On March 17, CAS International and AnimaNaturalis held a commemoration for the death of 54 bulls in Mexico City. The animals were killed during bullfights in Plaza México – the largest bullring in the world. 6 of the 54 bulls were younger than 4 years old. A total of nine bullfights took place in the…
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CAS at presentation of citizens’ initiative in Valencia
In February, the Spanish Congress gave green light to start collecting signatures for the citizens’ initiative that aims to repeal the law declaring bullfighting as cultural heritage. And that means the process of collecting signatures has begun! In March, the citizens’ initiative was officially presented in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. And in the coming weeks…
Protest in city of Valencia against bullfighting
On March 10, CAS International and AnimaNaturalis protested against the bullfights in the Spanish city of Valencia. These are held during Fallas, a traditional feast held annually in Valencia. The protest took place in front of the Valencia City Hall. Activists held large boards depicting the heads of bulls and horses, symbolizing the victims of…
Interview about International Anti-Bullfighting Network
At the end of November, we were in Spain due to our international summit against bullfighting. We were then interviewed by the Spanish information channel Animales con Derechos (Animals with Rights) about the International Against-Bullfighting Network and our annual summit. CAS and the Portuguese organization ANIMAL were interviewed as (co)founders of the network. Among other…
Citizens’ initiative to revoke cultural heritage status of bullfighting
In January, several organizations and other social representatives registered a citizens’ initiative at the Congress of Deputies in Spain. The aim is to repeal the law declaring bullfighting as cultural heritage. Because of this law, bullfighting cannot be banned in Spain. Spanish states and municipalities, due to its status as cultural heritage, are not able…
Mexican campaign ‘Killing is Incredible’
CAS and AnimaNaturalis Mexico have launched a new campaign called Matar es increíble (Killing is Incredible). Through this campaign, we ask the Mexican insurance company GNP to stop promoting bullfighting in Spain and Mexico. We also address the Baillères family. They own GNP and have been supporting the bullfighting industry for a long time. GNP not…
15th International Summit against Bullfighting in Madrid
On November 25 and 26, the 15th International Summit against Bullfighting took place. This time, the International Anti-Bullfighting Network held its annual conference in the largest bullfighting country of Europe: Spain. The summit was again a great success. Representatives of the eight bullfighting countries and other countries traveled to the municipality of Rivas VaciaMadrid –…
CAS International files a complaint with the European Commission about the killing of fighting bulls
CAS International has made a complaint with the European Commission about Spanish regulations that consider the killing of bulls in the bullring, at bull festivals and at bullfighting schools as emergency slaughter. The Spanish regulations are an incorrect implementation of EU rules, allowing the bullfighting sector to abuse rules intended for production animals and in…
Spanish animal welfare law enters into force
On Friday 29 September, Spain’s first national animal protection law will enter into force. On 16 March last, the law was passed by the Spanish Congress. The law is an important step for Spain. Many animals will benefit from the law, but bulls from bullfighting and hunting dogs are exempt from protection under the law….
60 dead bulls in Pamplona
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…