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2,000 Protest bullring re-opening

23 May 2006

On Thursday the 18th May, Animal Defenders International (ADI) took part in a demonstration organised by ANIMAL, ADI’s partner organisation in Portugal, against Touradas, the Portuguese type of bullfighting....

Bullfight protest

15 May 2006

ADI protests as bullfighting returns to Portugal’s Campo Pequeno after five year absence International animal rights groups join demonstration led by actress Sofia Aparício outside Campo Pequeno bullring...

Malia in Crete bans animal circuses

12 May 2006

Malia in Crete has banned animal circuses following the launch of one of the biggest animal protection campaigns Greece has ever seen by Animal Defenders International (ADI) last month. This is the first...

133 MPs sign up for ban of animals in circuses

9 May 2006

133 MPs have signed up to a ban on the use of animals in travelling circuses in the Animal Welfare Bill putting their signatures to an Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by MP Mike Hancock for Animal Defenders...

New scientific report on animal suffering in travelling circuses

19 April 2006

Animal Defenders International (ADI) is to present a new report on animals in travelling circuses to the House of Lords today. The new study reviews the scientific evidence on the effects of transport...

Major 'Celebrity Circus' sponsor, RE/MAX, pulls out in response to protests at Endemol show

29 March 2006

Tide of public opinion turns against animal circuses across Europe The major sponsor behind Endemol’s latest reality TV show, real estate giant RE/MAX International, has just cancelled its sponsorship...

ADI steps up circus campaign in Greece as Scotland follows UK with ban

27 March 2006

One of the biggest animal protection campaigns Greece has ever seen is being launched this week by Animal Defenders International (ADI) with 50 Greek-based animal welfare groups in Crete, Thessaloniki,...

European Union approves new alternatives to animal testing of drugs and chemicals