Raw Footage: Protesters Clash with Police in Fight To Save Spanish Ebola Patient’s Dog

'Ebola Dog' Excalibur May Be Euthanized In Spain As Animal Lovers Rally Under #Salvemosaexcalibur Banner (Huffington Post)

A dog belonging to the Spanish nurse suffering from the Ebola virus may soon be euthanized, an animal lovers have launched an last-ditch campaign on social media to save the pet under the #salvemosaexcalibur hashtag.

The mixed-breed dog, named Excalibur, belongs to Javier Limon Romero and Teresa Romero Ramos, both in quarantine after Ramos was diagnosed with Ebola. While the dog reportedly has no signs of the disease, local government officials want to have it killed as a precaution for fear it may be able to spread the virus.

“The only way of eliminating the existing risk of the transmission of the illness is by putting the animal, which has been in contact with the virus, to sleep,” officials said in a statement cited by the New York Post.