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Big Ol' Protest In Madrid Against Bullfighting

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Thousands marched on Madrid to protest bullfighting and push for a ban. I wish the Portuguese were this passionate about protesting bullfighting. Tags: Madrid spain bullfighting.

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While we were there, a pair of Rufous Crab Hawks noisily protested the presence of a Common Black Hawk that was comfortably perched in the vegetation. From Port of Spain, the journey can take approximately three hours. The mangrove swamps on the very end of the peninsula are similar in some ways to those on the opposite end.

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German Artist Wants to Kill Puppies to Protest Dog Killings

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An unidentified German actor has been stopped by Berlin’s administrative court, following his announcement that he planned to strangle two puppies with cable wires on stage to protest against the slaughter of sled dogs in Alaska and hunting dogs in Spain, with their death being accompanied by a funeral march music and loud gong.

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Graphic Photo of Protest in Spain

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It's a pretty powerful image.

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Bull Gets Gored to Death in Spanish Festival

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Lance-wielding Spanish townspeople speared a huge fighting bull to the death Tuesday, defying a lone protester who sprayed some of them with an irritant. The massive beast charged through the fortified town of Tordesillas, central Spain, crossing a bridge over the River Duero and into a plain in a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages.

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Irish Travel Agency Removes Matador from Advertising

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THE MATADOR – one of the most abiding and traditional images of Spain – has been removed from advertising by a leading Irish travel company following a protest by animal rights activists. The Travel Department confirmed that it had used a photograph of a bullfighter in a newspaper advertisement for a holiday in Spain.

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