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
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Researchers estimate that a staggering 3,000 Spanish fiestas include the callous mistreatment of animals. They say that while most cases involved bulls and cows, other animals severely injured include horses, donkeys, ducks and pigs. Animal ... Read More
Last week, I saw thousands of people chase and flee from a bull through the streets, past hundreds of screaming protesters, and into an open field where men on foot and horseback stabbed the animal ... Read More
This is the shocking moment an animal rights activist was beaten around the head with a duck by a Spanish woman defending one of the country's most controversial traditions. The woman struck the man with ... Read More
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
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
Scenes from an upcoming documentary on animal abuse at Spain's religious festivals. Santa Fiesta, directed by Miguel Ángel Rolland, looks at what he says is the torture of animals at such events, in which up ... Read More
“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
Each year in Spain, more than 16,000 local and national fiestas take place which involve the torture, mutilation and murder of over 60,000 animals. Despite annual protests, high profile animal rights campaigns and worldwide media ... Read More
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
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