Ebola: Spanish Nurse’s Pet Dog Put Down Over Fears Of Transmitting Disease

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Excalibur

A Spanish ebola victim’s pet dog was put down last night over fears it could transmit the disease, prompting outrage from animal lovers who chanted ‘murderers’ outside the woman’s home. Fury erupted after a government health spokesman confirmed that Teresa Romero Ramos’s dog, Excalibur (inset), had been destroyed. The animal was put to sleep inside Mrs Romero Ramos’s home in Alcorcon, which was disinfected before the animal’s body was taken away in a white van to a nearby incinerator. Demonstrators who mounted a vigil outside to try to stop the move shouted ‘murderers’ and several threw themselves on the ground as the vehicle left (above). Poor dog! See photos of the “demonstration after the break

Fury: A demonstrator blocking the road to stop the van transporting Excalibur is removed by a police officer, outside the housing development in which the nurse lives in Alcorcon, outside MadridFrenzied: A woman is helped after fainting following the exit of the van transporting Excalibur in Alcorcon, SpainOn their way: Veterinary workers wearing protective masks drive a van containing  Excalibur from an apartment buildingOfficers: A man is held by police in front of the van transporting the dog 'Excalibur', who has been put down

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