A vegan activist named Mythical Mia attempted to steal rabbits last week from a Spanish farm alleging she was attacked by angry farmers. It has now been reported that more rabbits died resulting from her effort than were saved. Then again, that may be what she intended. While there is no way to verify any…
Madrid, Spain’s new mayor, José Luis MartÃnez-Almeida, has wasted no time getting down to the business of reversing the policies of his predecessor. According to The New York Times, yesterday he temporarily reversed a policy enacted by city politicians less than a year ago to restrict so-called high emission vehicles (such as diesel-powered cars) access…
The Epoch Times has a very good write up contrasting the two sides in the controversy surrounding bullfighting in Spain. An activist named Virginia Ruiz was profiled where she jumped into a bullfighting ring attempting to prevent a bull from being killed during an event. While some admired her courage, her feat angered many others.…
After receiving numerous death threats from animal rights activists online, a popular, 27-year old female hunter from Catalonia, Spain has taken her own life. According to the UK Daily Mail, Melania Capitan was a well-known blogger and hunter with thousands of fans and became famous by posting details about her hunting methods and occasionally delving…
NBC News reports that Greenpeace accuses Spain’s Navy of one of its naval vessels ramming a dingy carrying activists injuring four during a protest the group conducted against oil drilling near the Canary Islands. The Navy, however, denied the accusations. It dispatched two of its ships to protect a large oil drilling ship so Greenpeace…
