Feed MRSS-S torrevieja_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:09:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-10/a-man-convicted-of-killing-his-ex-partners-cat-in-spain-will-be-deported-to-colombia.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:09:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-10/a-man-convicted-of-killing-his-ex-partners-cat-in-spain-will-be-deported-to-colombia.html Rafa Burgos An animal welfare group that filed a private complaint says it is the first time expulsion has been ordered for violence committed against a pet An animal welfare group that filed a private complaint says it is the first time expulsion has been ordered for violence committed against a pet Torrevieja Alicante Colombia Policía Nacional POLICÍA NACIONAL (POLICÍA NACIONAL) Killing his ex-partner’s cat Spanish National Police officers arrest a man convicted of killing his ex-partner's cat in Torrevieja. Spanish National Police officers arrest a man convicted of killing his ex-partner's cat in Torrevieja. <p>Spain’s National Police on Monday arrested a 29-year-old Colombian national who had been sentenced by a court to five years’ expulsion from the country for deliberately killing his ex-partner’s cat <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-27/a-repeat-of-the-1829-torrevieja-earthquake-could-kill-thousands-due-to-areas-tourism-boom.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-27/a-repeat-of-the-1829-torrevieja-earthquake-could-kill-thousands-due-to-areas-tourism-boom.html">in Torrevieja</a>, a resort town on the Mediterranean coast. According to Asociación Leal, an animal-welfare group that filed a private criminal complaint in the case, this is the first time that “<a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-01-05/law-changes-sees-pets-in-spain-now-considered-sentient-beings-with-welfare-taken-into-account-should-a-couple-separate.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-01-05/law-changes-sees-pets-in-spain-now-considered-sentient-beings-with-welfare-taken-into-account-should-a-couple-separate.html">animal abuse</a> has had real consequences.” The court ruling, it said, “sets a precedent.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-10/a-man-convicted-of-killing-his-ex-partners-cat-in-spain-will-be-deported-to-colombia.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>