International demonstrations on Animal Rights Day Favorite 

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Date: 

Dec 10 2010

Location: 

Madrid, Spain
Showcasing death to defend life
El Pais, Madrid

Activists protested with the organization Animal Equality (Igualdad Animal) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Burgos, and Toledo on December 10, commemorating the international Animal Rights Day. 

The activists were dressed in white overalls and shirts with the logo of their NGO.  Each activist held the body of a lifeless animal in their hands. According to the officials of the organization, the bodies of the foxes, cats, chickens, pigs, sheep and other animals have been collected from the trash containers of factory farms, laboratories, and shelters where they were stacked over night.

Media clipping from the newspaper El Pais, Madrid, Spain (print only)


External sources: 

http://www.animalequality.net/
http://www.igualdadanimal.org/
Posted by Loredana Loy on Apr 15 2012

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