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| Ebola dog 'dead': Spanish social media users grieve as nurse's pet reportedly is put down | |
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| Spanish authorities have reportedly put down the dog belonging to the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola, prompting an online outpouring of grief. | |
| Excalibur was put down at 2.30pm today at the Veterinary Hospital of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported. | Excalibur was put down at 2.30pm today at the Veterinary Hospital of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported. |
| Health authorities acted after Teresa Romero Ramos, a nursing assistant who treated two Spanish missionaries before their deaths after returning from Africa with Ebola, also contracted the often fatal disease. | Health authorities acted after Teresa Romero Ramos, a nursing assistant who treated two Spanish missionaries before their deaths after returning from Africa with Ebola, also contracted the often fatal disease. |
| Her husband Javier Limon, who has been placed in quarantine, contacted local media to object to the decision by Madrid's department of health to destroy the dog. | Her husband Javier Limon, who has been placed in quarantine, contacted local media to object to the decision by Madrid's department of health to destroy the dog. |
| #RIPExcalibur :'( | #RIPExcalibur :'( |
| "They told me that if I didn't give authorisation, they would get a judicial order to enter my home by force and sacrifice the dog," he told El Mundo newspaper. | "They told me that if I didn't give authorisation, they would get a judicial order to enter my home by force and sacrifice the dog," he told El Mundo newspaper. |
| Acting on protocol the dog was destroyed in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious virus which has already killed thousands in the African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. | Acting on protocol the dog was destroyed in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious virus which has already killed thousands in the African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. |
| Protesters outside the hospital | Protesters outside the hospital |
| Despite this, many twitter users have already taken to the social media platform in order to express their grief, under the hashtag #RIPExcalibur. | Despite this, many twitter users have already taken to the social media platform in order to express their grief, under the hashtag #RIPExcalibur. |
| Excalibur’s death comes despite a campaign by members of the public and animal rights groups to save the pet dog. Over 300,000 people signed an online petition asking the local authorities to save the animal. | Excalibur’s death comes despite a campaign by members of the public and animal rights groups to save the pet dog. Over 300,000 people signed an online petition asking the local authorities to save the animal. |
| Activists have been camped outside the hospital attempting to pressure local authorities into saving the pet, shouting slogans such as: “Excalibur, you are not alone.” | Activists have been camped outside the hospital attempting to pressure local authorities into saving the pet, shouting slogans such as: “Excalibur, you are not alone.” |