The Portuguese animal protection organization ANIMAL has started a citizens’ initiative against national subsidies for bullfighting. Every year, several Portuguese local authorities provide direct and indirect subsidies to bullfighting events. Local subsidies are provided to bullfighting every year. ANIMAL has included all subsidies per municipality in a report, which is regularly updated with the most…
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This is not a Fiesta!
2 augustus 2024 – 14:13
Popular entertainment with bulls is not a fiesta! Did you know that 18,000 cruel fiestas with bulls, cows and calves take place every year in Spain? Yes, in 1820 municipalities. And most bull fiestas take place right now, during the summer months. Spain has a high diversity of types of bull fiestas: animals are forced…
Colombian president signs law banning bullfighting
23 juli 2024 – 14:17
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed the law banning bullfighting from 2027. The ban in Colombia is now official! On May 28, 93 congressmen voted in favor of the ban on bullfighting and two against. The end of this cruel centuries-old cultural tradition in Colombia is finally in sight! Victory over ban Petro had promised…
Another 60 bulls killed at Pamplona bullfights this year
16 juli 2024 – 13:37
The fiestas of San Fermin in the Spanish city of Pamplona have ended. This year with 60 dead bulls who died a horrible death in a bullfight. For eight days, bull runs took place with six bulls, that were killed later that day in the evening. A total of 48 bulls who started the day…
Bull breaks horn during bull festival in Spain
16 juli 2024 – 12:58
On Sunday, July 7, a bull broke a horn during a bull festival in Godelleta (Valencia), Spain. The animal lost a lot of blood. He was attached to a rope – tripped and fell when participants of the bull festival pulled the rope. The event was filmed, causing a great commotion on social media. As…
Protest in Mexico City against illegal bullfighting
12 juli 2024 – 12:10
On Thursday July 4, CAS International, AnimaNaturalis México and other organizations of the coalition México Sin Toreo (México without bullfighting) protested in Mexico City against bullfighting. They are illegal in Mexico. During three different governments, illegal bullfights have been allowed throughout the country without supervision and sanctions. With this protest, we demand enforcement of the…
Protests against bull suffering during Hogueras festivities in Alicante
27 juni 2024 – 08:30
On 14 and 16 June, CAS International and AnimaNaturalis held two protests against bullfighting during the Hogueras festivities in the Spanish city of Alicante. On 14 June we held a protest against the return of ’toro embolado’ and on 16 June against bullfighting during the festival ‘Las Hogueras de San Juan’. Protest against ’toro embolado’…
Protest against bullfighting during San Isidro in Madrid
26 juni 2024 – 17:29
In the Spanish capital Madrid, AnimaNaturalis and CAS International recently protested against bullfighting during San Isidro festivities. During this week of festivities, Madridians celebrate the death anniversary of the city’s patron saint: San Isidro. The protest took place on 12 May in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor. Protest against bullfighting With this demonstration during the festive week,…
European elections: vote for a Europe without bullfighting
30 mei 2024 – 06:15
On the 6th of June, we get to vote in the European Parliament elections. For many, this may seem like a distant memory, but nothing could be further from the truth. In Europe, for example, rules are made for animal welfare in animal farming, the protection of nature and the protection status of the wolf….
Colombia bans bullfighting
29 mei 2024 – 15:15
A bill banning bullfighting has been approved in Colombia. 93 congressmen voted in favour of the ban on bullfighting and two against. The bill, which states that bullfighting must be eliminated within three years, has been sent to President Gustavo Petro for final approval. The ban will take effect in 2027, three years after it…
