A fresh protest has been announced against the controversial donkey taxis in Mijas on the Costa del Sol.
The ‘rally’ is being organised by animal rights group and political party PACMA.
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PACMA said today: ‘We’ve been denouncing the plight of donkeys for years, and we won’t stop fighting until @ayuntamientomijas puts an end to their exploitation.’
The protest date is set for May 25 at 11am, with anyone wishing to join urged to gather at the Hermanos Nuñez Andreu viewpoint.
The demonstration was announced in a video shared by PACMA Malaga on Instagram.
The clip lamented the ‘miserable life of the exploited donkeys of Mijas.’
‘Used for tourism and obliged to support heavy weights,’ it added.
‘Spending hours in the sun, tied up with short ropes without food or water.’
The video said the animals develop symptoms of stress as it showed one donkey hitting its face against the wall.
‘Forced to work 365 days per year,’ it claimed, ‘when they are not working, they live in overcrowded, filthy stables… they can never lay down.’
It concludes: ‘Do you think this is a life for an animal? This abuse must end!’
PACMA has repeatedly denounced Mijas town hall over the tourist activity.
Tensions mounted last year when a British tourist filmed the donkeys suffering in the sweltering summer heat.
The local government brought in new rules to crackdown on abusive practices, but they have done little to quell calls for the trade to be outlawed altogether.
