Pamplona, España. On July 8th, a research team from AnimaNaturalis and CAS International documented the second afternoon of bullfights at the Pamplona Bullring. There, the six bulls from the Cebada Gago ranch in Cádiz—which had dodged the crowds that morning—were killed with swords just a few hours later.
Dénia, España. On 4 and 5 July 2026, the investigation team from AnimaNaturalis and CAS International filmed and photographed the first two sessions of this year's bous a la mar in Dénia's harbour. How much can a frightened, exhausted animal endure, forced into the water session after session, for an entire week?
Pamplona, España. On Sunday 5 July, more than a hundred activists from AnimaNaturalis and PETA gathered outside Pamplona City Hall to demand an end to bullfighting. Can a Catholic foundation administer death as spectacle without betraying its own principles?
Sant Jaume d´Enveja, España. Our team traveled two weeks ago to southern Tarragona to document, once again, the toros embolados at the festivities of Sant Jaume d'Enveja and L'Ampolla. The images and footage we gathered, difficult to obtain even for our own camera operators, show once more what the word "tradition" tries to hide.
Madrid, España. A photographic investigation carried out on five farms in Catalonia and Castilla-La Mancha reveals that overcrowding, disease, and skin injuries are not exceptions, but the standard of the system that produces 80% of Spanish chicken. What exactly happens inside these warehouses before the product reaches the supermarket?
Madrid, España. Two decrees in progress, two ministries in conflict and no legal category for sanctuaries. While the Government updates — fifty years late — the regulations on establishments that house animals, those who rescue cows, pigs and hens from industrial farming still have no name in the law.
Gijón, España. The High Court of Justice of Asturias declares the II Wolf Management Plan null and void and reinforces the debate on coexistence with wildlife.
Madrid, España. The Government is working on a new regulation that will decide which animals can live in our homes. This is the future "positive list of companion animals," a key tool that could mark a before and after in animal protection in Spain.
Valencia, España. Four animal defence organisations have filed a joint complaint with Valencia City Council over the alleged mistreatment of a dromedary during the "Circ de Nadal", a show that kept the animal performing despite its visible limp. The case, documented on video between December 2025 and January 2026, once again raises a question that Spanish society has been postponing for years: how long can entertainment justify the suffering of a being that feels pain?
Brussels, Belgium. Regulation (EU) 2026/405, approved by the European Parliament on 11 February 2026 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 2 March, establishes a direct prohibition: no detergent or surfactant whose final formulation or ingredients have been subject to animal testing may be placed on the European market.
Wales, United Kingdom. In less than 24 hours, two UK parliaments voted to permanently close the tracks where greyhounds run, fall and die. What seemed unthinkable a decade ago became law in Wales and Scotland during the same week, sending an unequivocal signal to the rest of the world: cruelty can no longer be called a sporting tradition. Spain, where greyhound racing remains legal, cannot ignore what has just happened across the North Sea.
Sevilla, España. The law that was supposed to ban cockfighting throughout Spain left it, in practice, intact. Law 7/2023, of March 28, on the protection of animal rights and welfare included in its first draft an article 27 that expressly prohibited organizing, holding, or publicizing these fights anywhere in the national territory. That paragraph was removed during the parliamentary process.
Brussels, Belgium. On April 27, 2026, the European Parliament will hold a plenary session to debate the EU's first-ever regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats. Its central pillar is universal traceability: mandatory microchipping and registration for all dogs, including those used for hunting. But as Europe moves toward this equal treatment, Spanish legislation continues to classify these animals in a separate category, with fewer rights and less oversight. The regulation could change that. Or not.
Madrid, España. On May 7 and 8, 2026, the trial for the events reported after the release of images showing severe abuse against animals used in experimentation will be held in Madrid.
CDMX, México. On March 9, 2025, at the Monumental Plaza México — with a capacity for 42,000 people and considered the largest bullring on the planet — the last six bulls were fought under the rules of traditional bullfighting. Today, one year later, that day has become a historic date: the last time an animal was tortured and killed in that ring.
© 2003- 2026, AnimaNaturalis Internacional, organización iberoamericana para la defensa de los derechos de todos los animales. 