Next September 16 Madrid will dress in white and green. The demonstration will start at 17:00 with a symbolic act in the Puerta del Sol, in homage to all the animals that have been tortured ... Read More
Category: News Bullfighting
And the score is: Books 1, Bullfights 0. In a refreshing change for a country that loves its bullfights, the Spanish town of Villafranca de los Caballeros, situated about 80 miles south of Madrid, has ... Read More
August 29, 20154Guardians2
Ricky Gervais has slammed the sport of bullfighting after a fourth Spaniard died during an annual festival in just three days. The Office star took to social media after a video emerged of the latest victim being struck by ... Read More
August 17, 20154Guardians2
On a scorching Saturday in February, hundreds of young men and women in Medellín stripped down to their swimsuit bottoms, slathered themselves in black and red paint, and sprawled out on the hot cement in ... Read More
August 1, 20154Guardians2
“It hurts me to say it but the Spanish are a savage, insensitive and ignorant people,” says Miguel Ángel Rolland. In his new documentary, the Spanish film-maker has chronicled some of the 16,000 religious festivals ... Read More
July 21, 20154Guardians2
Animal rights campaigners in France cried victory after a court ruled that bullfighting should be taken off a national cultural heritage list. “La Corrida”, French for bullfighting, is permitted in France in areas where it ... Read More
June 5, 20154Guardians2
Every year in Spain over 16,000 celebrations with animal abuse take place. Animal Equality has documented events such as the cruel 'becerradas' and 'novilladas', revealing unseen images of violence and brutality. For several years, Animal ... Read More
March 6, 20154Guardians2
Bullfights are returning to Colombia’s capital. And this time, it looks like Bogota’s pro-animal rights mayor won’t be able to stop the matadors and their fans. Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled this week that efforts to ... Read More
February 6, 20154Guardians2
A mob that killed a bull with machetes, rocks, knives and sticks during a festival in a northern Colombian town has incited a new debate about animal rights in the country. Dozens of people in ... Read More
January 6, 20154Guardians2