Claudio Barría has spent many years of his life debunking Steven Spielberg's film SharkThis Chilean biologist, based in Catalonia, has focused his research on these animals—currently at the University of Oviedo but previously at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM)—and is now one of the leading experts on Mediterranean sharks, probably the leading expert. It was precisely at a film forum for the 50th anniversary of this film, in which he participated, that the idea for the book arose. Sharks, together with Ana Colmenero (ICM), within the collection What do we know about? published by Catarata and the CSIC. Both the book and the conversation exude a wealth of knowledge and, above all, an enormous love for these animals, which are invaluable to marine ecosystems.

My name is Joan Estarriola i Vilardell. I live in Fontcoberta, in Pla de l'Estany, in a 14th-century farmhouse located on a property of about 10,000 m².² of land. Although I've been retired for over five years, I still feel like a farmer and have ventured into tending a vegetable garden, a small vineyard, and a small olive grove. Like a cat with no job, I've set out to move, with all its nuances and to the extent possible, towards self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Accessorizing dogs and cats is a common practice. Nowadays, it's no longer just bows and coats. Especially in the summer, accessories of all kinds proliferate: hats, flip-flops, and even costumes, which are added to aesthetic practices such as painting their nails or dyeing their hair. Behind all this, for the most part, there is a process of humanization—or rather, anthropomorphization—of animals, that is, an attribution of human characteristics to beings that are not. Experts warn that, while some humanization is inevitable and the result of coexistence, the use of certain ornaments and the desire to follow trends funny In the eyes of others, they can put the well-being and health of animals at risk.

After spending at least three days tied up and locked in an abandoned car on Tor Mountain, in Pallars Sobirà, four dogs were freed and taken to a private facility in the municipality, awaiting transfer to an animal shelter. According to sources from the Rural Agents corps, the operation to free the animals was launched this Tuesday after a resident of the municipality called 112 that the animals had been locked inside the vehicle for several days.