despite seeing the horse lying on the ground."