Equanimal

Equanimal is a Spanish non profit animal rights organization. Comes from the fusion in 2006 of "Alternativa para la Liberación Animal" (Spanish:"Alternative for Animal Liberation") (ALA, 1986) and "Derechos para los Animales" (Spanish: "Rights for Animals") (2002).Equanimal: en defensa de los animales Número 43. 05/12/2006 al 20/12/2006 Periódico Diagonal 
They focus on anything they consider against animal exploitation, such as animal testing, fur farms and the use of fur as clothing,Protesta contra el uso de pieles de animales para vestidos humanos La Voz de Galicia abandon of animals, circuses that use animals and zoos, hunting and fishingMiles de cazadores se manifiestan por el campo, la caza y la conservación en Madrid 01/03/2008 20 minutos or bullfighting.Los antitaurinos se cuelan en el ruedo de la plaza de toros de Las Ventas 06/05/2008 20 minutos 
The methods we use are mainly awareness through media campaigns,La Facultad de Magisterio de Segovia acoge el estreno del documental 'Earthlings' 12/02/2008 20 minutos protest acts in public places such as embassies,Activistas españoles de la Fundación Equanimal protestan en Bruselas contra la matanza de focas en Canadá Europa Press demonstrationsONG denuncian en Madrid el maltrato y la explotación animal 10/12/2006 20 minutos and sometimes open rescues.Equanimal libera a siete gallinas de una granja industrial de casi 100.000 aves a cara descubierta. 14/10/2007 www.rescate-abierto.org 
Since 2007Equanimal se suma a la espantada del zorro el día de la copa nacional 08/02/2007 La Voz de Galicia they are involved in the sabotage of the "Copa Nacional de Caza del Zorro" (Spanish: "National Fox Hunt Cup"), which is held every year in Galicia, in which they pursue the hunters making noise with megaphones to scare foxes and thereby prevent them from being killed. Incidentes entre cazadores de zorros y ecologistas acaban con un detenido 28/01/2008 La Voz de Galicia «Es una matanza, no una competición deportiva», afirman los ecologistas 24/01/2009 La Voz de Galicia 
	
Along with this, under the actions that have had most impact are those consisting of enter in the ring at the end of a bullfightLos antitaurinos saltan al ruedo 18/05/2008 Público Asalto al ruedo: El antes y el después 01/10/2008 Ecodiario or with banners in the Cibeles catwalk during a parade.
Protestan desnudos contra la masacre de focas en Canadá 15/03/2007 20 minutos 
Occasionally they worked with similar organizations in situations such as protests for seal hunting in Canada.
== References ==
==External links==
* Equanimal web page 
Category:Animal rights movement
Category:Animal welfare organizations
Category:Criticisms of bullfighting
Category:Organisations based in Spain
Category:Organizations established in 2006
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Category:Animal rights movement
Category:Animal welfare organizations
Category:Criticisms of bullfighting
Category:Organisations based in Spain
Category:Organizations established in 2006