Protesting bullfighting in Mexico City(01 of12)
Open Image ModalMembers of the international organization Animanaturalis take part in a protest against bullfighting on February 5, 2012, at the Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZ (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting bullfighting in Medellin, Colombia(02 of12)
Open Image ModalAnima Naturalis activists form the word 'Stop' during a protest against bullfighting at Parque de los Deseos (Park of Wishes) in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on February 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Raul ARBOLEDA (Photo credit should read RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting use of animal fur in Hong Kong(03 of12)
Open Image ModalA woman, wearing a fur collar coat, poses for a photo with a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activist outside the Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) shop in Hong Kong on January 14, 2012. PETA was protesting against the D&G store for their continued use of fur. The sign reads: "Snap photos, Not rabbits' necks. D&G: Fur Is Cruel." AFP PHOTO / LAURENT FIEVET (Photo credit should read LAURENT FIEVET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting use of animal skins in Hollywood(04 of12)
Open Image ModalA man dressed as Zorro poses with bodypainted PETA (People against the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists holding their message in a convenient position to avoid arrest for indecent exposure while protesting against the use of animal skins in time for Christmas on December 23, 2011 in Hollywood, California, urging shoppers to give animals a little peace this holiday season. The women, painted as a cow, leopard, snake and tiger, were taken away briefly by police before being allowed back to their position along the busy tourist strip of Hollywood Boulevard. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting abuse of zoo animals in Kiev(05 of12)
Open Image ModalActivists of Femen, a Ukrainian women movement, wearing masks representing the slaughtered animals, shout slogans and hold placards reading 'Zoomorgue', 'Slaughten house', 'Zooghetto' as they stage a topless protest on a roof at the entrance of the zoo in Kiev on October 27, 2011. They rally against, as they say, the intolerable living conditions for animals in the zoo. Every year the Zoo is claiming the lives of hundreds of rare and exotic animals, that die a horrific death of hunger, cold or disease, as they report to AFP. The FEMEN movement demands that the Ukrainian authorities close the Kievs ZooMorgue as they call it. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting use of exotic animal skins in Taipei(06 of12)
Open Image ModalShoppers look on as two animal rights activists in green body painting protest outside a luxury brand store in Taipei on October 20, 2011. The activists urged luxury houses to stop selling products made from exotic animal skins to protect the animals from cruelty during the manufacturing process. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting bullfighting in Tordesillas, Spain(07 of12)
Open Image ModalAnimal-rights activists stage a protest on September 11, 2011 in the central Spanish town of Tordesillas two days before the 'Toro de la Vega festival.' The festival is one of the oldest in Spain with roots dating back to the fifteenth century. The bull has to be enticed across the river from the village to the plain 'Vega' before it can be killed to honour the 'Virgen de la Pena'. AFP PHOTO/Pedro ARMESTRE (Photo credit should read PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting use of animals in circuses in Mexico City(08 of12)
Open Image ModalAn activist of animal-rights organizations dressed as a chained lion protests against the use of animals in circuses, in front of the Mexican Senate building in Mexico City, on October 4, 2011. The poster reads 'No More Circuses With Animals'. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting consumption of meat in Barcelona(09 of12)
Open Image ModalAn activist of the animal-rights group 'AnimaNaturalis' lays down naked on a giant plate of food during a performance to denounce the consumption of meat on December 15, 2011 in the center of Barcelona. AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting hunting of dolphins in London(10 of12)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Protesters demonstrate outside the Japanese embassy against Japan's hunting of sea mammals on September 1, 2011 in London, England. The protesters are campaigning against the annual dolphin hunt which commences in Taiji, Japan today. Japan permits approximately 20,000 dolphins to be caught per year. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting against bullfighting in Mimizan, France(11 of12)
Open Image ModalA member of the Animavie association (French national animal protection network) covered with fake blood wears a mask of a Bull as an activist wears a tee-shirt reading 'Shame on bullfighting' during a protest against bullfighting on July 23, 2011 in the French southwestern city of Mimizan. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Protesting caging of animals on fur farms in Washington, D.C.(12 of12)
Open Image ModalAnimal rights activists in fur coats sitting in cages during a PETA(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) demostration June 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. PETA is drawing attention to the extreme cruelty to animals on fur farms that spend their entire lives confined in filthy cages to await slaughter to make coats shoes sweaters and other items that can easily be made from synthetic alternatives. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)