ANIMAL FORUM

> Every year in Beas de Segura and Arroyo del Ojanco the citizens
> celebrate the religious festivity of St. Mark by sadistically torturing
> bulls and calves to death in an unbelievable orgy of blood and
> violence.
>
> Please be strong for the animals and look at the photos at:
>
> http://www.asanda.org/index.php?module=3DCONTENT EXPRESS&func=3Ddisplay&c=
...
>
> This year 80 animals will be the hapless victims of a celebration
> that has been declared Andalusian Fiesta of National Tourist Interest
> and the appalling tortures will start on April 23rd and go on for several
> days.
>
> To add insult to injury, according to The Mayor of Beas de Segura,
> Lope Morales, the animal defenders are picking on this celebration,
> and the local government has stated that the animals do not suffer
> and that the photos were manipulated In other words, what you
> see in Beas is not real! We are all hallucinating!
>
> 1) Please write to the Mayor Lope Morales at:
>
> info @ ayto-beasdesegura.com and if possible also fax him to 0034 953458=
009
>
> 2) Please write to the Andalusian Tourist Board at:
>
> info @ andalucia.org and if possible also fax them to 0034 951299316
>
> 3) Please write to the local papers: opinion @ diariojaen.es; jaen @ idea=
l.es
>
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>
> 4) Please write to the Spanish embassy in your country, you can find their
> details athttp://www.spanish-living.com/info embassies.htm
>
> There are countless Spanish celebrations, many supposedly religious;
> some actually organized by the church, where animals are sadistically
> tortured to death, thousands upon thousands of animals dying long
> drawn deaths that the reader of these lines could not possibly fathom
> because of their evil inventiveness. Spain depends on international
> tourism for jobs and income, if the readers and all their friends and
> families chose other destinations for their holidays we could help civili=
ze
> a country that is still trying to rival the cruelty of ancient Rome!
>
> Many Spanish people are fighting these terrible acts, the majority of
> Spaniards are disgusted by them, but they need our help, please
> forward widely!
>
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