The Benidorm and Marina Baixa ALGTB, (The Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual & Bisexual Association) have announced the dates of the 2013 Gay Pride event which will take place in Benidorm from the 8th to the 15th of September 2013.
This is the third year for “Benidorm Pride” and it has proved to be a great success. So much so that this year it has been exhibited at FITUR, the International Tourist Fair in Madrid, as an alternative, offering not only a beach holiday but also a cultural, sporting and leisure Festival. They hope to make the event one of the highlights of the city as well as making Benidorm one of the best international LGTB destinations.
The Association, in collaboration with the Benidorm Town Hall and local sponsors will organize cultural, sporting and leisure events throughout the week to celebrate the diversity of the group members.
The event will be officially published in May, with the opening of the new web site and the publication of the calendar of events.
Mandi one of the Asian Tigers that resides in the Benidorm Theme Park, Terra Natura has just been to the dentist!
The six year old tigress had not been eating which alerted staff at the Benidorm park. They monitored her closely and decided to intervene when the situation did not improve. She was sedated and when examined it was found that she had broken a fang.
Seven people took part in the orthodontic procedure, including two vets, two Terra Natura park keepers and three dental surgeons. The 125 kilo tigress was given an anaesthetic and then administered gas to keep her sedated during the procedure.
The surgeons removed the nerve from the tooth and Mandi has been given antibiotics and painkillers. All her food will be cut into small pieces over the next few days and any bones removed.
A tiger’s fang can measure approximately 6 centimetres compared to the 2 centimetres of our eye teeth.
The Asian tiger is considered to be the largest cat species. In the wild this tiger would probably have died, not being able to hunt and feed, as the pain from a broken fang coming into contact with its prey or the meat would be extremely painful.
