AnimaNaturalis is an international non profit animal rights organization whose mission is to "Establish, promote and protect the rights of all animals in Spain and Latin America. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and not to be tortured stop being considered property.""About AnimaNaturalis" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014. It was founded in March, 2003 by Leonora Esquivel Frías and Francisco Vásquez Neira."Founders" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014.
AnimaNaturalis has offices in Spain, as well as several Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela)."Hardware" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014.
Programs
AnimaNaturalis speaks out against the use of the animals as food (concerns with industrial farms, industrial fishing and foie gras);"Animals as food" (translation) in laboratories (animal testing);"Animals in Laboratories" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014; and "Se embardurnan de crema ensangrentada contra la experimentación en animales", Europa Press, 20 minutos, 02.08.2007. to wear as clothing (concerns with using fur, leather, silk, wool and feathers);"Animals to wear" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014; and "The Gran Vía logroñesa hosted a parade against the use of fur" (translation), V. Pérez, elcorreo.com, 07.01.08. as entertainment (circuses, zoos, aquariums, sports, hunting, and racing);"Animals in entertainment" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014; "AnimaNaturalis complains that public funds are used for the UR 'apologist bullfighting'" (translation), elcorreo.com, 13.09.07. and raises awareness about cruel traditions such as rodeos, bullfighting, cockfighting, and dogfighting."Cruel traditions" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014.
Companion animal programs include education about issues like keeping pets out of hot cars, the importance of spaying and neutering, and pet adoption."Companion animals" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014. They also raise awareness about the connection between abuse of animals and violence toward humans, including children."Violence to humans and animals" (translation), AnimaNaturalis, accessed July 17, 2014.
Selected history
In 2008, the famous Spanish singer Alaska collaborated with them in a joint campaign with PETA, posing nude in a picture to raise awareness for what she considers cruel activity, bullfighting.Alaska, desnuda contra las corridas de toros - 20minutos.es (in Spanish)
AnimaNaturalis has also organized protests against the skin industry, like Sin Piel, (No Fur) which became the single most massive protest on this subject ever done in Spain.Peluts nº9. Junio 2008. Páginas 44 y 45 (in catalan) It has also been realised in Argentina, where they counted with the collaboration of the actress Marcela Kloosterboer.Una impactante campaña conciencia en Argentina contra el uso de pieles - 20minutos.es (in Spanish)
In Chile, they organize annual marches against the mistreatment undergone by young bulls in the Chilean rodeo.Maura Rivera lidera marcha contra maltrato animal en rodeos - La Tercera (in Spanish)Maura y lolos ecológicos pitearon con fuerza contra el rodeo - La Cuarta (in Spanish) The last march, which took place September 6, 2008, had the collaboration of the Chilean dancer Maura Rivera.Maura Rivera lidera marcha contra maltrato animal en rodeos - La Tercera Maura y lolos ecológicos pitearon con fuerza contra el rodeo - La Cuarta Maura protesta contra el rodeo: "Ojalá la gente se pusiera en el lugar del novillo" - La Cuarta
See also List of animal rights groups
References
External links (Spanish language)