Stranke za životinje diljem svijeta podržavaju masovni prosvjed protiv borba bikova
On 15 September, the Spanish Party for the Animals, Partido Animalista (PACMA), will organise its annual mass protest against bullfighting in Madrid. PACMA is urging everyone to take part in their protest, called ‘Misión Abolición’ – Abolition Mission – by coming to Madrid, signing the petition or joining the social media campaign, starting tomorrow. Every one of PACMA’s sister parties, including the Dutch Party for the Animals, is supporting PACMA’s campaign.
PACMA’s international campaign poster against bullfighting
Every year thousands of people join the demonstration, making it the largest protest against bullfighting in the world. This year, PACMA will pay particular attention to the notorious ‘becerradas’, the name given to bullfights involving very young bulls and cows under two years old. Like adult fighting bulls, the young animals in these bullfights are tortured and killed. These animals are essentially just baby animals who are still weaned on mother’s milk. Their coordination is not developed yet, causing them to keep falling over. Their horns are not even fully formed yet. The young, defenceless calves do not stand a chance.
Thousands of becerradas take place in Spain every year. There is no way of describing the suffering of these animals, but this video provides a view of the cruel reality.
Make yourself heard on social media
PACMA is urging everyone to show their support on 12 September by sharing a photo or video of themselves on social media – their faces painted with green or black stripes as shown in this video – using the hashtag #MisionAbolicion and #STOPBecerradas. The plan is to use every social media channel to its full extent in the coming days and thereby attract as much attention as possible to #MisionAbolicion on 15 September. You will find more information in Spanish here. On this website, you can also sign the petition against ‘becarradas’.
PACMA is also urging people to call upon the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to put an end to these atrocities, by sending a tweet to @sanchezcastejon.
Party for the Animals MP Frank Wassenberg takes part in the social media campaign
Suffering
Every year thousands of animals die a horrible death during bullfights: a misnomer for an event that has little to do with competition, since it involves a sword-wielding matador and a confused, mentally tortured and physically weakened animal. It is PACMA’s belief, as well as that of the citizens of Spain and 18 other parties for the animals worldwide, that it is high time to stop this cruel event once and for all.
Španjolska stranka za životinje, Partido Animalista (PACMA), organizira svoj godišnji masovni prosvjed protiv borbe bikova 15. rujna u Madridu. PACMA svih poziva na prosvjed ‘Misión Abolición’ tako da dođu u Madrid i potpišu peticiju ili da od sutra sudjeluju u kampanji putem društvenih mreža. Sve sestrinske stranke PACMA-e, između ostalih i nizozemska Stranka za životinje, podržavaju akciju PACMA-e.
Svake godine ovaj prosvjed okuplja tisuće ljudi i predstavlja najveći prosvjed protiv borba bikova na svijetu. Ove godine je PACMA posvetila dodatnu pažnju zloglasnom ‘becerradasu’. Becerradas je borba bikovima koja uključuje vrlo mlade bikove i krave mlađe od dvije godine. Prilikom ovih borbi životinje se zlostavljaju i ubijaju poput odraslih životinja. Ove su životinje zapravo djeca koja još piju majčino mlijeko. Još uvijek nemaju razvijenu koordinaciju i često padaju. Jedva da imaju rogove. Dakle, ova telad nema nikakve šanse.
Godišnje se u Španjolskoj održava na tisuće becerradasa. Patnja ovih životinja ne može se opisati riječima, ali ovaj video pokazuje dio okrutne stvarnosti.
Oglasi se putem društvenih mreža
PACMA moli svih da 12. rujna izraze svoju potporu putem društvenih mreža tako da podijele video ili sliku sebe s obojanim licem u zeleno i crno kao u ovom video – te da ga podijele s hashtag #STOPBecerradas i #MisionAbolicion. Plan je da se ovim putem iskoriste društvene mreže u danima koji dolaze I da se sva pozornost skrene na #MisionAbolicion 15. rujna. Više informacija na španjolskom pronaći čete ovdje. Tamo možete potpisati i peticiju protiv ‘becerradasa’ .
PACMA poziva svih da putem Twittera španjolskog premijera Pedra Sáncheza pitaju kad misli stati na kraj ovoj vrsti strahote. To možete tvitanjem na @sanchezcastejon.
Zastupnik u Donjem domu iz Stranke za životinje Frank Wassenberg također sudjeluje u kampanji putem društvenih mreža
Patnja
Svake godine tisuće bikova umire groznom smrću tokom borba bikova: pogrešan naziv za event prilikom kojeg zapravo nema jednakosti između matadora koji maše mačem i zbunjene, te tjelesno i duševno izmučene životinje. PACMA, zajedno s stanovnicima Španjolske i 18 sestrinskih stranaka diljem svijeta, smatra da je krajnje vrijeme da se ovoj okrutnoj praksi jednom i zauvijek stane na kraj.