The 53-year-old woman was released on bail after appearing in court on Monday morning, 24th March, and claiming that she did not remember what happened because she had consumed pills and alcohol. She was arrested last Sunday for killing her two dogs by throwing them from the eighth floor of a building in Albufereta, Alicante.

The woman’s defence team will present medical records to demonstrate that the suspect has a depressive illness that could have contributed to the incident. The case is open for animal mistreatment.

“Max,” who was under two years old, and “Bimba,” who was born seven years ago, were the two dogs who perished after being thrown from an eighth-floor flat. Both were Yorkshire terriers, and their owner admitted to the arresting officers that she threw them away because she was sick of taking them outside to urinate, and it was always her turn, despite her insistence in court that she couldn’t recall what had happened.

The event happened on Calle Sol Naciente Street in the Albufereta area of Alicante at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 23rd March. Two bystanders who saw the incident alerted the alarm. At first, they spotted one of the two dogs and a woman flinging dog supplies, including a bed and a leash, from an eighth-floor window. When one of the witnesses heard something hit the ground he realised it was a small dog, even though he initially thought it was a stuffed animal. After that, she threw the second dog, and both of them died instantaneously when they hit the ground.

Mobile phone recordings of the incident have been included in the National Police’s investigation. Officers were informed by one witness that the woman in custody had earlier caused trouble and thrown some turtles from her house.

Comments have been made against the woman who was arrested for killing her pets on social media, pointing to a 2023 video in which she is seen “enjoying ‘Bimba’ and our new puppy ‘Max’.” Using her picture and home information, social media users have also called for “social justice” and to stop her from stepping outside. Because she works for the city, some have also called for the Alicante City Council to take some sort of action against her.

Additionally, a platform has created a petition calling for justice for Bimba and Max, two Yorkshire terriers, and a society where all animals are “treated with the compassion and respect they deserve.”

We regret that the owner of the two Yorkshire terriers mercilessly threw them from an eighth-floor flat. There must never be another occurrence like this one. The petition, which as of this afternoon had more than 2,500 signatures, states, “We must defend the rights of our animal companions.” “We need laws to protect our companion animals from such shocking forms of cruelty,” adds the petition’s sponsor. For her cruel deed, the owner must be held accountable and brought to justice. We cannot watch helplessly as helpless animals are mistreated. We can only stop atrocities like this from occurring in the future by passing just laws and effectively implementing them.

The Pine Processionary Moth infestation has been eradicated and controlled in dog parks, bus stops, school areas, bike paths, and public parks and gardens for four months (December 2024–March 2025) by La Nucía’s gardening services in partnership with the Department of the Environment. In the course of the “24-25 Campaign Against Pine Processionary Moth,” the municipality has eliminated over 500 bags. A large number of these were caused by instances that locals reported (200) via the municipal registration, the La Nucía App (140 of which involved Pine Processionary Moths), etc.

In an effort to eradicate this pest from pine trees and conifers found in green spaces and municipal parks, the Departments of Environment and Technical Services have once again started the Municipal Campaign against the Pine Processionary Moth (CPM). Preventing the caterpillars from falling from their nests to the ground was the aim of this effort. Due to the need that owners remove pine trees containing pine processionary moths from private plots, municipal brigades could only work in public areas.

Parks and School Zones

Trees along the CV-70 highway, bus stops, dog parks, bike lanes, and playgrounds, as well as school perimeters, have all been targeted as part of the 2024–2025 Municipal Campaign against the Processionary Moth. In order to destroy the pest before it emerges from its nest and descends to the ground to finish its life cycle, branches that had caterpillar sacs were cut off as part of this pruning campaign.

December 2024 and January, February, and March 2025 saw the implementation of this municipal campaign against the Processionary Moth 24-25.

Preventive care

In September and October of 2024, the pine trees were sprayed with the bacterium “Bacillus thuringiensis” as a preventive measure. As a result, much fewer processionary caterpillar pockets have been seen on the municipality’s trees.

Participation of Citizens

In order to dispose of processionary caterpillar sacks in public parks and shared green spaces, the La Nucía City Council has asked for help from the public. The La Nucía App, accessible at http://lanucia.es/Ayuntamiento/App, allows locals to report instances involving the processionary caterpillar.

During this 24- to 25-day campaign, 140 processionary caterpillar-related occurrences were really documented. Residents of the municipality can access the schedule of events, manage incidents, and check the news using a free smartphone app. Additionally, you can get in touch with the Administrative Extensions or call Town Hall at 965 870 700.

Police in Portugal have detained Jonny Smyth, who is accused by Spanish authorities of being involved in John George’s murder.

Interpol circulated worldwide arrest orders for Mr. Smyth, 26, who had left Spain after John George vanished.

In December, Belfast resident Mr. George vanished in Spain.

On January 7th, Spanish police discovered him dead in a secluded lemon grove, where he had been shot in the face and chest and stabbed.

Mr. Smyth, a native of Belfast, was taken into custody at a vacation rental home in Braga and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

Although the arrest has been confirmed by Spanish police as well, it is anticipated that the extradition procedure may take some time to finish.

Billy George, John George’s father, had recently been to Braga to alert the city’s police force of information he thought would hint to Smyth’s whereabouts.