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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Animal welfare]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[They report that Santa Eulària left a budget of 100,000 euros for animal welfare unexecuted]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/politics/they-report-that-santa-eularia-left-sum-of-100-000-euros-for-animal-welfare-unexecuted_1_5804408.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/c1a30054-e1f9-40dd-8386-b480b43c1341_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The territorial representative of PACMA in Ibiza, Olivier Hassler, has filed a complaint with the Special Accounts Commission of the Santa Eulària des Riu City Council (Ibiza) for the total lack of execution of item 22.627, named 'Animal Welfare Plan'. This had a final allocation of 100,000 euros for the fiscal year 2025, but it closed the year with an execution of 0 euros, for which reason the political party has requested that municipal intervention certify the real status of these funds and that the Special Accounts Commission investigate and justify why no amount was finally allocated.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:40:05 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Town Hall of Santa Eulària des Riu in Ibiza.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[PACMA considers that the case evidences a "serious lack of commitment" in the management of public resources for animal protection]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mobilizations at the Son Reus landfill due to precarious labor and lack of safety]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/misc/mobilizations-at-son-reus-prison-for-precarious-work-and-lack-of-safety_1_5780858.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/df952ccc-66c7-40aa-99c4-4abcfbbbbcbf_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The labor situation at the Son Reus municipal landfill in Palma has entered a phase of open conflict. The UGT union has announced staff mobilizations starting July 17th due to the "serious labor precariousness" and lack of safety in a service considered essential for the city.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ara Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:38:39 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Son Reus Kennel.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The union denounces constant biological risk, lack of protection and inadequate vehicles in the municipal service of Palma and demands to "urgently" open its own agreement with the concessionary company Athisa]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Killing a cat from a feline colony can result in a fine of 100,000 euros"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/killing-cat-from-feline-colony-can-result-in-fine-of-100-000-euros_128_5717058.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/766ed673-823c-475f-bfe8-351be6ee34f9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>A Francisco Capacete life was changed by a case in Buenos Aires in which an <em>habeas corpus –</em>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 <a href="https://en.arabalears.cat/society/animal-welfare-law-at-half-speed-people-will-react-with-fines_130_5665919.html" target="_blank">animal law</a> in 2012. "I have always liked animals", he admits. Today he lives by defending them.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcos Torío]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:14:39 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The lawyer expert in animal law, Francisco Capacete.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Expert lawyer in animal law]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Killing a cat from a feline colony can result in a fine of 100,000 euros"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/killing-cat-from-feline-colony-can-lead-to-fine-of-100-000-euros_128_5717040.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/766ed673-823c-475f-bfe8-351be6ee34f9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>A Francisco Capacete had his life changed by a case in Buenos Aires in which a <em>habeas corpus –</em>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 <a href="https://en.arabalears.cat/society/animal-welfare-law-at-half-speed-people-will-react-with-fines_130_5665919.html" target="_blank">animal law</a> in 2012. "I have always liked animals," he admits. Today he makes a living defending them.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcos Torío]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:09:21 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The lawyer expert in animal law, Francisco Capacete.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Expert lawyer in animal law]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Son Reus volunteers ask for resignations: "They have turned it into a prison"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/son-reus-volunteers-demand-resignations-they-have-turned-it-into-prison_1_5701828.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/94eea738-3f5b-45ee-a449-74dd8302f9f6_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Héctor Rubio]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:38:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[A sign hung on a cage at Son Reus: "This dog cannot go for a walk"]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A citizen campaign denounces that dogs spend months without going for walks, lack of care and inadequate conditions in the municipal animal shelter of Palma]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Animal welfare law, only half-baked: "People will react with fines"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/animal-welfare-law-at-half-speed-people-will-react-with-fines_130_5665919.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f43facd0-a2f8-4344-80c9-551651a9dadb_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcos Torío]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:51:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Animal abuse]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The law regulating animal welfare, approved by the Spanish government in 2023, has not been developed, and experts denounce the lack of resources to implement it.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court sparks controversy by equating animal adoptions with Christmas gifts: "It's sentimental consumerism"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/misc/court-sparks-controversy-by-equating-animal-adoptions-with-christmas-gifts-it-s-sentimental-consumerism_1_5579571.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/aef64940-e481-4727-a88e-94843f49c097_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:33:10 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Poster for the Palma City Council's campaign to promote animal adoption at Christmas.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[MÁS por Palma demands the withdrawal of the campaign and reminds everyone that pets need "prepared families, not emotional impulses"]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[A galley horse collapses in Palma and tourists don't get off.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/galley-horse-collapses-in-palma-and-tourists-don-t-get-off_1_5490447.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/925d625c-01e2-4138-ba91-63cc36f6a70c_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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."</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:52:02 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The collapsed horse in Palma]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Progress in Green once again denounces the inaction of Palma City Council regarding animal welfare protection.]]></subtitle>
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