Valencia in English – weekly news round-up (21 June)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 June) Increase in Covid cases among young people While the vaccination programme continues at a good speed and the
Animal Rights
Hunting of Iberian wolves now banned throughout Spain – yet farmers protest
Spain’s Environment Ministry has ruled that protection for wolves in the south of the country will now extend north of the Duero river, where controlled hunting
Opinion: why bullfights should stay cancelled after Covid-19
The annual ‘Running of the Bulls’ festival in Pamplona normally starts on 7 July but in 2020 it was suspended due to Coronavirus. The president of the
Happy ending for orphaned chimpanzee in Valencia
A baby chimpanzee who was rejected by its mother has found a new mum and been integrated in a group of other chimps at Bioparc
Valencia in English – weekly round-up (12 July)
Face masks, outbreaks, ‘New Normality’ Temperatures have been rising this week and while wandering around in the heat wearing a face mask, you may –
Animal rights NGO starts petition against possible state aid for cancelled bullfights
An animal rights organisation, Anima Naturalis, has collected over 12,000 signatures for a petition asking the Spanish government to not consider giving any public money
Injuries reignite debate on bull-related events in Catalonia
The last bullfight in Catalonia took place on 25 September 2011, at La Monumental bullring in Barcelona. Yet 19 people were injured on Sunday in
Activists stage ‘crime scene’ ahead of Pamplona’s running of the bulls
More than 100 activists marched to the beat of drums towards the Plaza Consistorial in Pamplona on Friday, holding signs proclaiming, ‘Stop the Bloody Bullfights.’
