PODCAST: Animal welfare law – pets protected, hunting dogs and bullfighting exempted

Pro-hunting organization Artemisan Foundation and animal rights group AnimaNaturalis share their thoughts on the new legislation

Dogs playing in a beach during the summer
Dogs playing in a beach during the summer / Albert Hernández
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September 30, 2023 08:00 AM

September 30, 2023 10:57 AM

New animal welfare legislation comes into effect across Spain with increased fines for abuse and new obligations for pet owners, but it hasn’t been without controversy. 

An exemption for hunting dogs divided public opinion and the coalition government, while bullfighting continues to enjoy protected legal status as "cultural heritage."

Carlos Sánchez from pro-hunting organization Artemisan Foundation and Brooke Spurling from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis share their thoughts on the new law.

This week's Catalan phrase is 'buscar tres peus al gat'. Literally, 'to look for three feet on the cat', it means to make something unnecessarily complicated. Presented by Lorcan Doherty with Cillian Shields.

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