Animal Equality
Encyclopedia
Animal Equality.
organization
whose purpose is "to achieve equal consideration and respect for animals, and the abolition of animal slavery". This statement takes to question speciesism
, the view that animals have the same status as property. Currently the organization is present in Spain
, UK, Peru
, Venezuela
and Colombia
. Their activities are concentrated in the cities of Madrid
, Sevilla, Barcelona
, Caracas y Bogotá.
The objective of Animal Equality is "to raise awareness of the suffering and deaths of nonhuman animals as victims of speciesism and work towards the abolition of animal use through the promotion of veganism."
This organization organizes demonstrations in the street to promote respect for animals. They have also carried out several actions with a certain mediatic repercussion, like a linking to a slaughter house, an open rescue
of six pigs and an investigation on the slaughter houses of Spain. Furthermore, they have slipped down from a Toro de Osborne and of the bullring of Las Ventas
. In June 2008 they realised two joint operations in the bullring La Monumental
of Barcelona: while two activists slipped down from the façade, four more jumped into the ring after one of the bulls died. According to the people in charge of the organization, the activists who jumped into the ring were attacked by the public and workers of the bullring. In July 2008 Animal Equality displayed an investigation in which several activists entered a farm of the Campofrío company, gathering sixteen corpses of pigs that were later taken to the office of this company.
On 21 January 2009, Telecinco
relayed, in the program "Diario de", images of the assault on the ring realised by Animal Equality to the bullring of Saragossa and its entrance in an industrial ship with 40,000 hens to denounce their situation as well as the previous moments to these actions.
Animal Equality does not support welfare reforms, or changes in the way animals are exploited, as "reforms in animal treatment have shown to benefit exploiters by increasing efficiency and profit, as well as encouraging the public to feel more comfortable about consuming animal products."
Biography
Igualdad Animal is an international non-profit animal rightsAnimal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
whose purpose is "to achieve equal consideration and respect for animals, and the abolition of animal slavery". This statement takes to question speciesism
Speciesism
Speciesism is the assigning of different values or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership. The term was created by British psychologist Richard D...
, the view that animals have the same status as property. Currently the organization is present in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, UK, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. Their activities are concentrated in the cities of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Sevilla, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Caracas y Bogotá.
The objective of Animal Equality is "to raise awareness of the suffering and deaths of nonhuman animals as victims of speciesism and work towards the abolition of animal use through the promotion of veganism."
This organization organizes demonstrations in the street to promote respect for animals. They have also carried out several actions with a certain mediatic repercussion, like a linking to a slaughter house, an open rescue
Open rescue
Open rescue is a term for a form of direct action practiced by certain animal rights and animal welfare activists. The aim of open rescue is to rescue animals in pain and suffering, generally and to give these animals veterinary treatment and humane living conditions while also documenting the...
of six pigs and an investigation on the slaughter houses of Spain. Furthermore, they have slipped down from a Toro de Osborne and of the bullring of Las Ventas
Las Ventas
The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is a famous bullring in Madrid .Situated in the Guindalera quarter of the district of Salamanca, it was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. It has a seating capacity of 25,000 and is regarded as the home of bullfighting in Spain.This bullring was designed by the architect...
. In June 2008 they realised two joint operations in the bullring La Monumental
La Monumental
The Plaza Monumental de Barcelona, often known simply as La Monumental , is a bullring in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the last bullfighting arena in commercial operation in Catalonia. It was inaugurated in 1914 under the name Plaza de El Sport and was immediately expanded and...
of Barcelona: while two activists slipped down from the façade, four more jumped into the ring after one of the bulls died. According to the people in charge of the organization, the activists who jumped into the ring were attacked by the public and workers of the bullring. In July 2008 Animal Equality displayed an investigation in which several activists entered a farm of the Campofrío company, gathering sixteen corpses of pigs that were later taken to the office of this company.
On 21 January 2009, Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
relayed, in the program "Diario de", images of the assault on the ring realised by Animal Equality to the bullring of Saragossa and its entrance in an industrial ship with 40,000 hens to denounce their situation as well as the previous moments to these actions.
Animal Equality does not support welfare reforms, or changes in the way animals are exploited, as "reforms in animal treatment have shown to benefit exploiters by increasing efficiency and profit, as well as encouraging the public to feel more comfortable about consuming animal products."