CAS International
CAS International (Comité Anti Stierenvechten) wants to end bullfighting and other ‘cultural’ events that cause animal suffering. This also includes fiestas (‘patronal festivals’), like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, and many other festivities during which bulls and other animals are maltreated and killed. Read more
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Petition: Stop European agricultural subsidies for bullfighting
Did you know that your tax money is being used, through European agricultural subsidies, to breed cattle for bullfighting and cruel bull festivals in Spain, France, and Portugal? Every year, thousands of bulls die in the arena, and tens of thousands of other bulls and cows are used in bull runs and other cruel events….
Spanish Congress abandons bulls
This week, the Spanish Congress of Deputies decided not to consider the citizens’ initiative “No Es Mi Cultura” (“This Is Not My Culture”). The initiative aimed to repeal the law that declares bullfighting part of Spain’s cultural heritage. More than 715,000 Spaniards signed the citizens’ initiative, of which 664,777 signatures were declared valid. At CAS…
Ecuador reaffirms ban on bullfighting
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has rejected an attempt by pro-bullfighting groups to overturn the existing ban on bullfights in which the bull is killed. In 2011, 126 cantons (a canton is an administrative unit between a municipality and a province) voted in a referendum to ban bullfights that result in the death of the…
Report: The Bullfights of Aste Nagusia, Bilbao
CAS International and AnimaNaturalis have released a new report on the bullfights that take place every year during Aste Nagusia in Bilbao, Basque Country. On August 21 and 22, we documented the bullfights held as part of the Aste Nagusia festivities in Bilbao. Aste Nagusia is mainly about Basque traditions, culture, music, and conviviality, and…
End of cruel bull events in Colombia
Bullfighting was already banned in Colombia, and now cruel bull events and other animal spectacles are also prohibited. On September 5, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Colombia confirmed that the law prohibiting bullfights from 2027 onwards is constitutional. Additionally, an exception was removed, meaning that other cruel forms of entertainment involving bulls will also be…
Protests against bullfighting in Gijón
On Sunday, August 10th, we protested together with Asturies Antitaurina and AnimaNaturalis against bullfighting in the Spanish city of Gijón (Asturias) in the North of Spain. The protest served as an announcement for the protest march that was organized on Sunday, August 17th by Asturies Antitaurina with the support of CAS International and AnimaNaturalis in…
