Sad to say that we have joined the growing  list of  bereaved pet owners; having tonight buried our beloved cat Frankie.

We came back from taking our  dogs on the beach to be greeted with the savaged body of our pet cat and  BLOODIED Hunters' dogs running wildly all over our property. l saw  two hunters in high vis. jackets and their pack of dogs.( 8 - 10  at least ) in the far distance; too far away to shout at

We reported it to the Police who gave us the usual shrug of the shoulder.   

Don't say it is a Spanish custom and we should respect it.
The dogs have no nationality. lt is the owners who are at fault. ( Welcome to Spain )
lt cannot be right to have uncontrolled packs of dogs roaming our land.
Thank god it was "only" a pet cat and not a small child on our sun terrace.

l thought that l had got rid of the hunters from our terraces. sadly not.!!!  l am sad to say that l am now  more committed to the band of anti hunters.

Woe betide any hunters that dare to come on My property again.

Sorry to hear about your poor cat.
How awful, for you to find it like that.

oh my god the poor cat  :'( sorry for your loss skibob  :(

Yes I am also deeply sorry for your loss, we have a 3 legged cat that,s been in our family for 12 years ,and i would have been devastated.
something must be done ,I know this is there country etc.... but this is animal cruelty >:(

We worry about our cats, as a neighbour puts down poison and traps aswell.
Many cats, and also a couple of dogs, have gone missing around here.

skibob,
you should have caught up with the dogs and clubbed them with whatever you could grab that was heavy ,a tree branch, rock something like that , i would have tracked them and finished them off, >:(
the owners would have had to pay paid attention then,they wouldnt be so keen to wander on your property again, spain or not ,hunting dogs should be under control !

wrote on Jan 27^th, 2014 at 9:41pm:

skibob, you should have caught up with the dogs and clubbed them with whatever you could grab that was heavy ,a tree branch, rock something like that , i would have tracked them and finished them off, >:( the owners would have had to pay paid attention then,they wouldnt be so keen to wander on your property again, spain or not ,hunting dogs should be under control !

Wouldn't that bring him down to their level?
It's nots the dogs that are at fault!

Cactus,your not suggesting clubbing the Hunters?    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for your thoughts and sympathies.
  l would have done more than club the Hunters if l had got hold of them.  >:(

Really sorry to hear about this.  Have you got 'No hunting' signs around your property?

You may be interested to learn:
"...Hunters need a medical certificate obtainable from special clinics ( Centros de Reconocimento Médico para Conductores y Armas todas las Categorías), a firearms permit ( permiso de armas) and third party insurance. Guns must be broken and bagged when transported on public land and they may not be used within 500m (1,600ft) of a house or in any urban zone (often ignored)..." see link:

http://www.justlanded.com/english/Spain/Articles/Travel-Leisure/Hunting-in-Spain

and also found in

http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/exclusive/hunting_in_spain_what_are_the_rules.html#.Uui_KLRwbIW

In the Gencat site there is also this:

"....In order to be able to hunt legally, [i]in addition to a license, the hunter must have permission from the owner of the property on which they are hunting[/i] in the case of private hunting areas, and a specific permit is required for hunting in national hunting reserves or controlled hunting areas..."
Plus they must have a seperate licence to hunt with dogs - see link:

http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/OVT/menuitem.8d9f3f7e23c1cd519e629e30b0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=73ec77b2954c4210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=73ec77b2954c4210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall&contentid=fcf9d10a5678a310d10a5678a3108d0c1e0aRCRD

There is some more information here on hunting:

http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/DAR/menuitem.8ea90a68a0f0f53053b88e10b031e1a0/?vgnextoid=81f66f2f199d2310VgnVCM2000009b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=81f66f2f199d2310VgnVCM2000009b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&newLang=es_ES

Plus if you want to check out the hunting law of 1970:

http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/l1-1970.html

Perhaps if you wish to check out more on your rights the Spanish federation of Hunting may help:

http://www.fecaza.com/caza/leyes-de-caza.html#.UujbwrRwbIU

Thanks for that PiP. very interesting.
l haven't got signs up but we will put them up now.

sorry to hear about your cat - found mine dead a couple of months ago but no obvious wounds on it so could have been snake/large birds (am up in the mountains eagle point) but my point is that there will only be one hunting club allowed in your area and you can report it to them to make their members aware - my local club keep clear of my place now mainly due to my own dogs objecting but that also safeguards my remaining cat - the brother of the other one  >:(

Thanks for the info Garciaange. We reported it to our neighbour who is a Mossa and that was that. Did hear that a dog was killed just a little way up the mountain the same day. Sounds like someone has a pack of new dogs.
Heard them up the mountain last Sunday but after giving them a blast from my hunting horns they packed up and went home.