Responsible pet ownership

JAVEA Council has launched a campaign to promote responsible pet ownership.

‘¡No és el lloc!’ (‘This is not the place!’ in Valencian) is the slogan of the project to stress that house fronts and streets are not the place to take pets to perform their physiological needs ­ and that if the animals end up doing so, it is the owner’s obligation to pick up after them and clean up the mess.

The campaign was presented last week with an interactive ‘street marketing’ action at the market with toy dogs to draw attention to the problems that can arise if owners do not take responsibility for their animals.

According to Javea Services councillor Kika Mata, the campaign will run throughout the year and will encompass various initiatives, from street marketing to online promo ­

MEMBERS of Javea U3A embarked on a unique journey into the distant past on a day trip to Alicante recently.

Led by Travel Group leader Amanda Jordan, the party of 46 visited the international exhibition ‘The Heritage of the Qin and Han Dynasties’.

There they viewed a collection of life ­ size terracotta warriors as well as more than 100 original artefacts unearthed in China in what has been described as the greatest discovery in the history of archaeology.

The exhibits on show are just a small part of the incredible army of 8,000 warriors, 500 horses and 130 battle chariots which have been guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor who ruled ancient China 2,000 years ago.

U3A members clearly enjoyed their