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Opinion: the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria would be a stain on humanity

Elisa Allen18th January 202219th April 2022

18th January 202219th April 20226029

Anyone who has watched the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher can be in no doubt that these mesmerising animals are sentient, awe-inspiring, and highly...

New law is passed to treat animals in Spain as ‘sentient beings’

Steph Osborn7th December 202113th December 2021

7th December 202113th December 20216725

A new bill has been passed in the Spanish Congress, with a ruling that animals in Spain should be treated as ‘sentient beings’ by law....

Outrage as bull is rammed and killed by vehicles, after escaping from bullring

News Desk12th August 202116th August 2021

12th August 202116th August 20213151

Police are investigating and animal rights group are outraged after residents in a small town in central Spain rammed a bull to death with their...

Hunting of Iberian wolves now banned throughout Spain – yet farmers protest

News Desk5th February 20218th February 2021

5th February 20218th February 20214815

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...

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Opinion: why bullfights should stay cancelled after Covid-19

Elisa Allen2nd February 20217th January 2022

2nd February 20217th January 20228946

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...

Animal rights NGO starts petition against possible state aid for cancelled bullfights

News Desk25th March 20207th December 2021

25th March 20207th December 20215163

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

Newsdesk / ACN2nd September 201927th August 2020

2nd September 201927th August 20203530

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

News Desk6th July 201927th August 2020

6th July 201927th August 20204148

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.’...

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