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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 10:14 PM
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Spain anti-bullfighting groups protest in Bilbao
Source: Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) – About 100 almost naked anti-bullfighting campaigners lay down outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao on Saturday in a protest coinciding with the start of the northern Spanish city's annual bullfight festival.

The demonstration followed the Catalan parliament's decision last month to ban bullfighting in that region from 2012, outlawing the centuries-old spectacle for the first time in mainland Spain.

The activists from the animal welfare groups AnimaNaturalis, Equanimal and CAS International lay down in the shape of a bull, their bodies smeared with black or red paint to simulate blood.

"Catalonia has been the first Spanish region to ban bullfighting and will be an example for others," said Aida Gascon, director of AnimaNaturalis in Spain.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100821/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_spain_bullfighting



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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 10:26 PM
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1. Fucking hey. I can't stand these douches personally.
Humaneness,yes.Douches,no.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 11:52 AM
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5. Why are the animal rights activists "douches"?
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 02:11 PM
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2. I really love Bilbao, a city transformed by art...
The Guggenheim is a treasure...

Glad to see progressive Catalans taking a stand against this barbaric "sport."
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 05:37 PM
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3. K&R!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 10:30 AM
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4. Viva los toros! n/t
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