Tradiciones Crueles

Teruel, España. AnimaNaturalis and CAS International witnessed in Teruel 12 bulls forced to run in suffocating heat to close La Vaquilla 2023. Tied by the head, the animals stumbled several times on the garbage-filled asphalt and had to endure constant abuse from the public.

Dénia, España. The bulls we throw into the sea are still legal in the Valencian Community, and Dénia is where they are most popular. For this reason, AnimaNaturalis and CAS International return to that town to document the martyrdom of the bulls in the name of tradition.

Pamplona, España. Oloroso, Hípico, Sonámbulo, Rascatripas, Fundidor, Ofuscado, Legionario and Ibicenco. These are the names of the steers that were tortured and killed on the first date of Pamplona's Feria del Toro, which inaugurates the bullfights that will be held during San Fermín.

Medinaceli, España. Last Tuesday we filed a complaint with the Territorial Delegation of the Government of Castilla y León in Soria for violations of the Regulation.

Medinaceli, España. The bull, which came out already with a bloody mouth and panting, collapsed after 48 minutes and ended up collapsing. From AnimaNaturalis we denounce the Toro Jubilo organization and request a veterinary report to find out the details about the death of the animal and assess further actions. The municipality and the media celebrate the development of the show "without incidents".

Nules, España. AnimaNaturalis accuses the organizers of trying to mask a children's running of the bulls as a displays of pastoralism in Nules, where the participation of minors was previously encouraged from social media.

Teruel, España. AnimaNaturalis and CAS International have documented the traditional roped bulls of Teruel, one of the most prominent acts of animal abuse on its festival program.

Vinaròs, España. Our undercover team recorded a fired bulls championship in Vinaròs (Castellón). The images cannot leave anyone unmoved. This is the horror of the bulls with fire in Spain.

L'Ampolla, España. The strong season of shows with bulls in Catalonia has begun in Terres de l'Ebre. More than 450 shows are expected to be held until the end of the year, of which a hundred will be filled with fire.

España. Last Saturday, August 14th, we went to document another contest of bulls with fire in Els Muntells (Tarragona).

Camarles, España. We went to Camarles (Tarragona) to witness the return of the fire bulls after the sanitary restrictions.

Madrid, España. Sign our petition to end all cruel traditions with animals in Spain.

España. "Most people are not aware of what is happening, of the mistreatment that there is ...". This start the story told by one of our investigators.

Barcelona, España. We are conducting the largest and most in-depth investigation of the more than 18,000 cruel bullfights that take place in Spain year after year, and which are unfortunately increasing. We want to reveal the millions and millions of euros that the municipalities allocate each year to finance these animal cruelty shows, and we need your help!

Valencia, España. AnimaNaturalis organized the first anti-bullfighting protest of the year in Valencia, to demand a better normality free of cruel parties and to ask that bullfights never return.

Madrid, España. It is the spanish region that has committed the most public money for the bullfighting sector.

Esquivias, España. AnimaNaturalis and CAS International have filed a complaint with the sub-delegation of the Government of Toledo for a bullfight that took place on August 21 in the Plaza de Toros de Esquivias (Toledo, Spain).

Salamanca, España. AnimaNaturalis and CAS International have filed a complaint with the sub-delegation of the Government of Castilla y León in Soria for a bullfighting contest that was held at the beginning of August in the Plaza de Toros La Glorieta de Salamanca, in which the measures were violated prevention against COVID-19.

Madrid, España. In mid-July some bullfighting promoters have resumed the activity of their bullrings, with some restrictions by the Covid-19. More than thirty celebrations are already scheduled between now and the end of the year in Europe.

Madrid, España. Uribes maintains the position of not granting any specific aid to bullfighting and has pointed out the City Councils and the Autonomous Communities as the administrations in charge of mitigating the financial losses of the sector.

Madrid, España. Bullfighting follows an unstoppable drop in all its forms: from bullfights to village festivals, which decreased by 5% over the previous year. Paradoxically, the number of registered professionals in bullfighting has increased, reaching 9,993, the highest number ever recorded.

Madrid, España. Lower cultural VAT, millionaire compensation to bullfighters, or that the Government is the one in charge of returning the money of the tickets already purchased. These are the help they ask for, in detail and without complexes.

Madrid, España. All bullfights scheduled for March, April and May have been canceled. Pamplona, Valencia, Castellón, Madrid, Seville, Murcia… There are already more than 200 bullfights affected and 1,684 blood fiestas canceled.

Pamplona, España. The Mayor declares that it won’t happen this year 2019, but believes in an evolution and a “social debate underway over bullfighting, even in Pamplona”.