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22 - 28 June 2023
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The English Choir Pets yes or no?
IT was standing room only in the Church of Santa Maria dels Desemparats in Moraira when The English Choir as sembled on the altar at the start of their concert last week.
Invited by the Moors and Christians fiesta committee to once again perform at the start of the town’s weeklong festivities, the church bells rang out 8pm on Monday June 12 and the choir began
the evening with the haunt ing and evocative Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis. The evening’s programme continued to take the audi ence around the world with Va Pensiero, Argentina, West Side Story and Eres Tú. Under the baton of Musical Director John Oliver Edwards, and with talented accompa nist Abi Fletcher, the Choir closed the event with Any thing Goes by Cole Porter, with Donna Lawson singing the opening solo in her fabu lous warm alto voice. With the usual thanks and exchange of gifts, the audi ence were asked to support two local charities in the retir ing collection, and they didn't shirk the task. A spokesperson for the Choir said: “Over €825 was collected to share between the Alzheimer’s Day Centre and MakeaSmile, and we thank you all so much for continuing to support the Choir and our chosen chari ties.”
HOTELS and tourist rental ac commodation have until the end of September to decide whether or not they are pet friendly. According to Valencia Re gion hotelier association Hos bec, the publication in March of the new national Law for the Protection of the Rights and Welfare of Animals “will bring about important changes in the commercial policies and procedures of the entire hotel and tourist accommodation sector with regard to pets, which has un til September 29 to adapt to the new law.” The first of the issues that hotel and accommodation establishments will have to address is to determine their status with regard to pets: whether they are petfriend ly or, on the contrary, pets are not allowed. The new law requires that if pets are not allowed, it must be clearly specified in
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NEW RULING: Tourist accommodations have to decide.
the commercial policy and in the contract, as well as on a sign displayed on the door of the establishment. If pets are allowed, the es tablishment must define what type of pets, with the ability to limit the type, weight and define all the re quirements to be met for their accommodation. The rules for accepting pets should define whether additional fees are applicable for the accommodation of pets, whether pets must be kept on a leash and at what
distance, whether they may or may not be left alone in the rooms, or whether they must be kept in a carrier, or identified as being in the room to prevent access by cleaning staff. It should also be defined whether the pet owner is re quired to take out compulso ry liability insurance or a dec laration of responsibility, or whether security deposits should be taken out to cover possible damage. It is compulsory to allow access to trained guide dogs.
