I am delighted that a report by activists SIRIUS has brought the impact of animal husbandry on the island on tourists to the attention of the government. Apparently Tenerife is seen as ‘third-world’ for its treatment of animals. Okay.

I wonder though about the extent of cruelty that was inflicted on the fat, wistful beagle mix that Canarias 24 Hora used to adorn their report. If you wanted to be realistic about it I am sure K9 or Live Arico could supply a heartbreaking number of photographs of abandoned and maltreated animals that would be a better representation of animal cruelty on the island.

Hell. I could provide a better photo myself using a picture given to me by a friend who bought an abused dog off a bar owner.

Thanks to Pamela Heywood (who has a spooky ability to know everything) for the head’s up on this article and to Perikles for reporting it on Tenerife Forum in the first place.

Time: Saturday 25th April
Location: Plaza de Las Galletas
Event: Diversity Multicultural Festival
What’s On: Activities and a Concert
Time: Activities start at 5:00, concert starts at 8:00
Bands:
Still – rap band from Senegal
Salamat Khartoum- Arabic rythms from Syria
Pachumba Reggae and DJ El Killo from Tenerife.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? See you there!

If you are at all a follower of football and live in Tenerife, you have either read Colin Kirby’s scribblings on the subject or seen him cheering his team on to glory in the stands. Colin is a freelance writer who covers many of Tenerife’s attractions and distractions on his informative blog as well as posting about his first love – football.

In his latest post on the subject Colin is as excited as a new father on the birth of the Armada Sur footie fanzine.

Sometimes in an emergency it is the simplest of things that can make all the difference. Wearing a necklace or bracelet that informs emergency services that you are allergic to penicillin or are diabetic may save your life if you suffer from either of these conditions. But getting in touch with loved ones is crucial too.

The Red Cross have suggested that to make it easier for emergency services your your key contats that you list that number under the name AA Emergency on your mobile phone. Such a simple idea and yet one that you might be very happy that you took a few moments to do one of these days.

How truthful are you? Well if you are male according to that well known writer Proverbio you aren’t very truthful at all…

La mujer finge más que miente; el hombre miente más que finge

That makes so much sense to me. My partner is obviously lying when he tells me (yet again) that he really did remember my birthday it’s just that the present got eaten by the dog. On the other hand what does it matter if I pretend that his Father’s Day gift got lost in the post?