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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Report: Bulls to the sea in Dénia, Spain
From CAS International and AnimaNaturalis, we have once again released a new report about the cruel traditions involving animals in Spain. This time, we captured the practices in the municipality of Dénia (Valencia) during Bous a la Mar (Valencian for “bulls to the sea”). This is an event where cows and bulls are chased with…
Bull runs in Pamplona end with 60 dead bulls
The San Fermín festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona has come to an end, with the tragic result of 60 dead bulls. For eight days, six bulls ran through the narrow streets of Pamplona each morning, moving through a screaming crowd of people. By the end of the very same day, they died in…
Report: cruel fiestas with young cows in Catalonia
CAS International and AnimaNaturalis have released a new report on the cruel traditions involving animals in Spain. This time, we documented the practices during a street festival with young cows in Sant Jaume d’Enveja (Catalonia, Spain). On June 22, we traveled to Sant Jaume d’Enveja (Tarragona), a municipality notorious for its large number of local…
Protests in Alicante and Torrejón de Ardoz against bullfighting
On Saturday, June 21, we joined forces with AnimaNaturalis to take action against bullfighting in the Spanish cities of Alicante (Valencia) and Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid). The protests took place during local festivities where bullfighting is still part of the program. Hogueras in Alicante More than 50 activists protested in front of Alicante’s city hall…
First step toward protection of hunting dogs through new EU law
On Thursday, June 19, the European Parliament voted on the proposed legislation to protect dogs and cats. At CAS International, we are pleased with the outcome: for the first time, the EU will introduce a binding welfare EU law for dogs and cats. And on several key points, hunting dogs are not excluded from this legislation….
