Tenerife holidaymakers issued warning over £1.2k fine for common mistake
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBritish holidaymakers heading to Tenerife have been warned not to feed animals in public places, as it could land them with a hefty £1,000 fine.
In Tenerife, giving food to animals in public is a serious offence that can be punished. Recently, two locals were fined £855 each by the Santa Cruz Council's Environmental Sustainability and Public Services department for feeding pigeons in public.
This broke the rules of the Municipal Ordinance which looks after the Protection and Ownership of Animals in Santa Cruz. The law sees this as a serious administrative offence that can be punished with a fine of up to £1.2k.
The Canarian Weekly reported that separate incidents recently happened on Avenida Angel Romero and Avenida Las Asuncionistas in the capital of Tenerife. READ MORE: Tributes pour in for Andy Martin, landlord of iconic Manchester pub The Star and Garter following death The Mayor of Santa Cruz, Jose Manuel Bermudez, said that "providing food, of any kind, to any animal found in public places is a serious offence and a lack of respect for other citizens.", reports the Express. "Therefore, these residents must be penalised to prevent it from happening again, as these acts pose serious public health problems and deteriorate our heritage." Meanwhile, Councillor Carlos Tarife said: "We will continue to penalise anyone who feeds pigeons in Santa Cruz, a practice that not only leads to uncontrolled growth in the number of these specimens but can also transmit diseases such as histoplasmosis, salmonellosis, and cryptococcosis, as well as carrying bedbugs and ticks, causing, through their excrement and nesting, serious damage to architectural and urban furniture, with the consequent economic impact on public funds." Tarif
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