Children's camp shut after cruelty allegations A popular summer camp for children in La Lanzarote has been closed down after complaints from parents that their youngsters were treated cruelly by staff.

Tenerife Arona Business local to sell Valle San Lorenzo - Business Local ... more details Lanzarote - 14.07.2008 - According to today's newspapers, the camp, in La Santa, has been ordered to close by the island's Cabildo while the complaints are investigated fully. According to several parents, the children were humiliated by some of the attendants and suffered pranks more suited to an army boot camp than an expensive summer activity. However, other parents have defended the staff, saying that their youngsters had a great time and wee full of praise for the organisers.

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