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Two decrees in progress, two ministries in conflict and no legal category for sanctuaries. While the Government updates — fifty years late — the regulations on establishments that house animals, those who rescue cows, pigs and hens from industrial farming still have no name in the law.
Read more →The High Court of Justice of Asturias declares the II Wolf Management Plan null and void and reinforces the debate on coexistence with wildlife.
Read more →The Government is working on a new regulation that will decide which animals can live in our homes. This is the future "positive list of companion animals," a key tool that could mark a before and after in animal protection in Spain.
Read more →Four animal defence organisations have filed a joint complaint with Valencia City Council over the alleged mistreatment of a dromedary during the "Circ de Nadal", a show that kept the animal performing despite its visible limp. The case, documented on video between December 2025 and January 2026, once again raises a question that Spanish society has been postponing for years: how long can entertainment justify the suffering of a being that feels pain?
Read more →Regulation (EU) 2026/405, approved by the European Parliament on 11 February 2026 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 2 March, establishes a direct prohibition: no detergent or surfactant whose final formulation or ingredients have been subject to animal testing may be placed on the European market.
Read more →In less than 24 hours, two UK parliaments voted to permanently close the tracks where greyhounds run, fall and die. What seemed unthinkable a decade ago became law in Wales and Scotland during the same week, sending an unequivocal signal to the rest of the world: cruelty can no longer be called a sporting tradition. Spain, where greyhound racing remains legal, cannot ignore what has just happened across the North Sea.
Read more →The law that was supposed to ban cockfighting throughout Spain left it, in practice, intact. Law 7/2023, of March 28, on the protection of animal rights and welfare included in its first draft an article 27 that expressly prohibited organizing, holding, or publicizing these fights anywhere in the national territory. That paragraph was removed during the parliamentary process.
Read more →On April 27, 2026, the European Parliament will hold a plenary session to debate the EU's first-ever regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats. Its central pillar is universal traceability: mandatory microchipping and registration for all dogs, including those used for hunting. But as Europe moves toward this equal treatment, Spanish legislation continues to classify these animals in a separate category, with fewer rights and less oversight. The regulation could change that. Or not.
Read more →On May 7 and 8, 2026, the trial for the events reported after the release of images showing severe abuse against animals used in experimentation will be held in Madrid.
Read more →On March 9, 2025, at the Monumental Plaza México — with a capacity for 42,000 people and considered the largest bullring on the planet — the last six bulls were fought under the rules of traditional bullfighting. Today, one year later, that day has become a historic date: the last time an animal was tortured and killed in that ring.
Read more →Two ministries, two draft Royal Decrees, and thousands of dogs caught in the middle: while the Spanish government debates how to regulate zoological nuclei, animals used in hunting activities remain trapped in a legal vacuum that, according to animal protection organizations, could cement decades of lack of protection.
Read more →More than 17,000 citizen emails and a formal submission from AnimaNaturalis demanded in February 2026 that dogs used in hunting be excluded from the new Royal Decree on Traditional Zoological Nuclei from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). The Ministry's response came in two words: "partially accepted." What does that mean, in practice, for the thousands of individuals living chained up in hunting kennels? Almost nothing.
Read more →Outside the Plaza de Toros de Valencia, this Saturday, March 7, nearly 140 people carried gravestones bearing the names of bulls killed in Spain over the past year. AnimaNaturalis and CAS International denounce that the Valencian government directs more than 450,000 euros of public funds to the bullfighting sector while one in three Valencians lives at risk of poverty.
Read more →AnimaNaturalis's appearance on the investigative journalism program "Equipo de Investigación" exposed to Spain's largest television audience the practices hidden behind every wool garment: mutilations without anesthesia, millions of kilos discarded, and a market flooded with synthetics disguised as natural fiber. What is really behind the label that says "merino"?
Read more →A royal decree closes the legal loophole that allowed comic-bullfighting shows featuring people with dwarfism in bullrings across Spain. The measure, approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers, comes after years of denunciation and field research by AnimaNaturalis and CAS International. How long can entertainment continue to hide behind the dignity of others?
Read more →Data from the Ministry of Culture reveals that between 2000 and 2019, the number of municipalities with third-category bullrings plummeted by 61%, dropping from 845 to just 328. Is the territorial base of an industry built on the suffering of thousands of bulls each year collapsing on its own, or is public money simply being concentrated to sustain what the public no longer wants?
Read more →The Norwegian poultry sector commits to eradicating breeds selected for extreme growth speed by 2027, rescuing more than 70 million animals per year from decades of systematic suffering. Why does the European Union continue to look the other way?
Read more →A 300-page report from the European Food Safety Authority concludes that current confinement systems fail to meet the basic needs of more than 240 million turkeys per year. How is it possible that in 2026 these animals still lack any specific European law to protect them?
Read more →The public consultation on the Ministry of Agriculture's proposed Royal Decree on "traditional zoological nuclei" has not gone unnoticed.
Read more →The Junta de Andalucía modifies the order regulating aid to 'bullfighting municipalities', raising its economic contribution from 50% to 80%, reducing the town councils' burden to 20%. The measure is part of a general increase in public funds allocated to bullfighting in 2025-2026: Madrid will allocate €7.2 million (59.7% more than in 2025), while subsidies to pro-bullfighting entities have gone from €905,000 to €2.4 million in the last year, according to official data.
Read more →On 5 March 2026, the EU Court of Justice will hold an unprecedented public hearing on the European Commission’s failure to comply with the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age.” Can European justice compel the Commission to honour its 2021 promise and finally put an end to cages on farms?
Read more →The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has opened a public consultation on a new Royal Decree that would regulate so-called “traditional zoological facilities.” While it may sound technical, this draft regulation could have serious consequences for thousands of animals in Spain.
Read more →On February 5, the Monumental Plaza of Mexico City marks 80 years since its inauguration, but for the first time in its history, this milestone will not be celebrated with the bloody bullfights that defined eight decades of animal exploitation.
Read more →The organisation argues that the 20th National Bou amb Corda Congress took place in mid-September on dates with no recognised festive tradition, and that the City Council authorised these events in breach of Law 34/2010. Can public authorities authorise bullfighting events outside traditional festivities? AnimaNaturalis will pursue all available legal avenues.
Read more →The deaths of horses, growing public rejection, and the cancellation of parades in Catalan cities expose the fragility of a celebration that drags animals across asphalt in the name of cultural heritage. How long will we keep justifying suffering with the excuse that “it’s always been done this way”?
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