Circos

Four animal welfare organisations request precautionary measures for a dromedary from Valencia's Circ de Nadal

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?