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International Campaign against Tlacotalpan bull torture Internationale Kampagne die Stierquälerei in Tlacotalpan Each year on the 1st of February, six cebu bulls are tortured and killed during the "Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria" in the town of Tlacotalpan, in the Mexican state of Veracruz. First they are dragged through a river by ropes attached to boats. Then they are chased through the streets Pamplona style and tortured until they are physically and psychologically destroyed. The part of the fiesta, which takes place in the river is called "embalse de toros" and is even promoted by the tourism authorities. In 2006 due to an international campaign and meetings with Mexican animal rights activists, the governor of the state of Veracruz banned the use of the cebus in the fiesta. However, the mayor took sides with the animal abusers and the fiesta went ahead as usual. Shocking images and reports by Mexican TV stations and newspapers showed how one bull, in terror, tried to escape from his pen. Later one bull almost drowned in the river. The policemen present in the village tried as hard as possible to protect the bulls from the mob in lynching mood, but the police were too small in number. In 2007 in defiance of the campaign, in addition to the six cebu bulls six young fighting bulls were released in the streets and tortured. Tlacotalpan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Please inform UNESCO about what is going on in Tlacotalpan. A large part of Mexico's income arises out of international tourism so it is important to include the Mexican tourism authorities. The Catholic Church should also be included. Please write your own letter or use the sample as a guide. You may also copy and send the link to a short clip * on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0o2O6KEDCw Sample Estimados Señores, me refiero a la tortura y la matanza de seis toros en el "embalse de toros" en el marco de la "Fiesta de la Candelaria", que se llevará a cabo el próximo 1 de febrero del 2008 en Tlacotalpan, estado Veracruz. Tal comportamiento no es digno de una sede del patriomonio mundial. Le ruego que prohiba el uso de los animales en la fiesta. Por favor intervenga con las autoridades locales para que se acabe con esta horrible tradición para siempre y para que se siga adelante con la fiesta sin animales. Atentamente Nombre: País:   Translation Gentlemen, I refer to the torture and killing of the six bulls during the "Embalse de Toros" in the "Fiesta de la Candelaria", which will take place in Tlacotalpan, in the state of Veracruz on February 1, 2008. This action is not worthy of a world heritage site. I urge you to ban the use of animals in the fiesta. Please intervene with the local authorities to get this horrible tradition banned and to take the animals out of the fiesta. Sincerely, Name: Country:                       The e-Mail addresses work fine, however, due to the international campaign mail boxes sometimes might be full. Please try again later and there is no harm to send it again so the message is really heard. UNESCO: UNESCO World Heritage Center, Paris E-Mail: wh-info@unesco.org , F.Bandarin@unesco.org , A.Pedersen@unesco.org , n.sanz@unesco.org Permanent Delegation of Mexico to UNESCO , E-Mail: dl.mexique@unesco.org UNESCO Mexican Delegation (in Mexico) , E-mail: mexico@unesco.org , mt.baz@unesco.org Mexican Authorities: - Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa , E-Mail: felipe.calderon@presidencia.gob.mx - Governor of Veracruz state Fidel Herrera Beltrán , E-Mail: fidelherrera@veracruz-llave.gob.mx , contacto@sedesmaver.gob.mx - Mayor of Tlacotalpan Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez Hernández , E-Mail: info@tlaco.com.mx Comments can also be posted on: http://www.tlaco.com.mx/opinion/index.htm - Organizers in the village, E-Mail: ofe_montalvo@hotmail.com , tlaco2005_2007@hotmail.com - Mexican Agricultural Ministry SAGARPA , E-Mail: contacto@sagarpa.gob.mx , alberto.cardenas@sagarpa.gob.mx - SAGARPA Delegation of the state of Veracruz ,E-Mail: portal_vrz@vrz.sagarpa.gob.mx , delegado@vrz.sagarpa.gob.mx - Mexican Environmental Ministry SEMARNAT , E-Mail: c.secretario@semarnat.gob.mx - SEMARNAT Delegation of the state of Veracruz , E-Mail: delegado@veracruz.semarnat.gob.mx Mexican Embassies: - Austria , E-Mail: embamex@embamex.or.at , mision@embamex.or.at , icm@embamex.or.at - Canada , E-mail: info@embamexcan.com - France , E-Mail: prensafrancia@sre.gob.mx - Germany , E-mail: mail@embamexale.de - Netherlands , E-Mail: embamex@embamex-nl.com - Switzerland , E-mail: embamex1@swissonline.ch - United Kingdom , E-mail: mexuk@easynet.co.uk , culturalgb@sre.gob.mx - USA, leave a message: http://portal.sre.gob.mx/eua/index.php?option=contact&Itemid=261 Mexican Tourism authorities: Secretaría de Turismo (Government), E-Mail: relizondo@sectur.gob.mx Consejo de Promoción Turística de México S.A., E-Mail: flopez@promotur.com.mx , sgonzalez@promotur.com , relacionespublicas@promotur.com.mx , northamericanpress@visitmexico.com State of Veracruz, leave a message: http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=313,3971951&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL UK, Ireland, Northern Europe, E-Mail: uk@visitmexico.com , contacteurope@visitmexico.com Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, E-Mail: germany@visitmexico.com France, Benelux, Switzerland, E-Mail:: france@visitmexico.com , otmex@wanadoo.fr Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel , E-Mail: italy@visitmexico.com Spain/Portugal, E-Mail:: spain@visitmexico.com Argentina, E-Mail: argentina@visitmexico.com Brasil, E-Mail: brasil@visitmexico.com Asia, E-Mail: cptmtokio@hotmail.com , cptmbeijing@gmail.com Washington, E-Mail: echaillo@visitmexico.com , veronica.querejazu@newlinkcorp.com Chicago, E-Mail: hguerrero@visitmexico.com , marisol.hernandez@newlinkcorp.com Houston, E-Mail: houston@visitmexico.com , sandra.munoz@newlinkcorp.com New York, E-Mail: mmora@visitmexico.com , gustavo.rivas@newlinkcorp.com Miami, E-Mail: miami@visitmexico.com , yusfia.jimenez@newlinkcorp.com Montreal, E-Mail: montreal@visitmexico.com Toronto, E-Mail: toronto@visitmexico.com Vancouver, E-Mail: dgutierrez@visitmexico.com Catholic Church in Mexico E-Mail: arzobispado@arzobispadomexico.org.mx * Lyrics of the clip by Georges Roos, sung by Vicki Moore: No more barbaric perversions! No more revivals of torture! No ancient crimes in new versions! And no more flesh for the vutures!

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