There was a heart-warming turnout in Rojales on Sunday of residents and other supporters standing up against animal abuse.
The protest was organised after abuse and attacks of both volunteers and animals in the town, after the town hall implemented the mandatory requirements to care for street cats, and subsequently control them in a humane manner.
The council has recently installed containers adapted to feeding stations for cats, but many of those containers had been vandalised and others had been doused in noxious and toxic substances to deter the cats from using them, the irony being that resulted in the cats continuing to roam freely and uncontrolled, although some of those animals had also been poisoned.
Moreover, the abuse that the animal carers are facing is equally as intolerable as the abuse of the animals, which led to the protest to raise awareness and demand action to resolve the situation for the benefit of all.
Wearing orange ribbons and waving placards, the peaceful protesters did just what they intended, and raised the voice of those trying to be silenced, it now remains to be seen if the action has been a success, or if stricter support should be afforded in the future.
