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Valencia, Spain. – A teacher of the University of Valencia, Sanchís-Guarner, resigned two weeks ago from his position as secretary of the commission of Cultural Promotion of the Valencian Council of Culture (CVC). His resignation was in protest against the request of the Counsellor of Government, Serafín Castellano, that he joined in signing the declaration [...]
Valencia, España. – Rosa Roca, veterinarian representative of the professional association of the Official School of Veterinarians of Valencia, has denounced to a newspaper the celebration that is soon due to take place in honour of the advocate for animals, patron saint of the veterinary profession and of ecologists, Saint Francis of Assisi. The event [...]
Spain.-The Spanish Socialists have supported the amendment put forward by a group of the Green party to do away with the bullfighting subsidy from the 2011 EU budget. This initiative has been criticized by the People’s Party, a member of whom, Euro MP Salvador Garriga, made sure that without the massive socialistic support, the amendment [...]
Extremadura, Spain. – Guillermo Fernández Vara, president of the Council of Extremadura, has expressly prohibited the events involving the practices of ‘ensogados’ and ‘embolados’ following a meeting of the council of Government last Friday. The ruling will come into force on January 1, 2011, and “tries to eradicate any slightest trace of maltreatment ”, noted [...]
Madrid. – The movement “ More than 400 signatures against the Bull of the Vega ” is a Platform that groups intellectuals and artists against the cruel holiday of the Bull of the Vega and demands its abolition. Such names as Rosa Montero, Pilar Bardem, Fernando Trueba and Elvira Lindo have signed the manifesto denouncing [...]
Valladolid, Spain. – Last September 14, in Tordesillas, responding to a call by PACMA, more than 300 activists met, for protest against the death of the bull called “Platanito”, that took place during the celebration of the cruel festival of the Bull of the Vega. In this event the bull is cornered and then speared [...]
France. – The French daily journal ‘Midi Libre’ admitted a few weeks ago, in an article published on July 29, 2010, that the prohibition of the bullfights in Catalonia, represents only the ‘coup de grâce’, or final killing blow, to bullfighting. The newspaper goes on to say that interest has been dropping off for decades. [...]
Madrid .- It is quite sad to see that in the magazine edited by the Board of Spanish veterinary surgeons, there is still a section on bullfighting, although many Spanish vets are against bullfighting cruelty. It seems that vets still pay homage to the pro bullfighting world. This is an archaic courtesy that the veterinary [...]
VALENCIA .- The Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Valencia (UV) Javier de Lucas considers it “unjustified because it is incomprehensible,” to declare bullfights events of Cultural Interest (BIC). The professor statement has been handed down in the framework of the conference ‘”Ban bullfighting? The debate in Parliament and beyond ‘, which [...]
Barcelona .- Animal welfare associations around the world are supporting the People’s Legislative Initiative to be voted in the Catalan Parliament on July 18, 2010, which will decide whether bullfighting will be banned in Catalonia. Thus, 140,000 animal defenders from all over the world signed a letter sent to all Members of Parliament, expressing their [...]
