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Singer Alaska takes her clothes off against bullfighting in Spain
By h.b. - Jun 2, 2008 - 6:23 PM
ALSO SEE : • Demonstrators against the bullfight in Zaragoza - Sep 29, 2008 - 8:02 AM
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Singer Alaska presents herself to the press today - Photo EFE
Singer Alaska presents herself to the press today - Photo EFE
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The singer, famous for her role in the Madrid movida, has been photographed with three banderillas stuck in her back.
In a campaign organised by the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and AnimaNaturalis animal rights group in Spain, the famous ‘movida’ pop singer Alaska, has taken off her clothes in protest at bullfighting.

The campaign slogan is ‘The naked truth – bullfighting is cruel’, and at a press conference to launch the campaign today the singer claimed that even now ‘there are people whose attitudes are starting to change’.

Photographer Juan Gatti captured the singer naked for the campaign and then added three ‘banderillas’ spiked into her back.
Alaska said she wanted to ‘make a noise’. ‘I probably won’t convince the convinced’, she said, ‘but there are people who are starting to change’.

‘There is an animal’, she added, ‘which has not asked to be there’.

Alaska thus adds her name to the supports of PETA which already includes the likes of Naomi Campbell and Linda McCartney.


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Tsylotr Mimms
19 Jun 2008, 18:19
Bullfighting is a very cruel and bloody sport. I'm willing to take drastic action for those innocent bulls. Bulls should not be treated that way. They should be treated with love and affection. I'm willing to make a sacrofise for those injured bulls in need of a hero. I'm encouraging everyone in the whole wide world to take drastic action against the bullfights in Spain. Please help make a difference in the lives of bulls being abused. Thank for your time and your patience. Together we can save these injured bulls from being stabbed and tormented.
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