Mexican Fiesta - Please protest

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Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:52:10 -0000 "Mench" <menchMexican Fiesta - Please protestThis is about a fiesta that takes place every year in the Mexican state ofVeracruz. According to accounts from Mexico during the "Fiesta de la Virgende la Candelaria" in Tlacotalpan six cebu bulls are made to cross a riverand afterwards are submitted to extreme torture and eventuel killing bydrunken participants. The event with the bulls is called "embalse de toros"and will place on the February 1, 2006.Please protest repeatedly with the president and the local authoritiesmentioning the "embalse de toros".webmaster , veracruzenred ,webmaster , webmaster ,mexicoenlineaA possible sample letter:Estimado Señor Presidente,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 elpróximo 1 de febrero en Tlacotalpan, estado Veracruz.Le ruego que prohiba el uso de los animales en la fiesta.Por favor intervenga con las autoridades locales para que se acabe con estahorrible tradición para siempre y para que se siga adelante con la fiestasin animales.AtentamenteNombre:País---Translation:Mr. President,I refer to the torture and killing of six bulls during the "embalse detoros" included in the "Fiesta de la Candelaria" which will take place onFebruary 1, in Tlacotalpan, in the state of Veracruz. I am asking you to banthe use of animals in the fiesta. Please intervene with the localauthorities so that this horrible tradition will end for good and that thefiesta goes ahead without animals.Name:Country:---Thanks, Mechthild Menchwww.anti-corrida.dewww.anti-rodeo.orgwww.animal2000.deinfo