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FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019 9<br />
Wee bit of trouble<br />
for dog owners<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
VALENCIA City Council<br />
is cracking down on dog<br />
owners who do not clean<br />
up properly after their<br />
pets, something still seen<br />
as a problem in the Community’s<br />
capital, Spain’s<br />
third largest city.<br />
There are 90,000 registered<br />
pooches in the city and<br />
the actual number is probably<br />
far higher than that,<br />
with their mess being one<br />
of the main cause of complaints<br />
from both residents<br />
and tourists when asked<br />
about the appearance of the<br />
city.<br />
The new campaign will<br />
reinforce the fines for not<br />
cleaning up faeces but also<br />
remind pet owners that they<br />
need to carry a bottle to<br />
wash away urine.<br />
The acidic quality of this<br />
ruins street furniture such<br />
as wooden benches and<br />
stains walls, including some<br />
of Valencia’s main historical<br />
attractions.<br />
People are also supposed<br />
to use a water and detergent<br />
mix to properly clean up faeces,<br />
with the residue still attracting<br />
insects and smells<br />
in the warm weather.<br />
Baby eagles flying high<br />
IN a presentation at Pego’s<br />
Casa de la Cultura earlier<br />
this week, delegates from<br />
the Ministry of Agriculture<br />
gave an update on<br />
the introduction of four<br />
ospreys in the Pego-Oliva<br />
marshlands.<br />
The birds, one pair born<br />
in Cadiz and the other in<br />
the Balearic Islands, were<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
placed in special cages at the<br />
start of the summer.<br />
As they have matured<br />
they have gradually given<br />
more freedom amid careful<br />
monitoring.<br />
They are now all fully<br />
fledged and have flown as<br />
far as Morocco and the south<br />
of France before returning to<br />
their nesting grounds in this<br />
part of the world.<br />
The creatures will migrate<br />
for the winter and experts<br />
will continue to track the<br />
birds.<br />
Ospreys have not been<br />
seen in this area since the<br />
last nesting pair was spotted<br />
in the 1970s.<br />
27th · 29th<br />
SEPT. 2019<br />
Workshop<br />
& raffles<br />
Opening times:<br />
Friday and Saturday from 11.00 to 21.00<br />
Sunday from 11.00 to 20.00<br />
Price:<br />
5€ Entrance - 3€ with voucher<br />
Palacio de Ferias y Exposiciones<br />
de la Región de Murcia<br />
Avda. Gerardo Molina, 117<br />
30700 TORRE PACHECO - Murcia<br />
T. +34 968 33 63 83<br />
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