Madrid, España. The 2025 wildfire season in Spain is breaking historical records. The European Copernicus tool (EFFIS) has counted 344,417 hectares (over 851,000 acres) burned so far this year by mid-August, already surpassing 2022 levels. In this context, nearly 95% of wildfires in Spain are human-caused (negligence or intentional), and more than half are deliberately set.
Barcelona, España. While bullfighting is commonly associated with cape-and-sword corridas in arenas, the "toro embolado" (fire bull) is part of a wide spectrum of popular bull festivals where the animal isn't killed. Here we explain what they are and what we must do to end them.
Santander, España. We denounce that the Cantabrian Government's project violates current legislation, manipulates population data, and perpetuates an ineffective lethal management strategy that is contrary to species conservation.
Valencia, España. This past Monday, August 11th, was the deadline to submit objections to the draft of the new Regulations for traditional bull festivals (festejos taurinos) in the Valencian Community (which implements the Regional Law 14/2010). AnimaNaturalis warns that this regulation represents a serious move towards crueler practices and a setback for animal protection.
Pasaia, España. We have filed a complaint with the Basque Government over serious irregularities during a bull festival held on July 31st, which continued after a heifer fell into the water in an unprotected area.
Palma de Mallorca, España. The promotion of €9 children's tickets for the August 7th bullfight in Palma has reopened social wounds in the Balearic Islands. After PP and Vox's legal reform overturned the ban in place since 2017, animal rights groups, left-wing parties, and experts condemn children's exposure to what they call "institutionalized violence," while bullfighting supporters defend their right to transmit tradition.
Pamplona, España. Very few people know that the same bulls running through the streets during the traditional San Fermín encierros are killed in the bullring that same evening. It's not a secret, yet even the residents of Pamplona are largely unaware of this tragedy. This new investigation by our team sheds light on this hidden cruelty.
Dénia, España. On July 8th and 9th, investigators from AnimaNaturalis and CAS International documented one of the cruelest aspects of Dénia's local festivals: the 'bous a la mar' (bulls to the sea). This spectacle involves chasing young bulls and cows to force them off a purpose-built platform into the harbor waters. What is billed as tradition or entertainment becomes a hellscape for the animals – marked by sheer terror, physical blows, relentless heat, and utter exhaustion.
Sant Jaume d´Enveja, España. We visited Sant Jaume d'Enveja (Tarragona), one of the Catalan municipalities that organizes the most festivals, to expose the harassment and mockery that animals are subjected to in these popular celebrations.
Pamplona, España. In a powerful image evoking the Virgin Mary holding Christ's body, activists from AnimaNaturalis and PETA denounced bullfighting as a "sin" against compassion in Pamplona on July 5. The performance outside City Hall has ignited a profound debate in Navarrese and Spanish society about the future of bullfighting in the 21st century.
Madrid, España. Nearly two hundred organizations and thousands of citizens marched through downtown Madrid demanding the reinstatement of special protected status for the Iberian wolf, removed by Spanish Congress on March 20.
Madrid, España. We expose what fish farms hide. It is one of the industries that breeds and slaughters the largest number of animals on the planet, with virtually no animal welfare regulations. They suffer and die as if they were invisible. Now it's your turn to change that.
Madrid, España. New report has uncovered that the EU hosts an astonishing 22,263 industrial chicken and pig farms, containing over 516 million animals under intensive livestock farming conditions. Despite this, European authorities advocate for increasing farm animal numbers. But what would this expansion mean for animals, human health, and environmental impact?
Madrid, España. While MEPs prepare to vote on a groundbreaking regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats, animal welfare organizations warn: the proposed exemptions could leave millions of animals unprotected.
Madrid, España. The recent proposal by Izquierda Unida and Podemos in the Parliament of La Rioja to prohibit minors from attending bullfighting events has once again focused attention on a crucial and persistent debate in Spain: the exposure of children to the violence of bullfighting.
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