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
Actual
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….
European Agriculture Committee abandons hunting dogs
In early June, the Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament voted on a legislative proposal intended to offer better protection for dogs and cats bred, kept, and sold within the EU. While the proposal marks a significant step forward in safeguarding animal welfare, there is also serious cause for concern. The…
Tardes de Soledad: Bullfighting in the Cinema
Tardes de Soledad (“Afternoons of Solitude”), a Spanish documentary about bullfighting, will be screened in the cinema in the Netherlands until September this year. As the documentary is being widely discussed in the Dutch media, we—Maite van Gerwen (director of CAS International) and Estefania Pampin Zuidmeer (campaigner at CAS International)—decided to see it for ourselves….
Ban on Toro de la Vega remains in force
A recent ruling by the High Court of Castile and León has once again struck down the controversial bull festival Toro de la Vega in the Spanish town of Tordesillas. This puts an end to the municipality’s attempts to continue this cruel bull festival in a new form. Toro de la Vega was originally a…
