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Animal Rights Activists in Spain Bare All.and More!

Critter News

The article asks whether nude activism for animal rights has lost its effectiveness. Tags: spain animal rights. The reason I post a link though is for the photos. They are pretty intense , especially the one in which the activists are clothed and holding dead animals.

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What the rings reveal

10,000 Birds

With its striking combination of colour rings I suspected that it would be easy to find out more about this particular bird, and I was right. That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive. The information I received didn’t indicate the age of the bird.

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Irish Travel Agency Removes Matador from Advertising

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The move was in response from pressure from an animal rights group. 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. Tags: spain Ireland blood sport bullfighting.

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EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare

Critter News

My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.). Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare.

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Catalonia is First Region to Ban Bullfighting

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The independence-minded region of Catalonia on Wednesday became the first on the Spanish mainland to outlaw bullfighting, a move some say is as much about nationalist politics as animal rights. Tags: spain bullfighting. The ban will take effect in the region, of which Barcelona is the capital, in 2012.

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Paul the Octopus Picks World Cup Winner!

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I'm totally disappointed that Spain won the World Cup. The only cool thing is that Paul the "psychic" octopus was right again. Tags: octopus entertainment. That really sucks. For those of you who would prefer a more sensible explanation to his abilities, this article provides a more real-world explanation.

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"Educate, Investigate, Liberate"

Animal Person

We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). There's a donate button on the homepage of AnimalEquality right at the bottom of the "Pig Farms" panel. Thanks a lot.