AnimaNaturalis

AnimaNaturalis is an international non profit animal rights organization whose activism is oriented towards animal liberation. It was founded on March 2003.Peluts nº9. Junio 2008. Página 44/ (in catalan)Acerca de AnimaNaturalis - AnimaNaturalis (in Spanish) It has offices in some Latin American countries and in Spain.
Their main activism efforts involve speaking out against the use of the animals as food, in laboratories (animal testing),Se embardurnan de crema ensangrentada contra la experimentación en animales - 20minutos.es (in Spanish) as clothing (the use of animals for their fur),La Gran Vía logroñesa acogió un desfile contra el uso de pieles - elcorreodigital (in Spanish) for entertainment in traditions that are considered cruel,AnimaNaturalis critica que se usen fondos públicos y la UR para «hacer apología de tauromaquia» - elcorreodigital (in Spanish) and the mistreatment of animals as pets and animals in general.
In 2008, the famous Spanish singer Alaska collaborated with them in a joint campaign with PETA, posing nude in a picture to raise awareness for what she considers cruel activity, bullfighting.Alaska, desnuda contra las corridas de toros - 20minutos.es (in Spanish)
Also, AnimaNaturalis has organized protests against the skin industry, like Sin Piel, (No Fur) which became the single most massive protest on this subject ever done in Spain.Peluts nº9. Junio 2008. Páginas 44 y 45 (in catalan) It has also been realised in Argentina, where they counted with the collaboration of the actress Marcela Kloosterboer.Una impactante campaña conciencia en Argentina contra el uso de pieles - 20minutos.es (in Spanish)
In Chile they organize annual marches against the mistreatment undergone by young bulls in the Chilean rodeo.Maura Rivera lidera marcha contra maltrato animal en rodeos - La Tercera (in Spanish)Maura y lolos ecológicos pitearon con fuerza contra el rodeo - La Cuarta (in Spanish) The last march, which took place September 6, 2008, had the collaboration of the Chilean dancer Maura Rivera.Maura Rivera lidera marcha contra maltrato animal en rodeos - La Tercera Maura y lolos ecológicos pitearon con fuerza contra el rodeo - La Cuarta Maura protesta contra el rodeo: "Ojalá la gente se pusiera en el lugar del novillo" - La Cuarta 
As an international non-profit organization, it has offices in Barcelona (Spain), Bogota (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Caracas (Venezuela), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Lima (Peru), Logroño (Spain), Mexico Federal District (Mexico), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Santiago de Chile (Chile).
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* AnimaNaturalis
Category:Animal rights movement
Category:Bullfighting
Category:Organisations based in Spain
Category:Organizations established in 2003
Category:Criticisms of bullfighting
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