Tag: Toro de la Vega
Spain’s Supreme Court bans historic bull hunting and spearing tradition in Castilla y Leon
THE Spanish Supreme Court has put animal rights over ancient rites to end the torture and killing of bulls at a historic tournament watched...
Gruesome killing of bulls banned at major Spanish festival
The festival has become an epicentre of animal rights protests
ANIMAL RIGHTS FOCUS: PACMA president analyses issues in Spain
Inadequate penalties have allowed abusers to get off virtually scot-free in Spain but change is in the air, writes PACMA President Silvia Barquero
ANIMAL RIGHTS FOCUS: Is the tide finally turning on Spain’s attitude towards animals?
Animal welfare in Spain is often dubbed appalling, but charities, shelters and changing traditions suggest the campaign for change is gathering momentum. Tom Powell asks, has the tide finally turned?
Thousands of protesters attend Spain’s controversial bull-spearing Toro de la Vega festival
10,000 animal rights protesters are predicted to voice their discontent at today’s controversial bull event in Valladolid