WATCH: Dead bull washes up on Spanish beach
Horrified bathers watched as the decaying animal was removed from the beach in Castellón in the Valencian Community
Ha aparecido un toro decapitado en la playa de Torreblanca (Castellón)🐂
— David Calvo (@davidcalvoarq) July 17, 2024
A falta de esclarecer lo ocurrido, la noticia es impactante en sí misma y, sin duda, situa a la Comunitat Valenciana a la vanguardia en maltrato animal.
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Beachgoers in Spain are no strangers to unexpected creatures turning up in the water, and swimmers have to contend with shoals of fish, slimy jellyfish and even the odd shark. But tourists relaxing on Torrenostra beach in Torreblanca on Tuesday afternoon (July 16) were horrified when the bloated body of a dead bull washed up.
Lifeguards were equally baffled as the animal’s corpse, which was badly decomposed, floated towards the shore and they cordoned off the area of that Castellón beach to ensure the safety of the curious onlookers.
Despite the stink emanating from the decaying body, plenty of people stuck around to watch as officers from the Local Police and the Guardia Civil, along with workers from the Town Council, struggled to load the enormous bull onto a tractor so it could be removed.
The authorities still have no idea where it came from.
This isn’t the first time such an oddity has appeared on a Spanish beach either. Back in 2013, ferocious waves and sea currents hit Alicante, resulting in red ‘no swimming’ flags up and down the coast.
Regardless, plenty of people had to be rescued from the water but on Arenales del Sol beach in Elche, bystanders watched in amazement as a cow was dragged by the currents to the shore.
It eventually washed up about a hundred metres from the Hotel de Arenales and was a grisly sight indeed, missing a head and in an advanced state of decomposition.
The Local Police believed the animal must have died on board a cargo ship and been dumped over the side.
The scene of this week’s drama, Castellón’s Torrenostra beach, has only just been reinstated with a Blue Flag after being stripped of the accolade last year. Ironically enough, Blue Flags are awarded for water quality and hygiene, among other things.
Image: comunitatvalenciana.org
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