Sant Jaume d´Enveja, España. We visited Sant Jaume d'Enveja (Tarragona), one of the Catalan municipalities that organizes the most festivals, to expose the harassment and mockery that animals are subjected to in these popular celebrations.
Pamplona, España. In a powerful image evoking the Virgin Mary holding Christ's body, activists from AnimaNaturalis and PETA denounced bullfighting as a "sin" against compassion in Pamplona on July 5. The performance outside City Hall has ignited a profound debate in Navarrese and Spanish society about the future of bullfighting in the 21st century.
Sant Jaume d´Enveja, España. While documenting a traditional "correbou" bull event in Sant Jaume d'Enveja (Tarragona), members of AnimaNaturalis – including its director Aïda Gascón – were assaulted and threatened. The footage reveals not only animal cruelty but also escalating violence against those working to expose it.
Madrid, España. This morning, AnimaNaturalis and its allies from the End The Cage Age coalition gathered dozens of activists and parliamentarians in front of the Congress of Deputies to demand authorities immediately fulfill Europe’s promise to ban cages on farms.
Madrid, España. Nearly two hundred organizations and thousands of citizens marched through downtown Madrid demanding the reinstatement of special protected status for the Iberian wolf, removed by Spanish Congress on March 20.
Madrid, España. The European Parliament has adopted its initial position on the first community regulation specifically for the welfare of dogs and cats. With broad support (457 votes in favor), pioneering rules were approved, such as mandatory microchipping for all animals and a ban on sales in pet stores, aimed at closing the legal loopholes that have fueled illegal breeding.
Madrid, España. Spain is the leading aquaculture producer in the European Union, resulting in over 254 million fish bred and slaughtered annually in industrial fish farms. Yet these animals lack real protection, as revealed by our latest investigation.
Madrid, España. We expose what fish farms hide. It is one of the industries that breeds and slaughters the largest number of animals on the planet, with virtually no animal welfare regulations. They suffer and die as if they were invisible. Now it's your turn to change that.
Madrid, España. New report has uncovered that the EU hosts an astonishing 22,263 industrial chicken and pig farms, containing over 516 million animals under intensive livestock farming conditions. Despite this, European authorities advocate for increasing farm animal numbers. But what would this expansion mean for animals, human health, and environmental impact?
Madrid, España. While MEPs prepare to vote on a groundbreaking regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats, animal welfare organizations warn: the proposed exemptions could leave millions of animals unprotected.
Madrid, España. The recent proposal by Izquierda Unida and Podemos in the Parliament of La Rioja to prohibit minors from attending bullfighting events has once again focused attention on a crucial and persistent debate in Spain: the exposure of children to the violence of bullfighting.
Madrid, España. We reveal the hidden cost of public funding for bullfighting broadcasts on Spain’s regional television channels, which has increased in recent years, especially in those Autonomous Communities governed by the Partido Popular and VOX.
Madrid, España. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Miteco) has opened a public consultation until June 12, 2025 on the proposed European Directive that downgrades the protection of wolves (Canis lupus). Beyond parliamentary debates and alarmist figures, science and experience demonstrate the absolute necessity to maintain and strengthen its legal status.
Madrid, España. During the height of the San Isidro celebrations, AnimaNaturalis and CAS International activists held a historic demonstration at Las Ventas bullring, calling for the abolition of bullfighting and an end to public subsidies for bullfights. Supported by citizen backing and irrefutable evidence, they exposed how this declining tradition is propped up using funds from all citizens.
Madrid, España. The #NoEsMICUltura Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP) highlights the contradiction in a society that rejects bullfighting as part of its identity, yet falters when presented with the chance to restore decision-making powers to local administrations – enabling them to outlaw the practice.
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