Activists urge end to Catalan ‘correbous’ bull-taunting
Nine animal-rights groups on Wednesday launched a new platform in Barcelona to stop bull-running events in Spain’s northwest region of Catalonia, releasing…
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Campaigners seek to end calf-killing in ‘becerradas’
► PACMA denounces killing of five calves in ‘becerrada’ in Segovia province ► More than 100 municipalities nationwide allow similar killing of…
Animal-rights party slams VOX, right-wing in video
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has issued a hard-hitting campaign…
High court bars public killing of Toro de la Vega bulls
Spain’s Supreme Court issued a definitive ruling on Monday that bans the public killing of bulls in the controversial Toro de la…
PACMA to defend animal rights in Andalucía elections
Spain’s PACMA animal-rights party has announced its slate of candidates for 2nd December regional elections in Andalucía, saying the party is campaigning…
Animal-rights party calls rally in support of ‘Ley Cero’
Spain’s Partido Animalista, known by the initials PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal), has convened a protest rally for Thursday in…
UN calls on Spain to spend more to protect children
► UN committee also calls for ban on under-18 minors witnessing bullfights ► A United Nations committee has issued a report critical…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2017
Following are 2017’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our second annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
PACMA calls for ‘zero tolerance’ law on animal cruelty
• ‘Ley Cero’ proposal calls for ‘zero tolerance’ of mistreatment of animals in Spain • Legislation would ban bullfighting, circuses, sacrifice of…
FAADA launches ‘I Am Someone’ #VIDEO campaign
• Fundación AlmaAnimal video campaign to raise awareness on bullfighting • 12 activists X 12 months telling the story of the suffering…
NGOFILE :: AnimaNaturalis
• AnimaNaturalis • AnimaNaturalis is an Ibero-American non-governmental organization with a mission of establishing, promoting and protecting the rights of all animals…
Rape, sexual assaults protested at ‘Running of Bulls’
• Women’s and citizens’ groups protest increase in sexual assault during festival • Police arrest 12 male suspects, including five who filmed…
NGOFILE :: AnimaNaturalis
• AnimaNaturalis • AnimaNaturalis is an Ibero-American non-governmental organization with a mission of establishing, promoting and protecting the rights of all animals…
POLITIFILE :: Partido Animalista (PACMA)
• Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal ~ Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals The Partido Animalista, also known by its initials…
City of Valencia to ban ‘bou embolat’ bull-taunting
• Spain’s second-largest city moves to ‘reduce stress’ of bulls in local festivals • Officials say they’ll continue to monitor bullfighting for…
#VIDEO: Flamenco artist lends voice to animal rights
• Capital Animal 2016 culminates with Niño de Elche ‘Flamenco protest’ concert • Madrid arts collective raises public awareness about animal cruelty…
#VIDEO: Is the ‘Toro de la Vega’ festival finally dead?
• Local PSOE & PP councilors vow lawsuit to block ban on ‘Toro de la Vega’ • PACMA animal-rights party cautions regional…
#VIDEO: Bull let loose on students does not attack
• Young novillo bull in Colmenar Viejo ignores 40 students as it seeks escape • Video appears to prove activists’ point that…
Protest greets matador’s return to Jerez bullring
• PACMA, Jerez anti-bullfighting group protest return of matador José Tomás • Protesters decry ‘barbaric spectacle’ as torture in the name of…
Animal-rights party says ‘no’ to Podemos alliance
• PACMA says Podemos poor record on animal rights make accord impossible • Pablo Iglesias criticized for refusing to take on bullfighting…
Ian Gibson reflects on García Lorca, eight decades since the poet’s 1936 execution by Franco’s police
• Re-release of Gibson’s full works on Lorca to coincide anniversary of death • The world’s foremost scholar on the poet Federico…
Fledgling animal-rights party gets more votes than other parties, but no seats in Congress of Deputies
• PACMA nets more votes for Congress than either BILDU or Canary Coalition • Animal-rights campaigners gather more than 1 million votes…