30 Jul 2009 10:21 AM:
All those who have written on this topic may be interested in the result. A friend of mine, a Spanish speaker who has lived in Manilva over twenty years, and who was appalled at hearing about the pig chasing, yesterday handed in a letter of complaint to the Department of Culture. Within forty minutes, the young offical who had organised the event was knocking at her front door. He had known her slightly when he was a child. He told her that he remembered a similar pig chasing from his youth and had wanted to resurrect this old tradition. In their subsequent conversation, although he protested that the pig was not hurt, he took on board the fact it was terrified, and that it was not a good example for children to follow. He has cancelled a similar event that was to take place in Sabinillas, and there will be no repeat of this event next year in Manilva. He was most concerned that he had offended the extranjeros. As well as myself and my friend, an Austrian lady who runs an animal welfare group had also written to him, pointing out the law that was passed in 2003 making such activity illegal.
Overall I feel that this is a good result, and proves there is a point in complaining.
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What happened in Manilva
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