MALLORCA TODAY - Legal action against Can Picafort duck throwers

Santa Margalida town hall is to start proceedings against those alleged to have thrown live ducks into the sea at Can Picafort during the August fiestas in contravention of animal protection law. The town hall, which has been largely sympathetic to the tradition, has been forced to try and locate those responsible, following an official complaint by the association for the protection and welfare of animals to the Spanish Ombudsman.