Acupuntura para búhos enfermos

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua is prepared for acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – Veterinarian acupuncturist Edurne Cornejo inserts needles into a "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – Veterinarian acupuncturist Edurne Cornejo inserts needles into a "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN

TO GO WITH STORY BY ROLAND LLOYD PARRY – A "Little owl", or Athene Noctua receives acupuncture treatment at Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the west of Madrid, on November 25, 2014. Two months ago this 25-centimetre (10-inch) bird, hurt his back when he flew by mistake into a stovepipe at a factory in eastern Madrid. About 1,200 birds are brought to the centre each year, of which about 70 percent recover and can be returned to the wild, says Brinzal's co-ordinator, Patricia Orejas. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN