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The explosions that bring joy to human celebrations cause panic, injuries, and deaths among dogs, cats, birds, and wildlife, who experience the noise as a life-threatening danger.
Read more →Although the number of animals used in laboratories fell by 22.5% in 2024, moderate and severe tests increased significantly. Meanwhile, Europe and the world are moving toward validated alternative methods that could revolutionize biomedical research.
Read more →From the constitutional reform in Mexico to the ban on bullfighting in Colombia, and the full implementation of the Animal Welfare Act in Spain, the year now drawing to a close has consolidated an unprecedented paradigm shift in the recognition of animals as sentient beings with rights of their own.
Read more →The deaths of Tibor and Pertama in 2025 mark the end of an era at the Barcelona zoo, which is redirecting its strategy toward the conservation of native species in a paradigm shift questioned by animal protection organizations.
Read more →The organization is calling for the opening of sanctioning proceedings for violating Law 34/2010 by organizing bull-related events outside the framework of officially recognized traditional festivities.
Read more →Despite state and constitutional reforms, 418 bullfighting events were held on Mexican soil, revealing an industry entrenched in economic and political privilege that ignores both animal welfare and the demands of a society moving toward the eradication of violence.
Read more →While authorities mobilize tens of millions in public funds for mass wildlife killings, experts and organizations denounce that intensive hunting may worsen the problem and that wild boars are victims, not culprits, of an unsustainable agri-industrial model.
Read more →AnimaNaturalis has filed an administrative complaint with the City Council of Humanes de Madrid for keeping an aquarium with fish inside a nightclub, a practice that clearly violates current animal welfare regulations.
Read more →The British government sets concrete deadlines and allocates 75 million pounds to develop technological alternatives to replace animal testing.
Read more →AnimaNaturalis denounces that the pork sector cannot continue externalizing its risks and blaming wild fauna for its biosecurity failures, and asserts that the only long-term prevention strategy is the drastic reduction of industrial livestock farming.
Read more →The European Commission has opened a consultation that will define what future animal welfare legislation will look like. Your participation is key: in just 15 minutes you can influence rules that will remain in force for the next two decades.
Read more →Despite health restrictions, a massive security operation, and an ongoing legal battle, the cruel tradition of the Toro Jubilo in Medinaceli prevailed once again over the animal's welfare. Its ordeal was documented by our investigation team.
Read more →The Socialists voted against the PP's proposal, but just a month ago their abstention sank the "It's Not My Culture" Popular Legislative Initiative which sought to repeal the legal protection of bullfighting.
Read more →The confirmation of a pack with three pups in the Empordà marks an ecological milestone and forces authorities to activate protection and coexistence plans.
Read more →AnimaNaturalis has filed a formal request with Valencia City Council and the Valencian Regional Government warning that the announced presence of boas and emus, among other animals, directly contravenes the new national Animal Welfare Law.
Read more →AnimaNaturalis has submitted formal objections to the Royal Decree being drafted by the Ministry of Social Rights, urging that facilities housing hunting dogs and packs (rehalas) be subject to the same welfare and regulatory standards as other pet zoological centers.
Read more →A report on the total cost reveals that breeding animals for their fur in the EU imposes an annual expense of €446 million on European citizens.
Read more →A leaked draft of the European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme reveals an intention to omit the long-promised legislative proposal to end the use of cages in farming. AnimaNaturalis is joining the End the Cage Age coalition to mobilize letters and mass actions ahead of the programme’s official adoption on October 21.
Read more →The sokamuturra, popularly known as the “bull on a rope” or “cow on a rope,” returns every year to the squares and streets of numerous towns in the Basque Country. What many regard as tradition, others —and scientific evidence and animal welfare organizations that have documented its effects— recognize as a practice that causes physical and psychological stress, risk of injury, and, at times, acts of real cruelty repeated without effective sanction.
Read more →The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and the 2030 Agenda has officially announced the launch of the so-called 'Jane Goodall Law,' a groundbreaking global initiative aimed at recognizing basic rights for great apes—orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas—protecting their dignity, right to life, freedom, and protection from torture.
Read more →An analysis of data from the Ministry of Culture debunks the myth of bullfighting “popularity”: attendance has dropped 15% in a decade and only appears stable due to the artificial boost of the Youth Cultural Voucher, institutional promotion to new generations, and public subsidies.
Read more →The motion to consider repealing Law 18/2013—which shields bullfighting as cultural heritage—was rejected with 169 votes against, 57 in favor, and 118 abstentions; the Socialist abstention proved decisive, sparking outrage from the initiative’s promoters who denounce betrayal and the PSOE’s loss of credibility.
Read more →Three dozen activists gathered in front of the Basilica of El Pilar with large portraits of bulls and horses to denounce the violence of bullfighting and demand an end to public subsidies for bullfights.
Read more →Next Tuesday, October 7th will be a date marked on the calendar for the animal rights movement in Spain. The Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP) "No Es Mi Cultura" finally reaches the Plenary Session of Congress, where its consideration will be debated and voted on. This decisive step could mean the beginning of the end for the legal protection safeguarding bullfighting in our country.
Read more →The appearance of the Popular Legislative Initiative (PLI) "It Is Not My Culture" before the Culture Committee of the Spanish Congress of Deputies has marked a turning point in the long-running debate about the future of bullfighting in Spain. This is not a simple attempt at prohibition, but a strategic movement that challenges cultural centralization and raises fundamental questions about democracy, identity, and the role of animal cruelty in modern society.
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