Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment to Animals
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The Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment to Animals (Spanish
: Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal, PACMA, Basque
: Zezenketen Aurkako eta Animalien Aldeko Alderdia, ZAAAA) is a Spanish
political party
founded in Bilbao
on February 24, 2003 focused in the animal rights
and against the abuse to them
, also as a part of the requirement of respect for the right to life. Although its headquarters is in Barcelona, it has a state party establishment.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal, PACMA, Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
: Zezenketen Aurkako eta Animalien Aldeko Alderdia, ZAAAA) is a Spanish
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...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
founded in Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
on February 24, 2003 focused in the animal rights
Animal 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...
and against the abuse to them
Cruelty to animals
Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or for their fur, although opinions differ with...
, also as a part of the requirement of respect for the right to life. Although its headquarters is in Barcelona, it has a state party establishment.