Animals in Entertainment

BAFTA Award–winning actor Michael Sheen is the latest to call for the abolishment of using wild animals in circuses, a cruel and archaic practice.

Being involved in the protest against the Running of the Bulls was inspiring, but it was tough spending time in a city that celebrates extreme violence towards animals.

More than 100 compassionate people created a “river of blood” in Pamplona today, in a protest that vividly represented the cruelty of the Running of the Bulls.

A government consultation has revealed an overwhelming lack of public support for the archaic practice of forcing animals to perform in travelling circuses.

Actor Lena Headey wants you to know that animals in circuses are beaten, chained, whipped and forced to perform against their will.

PETA US is calling for an investigation of Irish pigeon racers for apparent violations of cruelty laws.

In a step forward for animal rights, a Paris court ruled last week that bullfighting should be taken off the official list of France’s “intangible cultural heritage”.

Last week, we learned that London Zoo scrapped its rowdy “Zoo Lates” parties after thousands of people signed our petition.

By propping up the notion that bullfighting somehow “represents” Spain, Mini-Europe is doing the Spanish people a grave injustice.

Changing the name of Britain’s oldest pub to Ye Olde Clever Cocks would help celebrate chickens as the intelligent, sensitive and social animals they are.