Anche quest'anno il 16 settembre 2014 verrà perpetrata la crudele e sanguinosa tradizione del Torneo del Toro de la Vega a Tordesillas in Spagna. A subire tortura e morte sarà "Elegido", un bellissimo toro di 600 Kg. fornito da un allevatore di Burgos.
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| Quest'anno tocca ad "Elegido", 600 kg di mansuetudine / El Norte |
Gli animalisti cercheranno di impedire l'uccisione del toro e protesteranno, come ogni anno, perchè questo crudele e barbaro torneo venga abolito.
Cosa possiamo fare di fronte a tanta crudeltà e ignoranza? Cosa possiamo fare da subito per aiutare Elegido?
Il minimo è firmare e diffondere le petizioni che vi indico qui di seguito.
Grazie! (G.B.)
> http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/jos%C3%A9-antonio-gonz%C3%A1lez-poncela-por-la-abolici%C3%B3n-del-toro-de-la-vega
> http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/parlamento-europeo-abolici%C3%B3n-toro-de-la-vega-tordesillas-espa%C3%B1a
> http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/al-gobierno-prohibir-el-toro-de-la-vega-2
> http://www.rompeunalanza.com/firma
> http://www.change.org/fr/p%C3%A9titions/stop-toro-de-la-vega-2013 (riproposta 2014 la petizione del 2013)
Informazioni riportate sulla stampa:
- http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/valladolid/201407/03/elegido-morlaco-pelo-negro-20140703091526.html
- http://www.abc.es/local-castilla-leon/20140703/abci-elegido-sera-toro-vega-201407031749.html
Altre informazioni e proteste sul sito web di Occupy for Animals e sulla pagina Facebook.
Vi invito inoltre a farvi sentire dalle autorità anche per e.mail - Iniziativa importante ad integrazione delle petizioni che vi ho indicato > Send an email > Please copy the sample letter below and send it through each of the following 3 portals: (ci sono format da compilare su ogni sito elencato ai punti 1, 2 e 3)
1) Municipality of Tordesillas, Valladoid: http://www.tordesillas.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es/?q=contact
2) President of Spain: https://portal-scc.presidencia.gob.es/ciudadan@s/contacto.jsp
3) Office of Tourism, Tordesillas: http://www.tordesillas.net/webs/inicio.php?cont=8&lang=por
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Letter in Spanish:
"Señores, Señoras,
Protesto enérgicamente contra el espectáculo del ‘Toro de la Vega’, por cruel y sangriento.
Una muchedumbre, armada con terribles lanzas medievales, persigue a un animal por el campo, acorralándolo y clavándole sus lanzas en cualquier parte del cuerpo, hasta matarlo.
Esto deja en entredicho, ante el mundo entero, la calidad moral del gobierno de la Junta de Castilla-León y del Ayuntamiento de Tordesillas al seguir apoyándolo.
Solicito la prohibición de este salvaje martirio y me uno a la propuesta de declarar a Tordesillas "Ciudad non grata" mientras persista en defender este acto de feroz barbarie.
Además apoyo la próxima manifestación que tendra lugar en Tordesillas contra la tortura de un inocente animal llamado Elegido.
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Letter in English:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am shocked to learn of your annual Toro de la Vega event in which a bull is chased, stabbed, mutilated, and, after enduring prolonged agony and certain terror, is killed.
This event is promoted as a cultural tradition, a celebration of your heritage and spirit, but your mitigating words and euphemistic descriptions cannot conceal the inherently barbaric nature of this event. Any celebration built on a foundation of extreme animal cruelty, exploitation, and suffering cannot be justified; condemning bulls, or any other animals, to a torturous ceremony for mere entertainment is indefensible. Commemorating your cultural history is admirable, yet subjecting an innocent creature to such a primitive ritual only demonstrates yours as an uncivilized, undereducated society.
Animals, as humans, are sentient creatures, capable of emotion, thought, and pain; when you support the exploitation of them, you only promote indifference and establish that you are unsympathetic to suffering. Furthermore, the global community will certainly recognize and scoff at your shameless attempts of justification and will refuse to financially contribute to such an archaic demonstration of savagery .
Indeed, until you ceases the Toro de la Vega in favor of a celebration that embraces compassion and respect towards all living beings, I will necessarily maintain the only ethical decision is to promote a boycott of your country and your country’s commerce.
Please choose compassion and empathy and permanently ban the Toro de la Vega and any other rituals that inflict suffering and pain on our animal friends.
I know your time is limited, and I thank you for your attention to this urgent issue.
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