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CATNIP AND TUCK!
A LOCAL feral cat colony in Burjulú is now tucked up in their own specially built ‘Cat Hotel’ thanks to a new groundbreaking project that combines animal welfare, including neutering of colony cats alongside an educational programme delivered in local schools. CatnipTNR are a new nonprofit organisation, based in the UK but with a global remit who have recently estab lished a projectbase in Vera and are now working in partnership with other charities and town halls across the region.
The colony has existed for many years alongside a local school and now the school has been selected as the flagship project for the scheme which includes the installation of the hotel, together with the implementation of a special curricu
THE latest data released by Andalucia’s Department for Exports and Investment has revealed that the province recorded its third highest level of exports ever in 2022.
The report released on Monday, February 20 showed that the region took in €5.76 billion in profit from exports in 2022. The figures represent an increase of 17.7 per cent on 2021 with a staggering profit increase of €866 million.
Statistics from December are highlighted in the report as being particularly ‘historic’, boosting export profits by 4.4 per cent in one month alone.
Vegetables were the most lucrative export for Almeria in 2022, accounting for 57 per cent of the total sales, followed by masonry exports then fruit.
The report described the state of Almeria’s export sector as ‘very healthy’, recording its third lum including elements of animal welfare, nutrition, healthcare, pet ownership and information on careers in the field.
Babs Williams, cofounder of CatnipTNR said “We are absolutely thrilled at the positive response from all of our local partners here in the region and we will now be fundraising to enable us to rollout these Hotels and programmes across the province.”
