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November News Round up

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'Cruel' methods of fishing and hunting could lead to jail
FISHING and hunting using traps, poison, explosives or any other cruel or destructive methods could land the culprit up to two years in jail.
Ecologists have warned that a forthcoming amendment to the Spanish Penal Code means that inhumane methods of catching fish or hunting game will soon be reclassified as a 'crime'.
Any methods that can lead to animals and birds that are not intended for capture being caught will also be considered illegal and could attract a prison sentence of between four months and two years.
The reason for this is that many endangered species end up seriously injured or dying slowly and in extreme agony as a result of hunting 'accidents'.
In fact, these account for around 20 per cent of the population of threatened breeds of birds and animals.
Also, some 12 million protected species of birds have ended up being killed accidentally during hunting, or deliberately hunted, in the last 15 years.
They end up with their feathers destroyed, or covered in sticky chemicals which lead to a slow and painful death.

Compensation for prisoner wrongly accused of rape
A MAN from Cádiz who spent 13 years in jail for a crime he did not commit has been awarded 555,000 euros in compensation.
Rafael Ricardi, who has a disability that prevents him from working, was sentenced in 1996 for the rape of an 18-year-old girl.
But DNA evidence from the girl's clothing revealed in 2009 that he had been wrongly convicted.
Rafael's lawyer, Antonia Alba, commented, “and you know how people get treated inside for this type of crime.”
She called for compensation in the sum of 10 million euros both on this basis and because of her client now living in extreme poverty and being homeless as a result of his recent release from jail and inability to work.
Add to this, even if he had been completely able-bodied, it would be practically impossible for an ex-rapist to get a job.
Alba calls Rafael's compensation from the State 'a real cheek', considering it insulting after what he has been through.
She is attempting to obtain him an 'extraordinary credit' from the Ministry of the Economy.

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