#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…
Animal Welfare
#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…
#VIDEO: Activists attacked while filming ‘Correbous’
• Two women assaulted, cameras smashed by crowd at Correbous event • Second incident in 15 days against AnimaNaturalis activists in Ebro…
NGOs demand action on marine migration corredor
• Ecologistas, Greenpeace, SEO/BirdLife, FOE & WWF press gov’t for action • Seek to end Mediterranean oil-gas drilling to protect migratory marine…
Madrid suburb says ‘no’ to bullfighting festivals
• PSOE-led council says despite low turnout it will respect vote, ban bullfights • The PSOE-led muncipal council of the Madrid suburb…
Environmentalists introduce resolution in Congress to protect Iberian wolves from hunters, ranchers
• Nearly 800 native Iberian wolves are killed by hunters each year in Spain • Environmentalists are keeping up the pressure for…
Animal-rights activists call April 18 protest in Sevilla over ‘multi-million’ Andalucía bullfighting subsidies
• PACMA calls for ‘end to torture’ and festivals ‘without cruelty’ toward bulls • Spain’s Partido Animalista (PACMA) has called a demonstration…
#VIDEO: iAnimal video presents hidden story of animal cruelty in industrial pig farms [in Spanish]
• Angy Fernández narrates 360-degree video from perspective of animals • In a powerful video released this month by Igualdad Animal (iAnimal), the…
Valencia mayor’s nod to bloodless, Portuguese-style bullfights rejected both by supporters & opponents
• Suggestion by Valencia mayor Joan Ribó of Compromís falls on deaf ears • A suggestion made Monday by Valencia mayor Joan…
#VIDEO: Madrid marchers demand protected status, end to ‘lethal control’ of endangered Iberian Wolves
• Protest calls for same protected status for Iberian Wolves as in Portugal • Chanting ¡Lobo Vivo, Lobo Protegido! (“Wolves Alive, Wolves…
Thousands rally in Valencia to support bullfighting, overshadowing protests by animal rights activists
• Animal rights groups say 100 bulls to be killed during 2016 ‘Fallas’ festival • Animal-rights activists staged protests on Saturday and…
#VIDEO: PACMA president denounces hunters’ abuse, abandonment of greyhounds [in Spanish]
• Animal rights activist says thousands of dogs abused, abandoned each year • Greyhound hunting: ‘It’s not just one rotten apple, the…
Nearly 300 Spanish towns & cities join growing movement to prohibit use of animals in circus acts
• Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Málaga, Córdoba among cities joining ban • Nearly 300 towns and cities across Spain have joined a growing…
Advocates of bull-running and bull-baiting events in local festivals suffer defeats in Valencia, Catalonia
• Xàbia & Ondara limit bull spectacles, Xirivella & Roses prohibit altogether • Proponents of bull-running and bull-baiting in local festivals in…
Poaching of endangered Imperial Iberian eagle nests linked to gov’t budget cuts for wildlife conservation
• A pair of young eagles can fetch 10,000 euros on the black market • Wildlife conservation organisation SEO/BirdLife has denounced the…
#VIDEO: Animal rights group denounces ram fights as cruel and promoting suffering for entertainment
• Animals made to head-butt each other until one ‘loses’ consciousness • Animal rights party Equo has called on municipal authorities in…
Civil Guard arrest 26 hunters, veterinarians in Andalusia crackdown on mutilation of hunting dogs
• Practice part of ancestral ritual believed to bring hunters ‘good luck’ • A special unit of Spain’s Civil Guard police force…
Activists present 103,000 signatures urging end to government subsidies of wild animals in circus acts
• InfoCircos animal rights platform gathered 103,000 signatures in 30 days • A group of five animal-rights NGOs working together under the…
Balearic Islands ban bullfighting and bull-running, all public subsidies for festivals involving bulls halted
• PSOE-led ‘Pacto’ amends legislation over objections of PP, Ciudadanos • The parliament of the Balearic Islands on Tuesday passed an amendment…
Wildlife group uses GPS to track extraordinary saga of native Iberian lynx reintroduced into Spain’s wild
• Near-extinct native species thriving on epic journeys following re-insertion • An Iberian lynx named Kentaro that was released in Toledo in…
#VIDEO: Activists to gather Feb. 7th in 15 Spanish cities to protest brutal mistreatment of greyhounds
• Greyhound used to hunt wild hares mistreated, tortured at end of season • Thousands of dogs killed, maimed, left for dead…
#VIDEO: Bull breaks loose during Valencian town’s ‘Bou embolat’ festival
► UPDATE: Xàbia Mayor José Chulvi cancels ‘bou embolat’ events … ► Click to read more in Spanish at Xàbia al Día…
Ipsos-Mori poll says support for bullfighting among Spaniards falls from 30% to 19% in last three years
• 84% of youth are not proud to live in a country associated with bullfighting • Support for bullfighting has dropped sharply…
#VIDEO: PACMA denounces horses forced to jump through flames in annual ‘Luminarias’ festival
• Partido Animalista documents “festival” in San Bartolomé de Pinares, Ávila • Held each year on eve of Feast of Saint Anthony,…
Facebook now considers bullfights objectionable content, along with hunting, pornography & bullying
• Global social network’s move hailed by Spanish animal-rights advocates • Facebook has decided to run the risk of alienating bullfighting aficionados…
#VIDEO: AnimaNaturalis footage of mistreatment of bulls during Correbous festivals popular in Catalonia
• Animal-rights NGO video show cruelty to bulls in Terre del Ebro region • Bulls mistreated as part of popular Correbous festivals…
Murcia region expected to approve new animal protection legislation with stiff penalties for abuse
• Pending legislation foresees fines up to 30,000 euros for severe offenses • A legislative bill slated for approval by the regional…
Andalusia reaches deal with private firm to develop drones to help track, save endangered Iberian lynx
• Drone program to replace collar-fitted radio devices used to track animals • Conservationist efforts helped increase local lynx population to 327…