Appearances in
press
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RADIO NERVIÓN | 14 August 2026
Sokamuturra Ez gathered once again at the Old Port of Algorta to demand an end to the heifer-running events during Getxo’s festivities. Spokesperson Nerea Landa called on the City Council and the local social groups (*cuadrillas*) to commit to a shift toward more ethical celebrations, featuring alternatives such as sporting events or greasy pole contests.
DEIA | 14 August 2026
On Friday, the Sokamuturra Ez association brought together residents and groups at the Old Port of Algorta under the slogan “Festivities are better without suffering.” The group is calling on the City Council to replace the *sokamuturra* with animal-free alternatives during Getxo’s festivities.
ORAIN.EUS | 14 August 2026
The association Sokamuturra Ez called on Getxo residents to boycott the sokamuturra and not bring minors, arguing that the heifers suffer from transport, isolation, and harassment for hours. The group regrets that its attempts to negotiate alternatives with the festival committee have been unsuccessful.
TELE7 | April 23, 2026
The Sokamuturra Ez citizens initiative, backed by over a thousand signatures, was unanimously rejected. A veterinarian and the association s spokesperson denounced the animal suffering and the use of public funds in these festivities.
HIRUKA.EUS | 20 ABR 2026
El pleno de Getxo tumbó la propuesta ciudadana “Por unas fiestas sin animales”, presentada con 1.125 firmas. Sokamuturra Ez denuncia la desconexión entre instituciones y ciudadanía, y mantiene el diálogo con los partidos políticos.
EL CORREO | March 31, 2026
The Leioa platform against Animal Abuse has registered a popular initiative to remove the donkey pulling trials from the San Bartolomé festival program, exceeding the minimum of 10% of the census required by municipal regulations.
EL CORREO | March 27, 2026
El Ayuntamiento de Getxo rechazó la moción para eliminar la sokamuturra de las fiestas del Puerto Viejo. Solo el PSE y Elkarrekin Podemos apoyaron al colectivo, mientras el PNV se opuso alegando «diversidad de opiniones» y apelando al diálogo.
NAIZ.EUS | February 24, 2026
Representantes de Euskanbafed y de Leioa contra el Maltrato Animal comparecieron en el Parlamento Vasco para pedir la retirada de la proposición de ley, argumentando que fomenta el sufrimiento animal e ignora las recomendaciones de la ONU sobre la infancia.
CADENA SER | February 17, 2026
The Provincial Council of Bizkaia will open sanctioning proceedings against the owners of the donkeys participating in the Asto Probak for not having the origin and health guide or the Equine Movement Card, with fines of up to 3,000 euros per animal.
TELE7 | February 12, 2026
Nerea Landa y José Luis Aspiazu, de Sokamuturra Ez, anunciaron en Las Tardes de Tele7 su comparecencia parlamentaria para oponerse a una ley que, según denuncian, normaliza la participación de niños en festejos con animales atados o perseguidos.
NAIZ.EUS | February 10, 2026
The head of the Ombudsman’s Office for Children warned the Basque Parliament that the proposed law does not include an impact assessment on minors, as required by the UN. In the same session, Sokamuturra Ez presented scientific reports on animal suffering.
RADIO NERVIÓN | February 6, 2026
Sokamuturra Ez and other organizations announced their appearances in the Basque Parliament to oppose the bullfighting law, supported by the recent position of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
KAFETEGIA | 15 SEP 2025
Getxo association fighting to eliminate the sokamuturra, for animal-free festivals throughout the Basque Country.
COPE | 11 AGO 2025
The sokamuturra is not tradition, but suffering: neighborhood association calls for the sokamuturra to be replaced
ABC | 11 AGO 2025
Getxo calls for consensus on the ‘sokamuturra’, which is being held in front of a protest
RADIO NERVIÓN | 11 AGO 2025
Getxo raises his voice: protest in Algorta against Sokamuturra
EL CORREO | 11 AGO 2025
Dozens of people gather in the Old Port of Getxo to protest against the heifers.
CADENA SER | 07 AGO 2025
They demand that the sokamuturra of the Puerto Viejo festivities be replaced.
BERRIA.EUS | 28 JUL 2025
They want a festival free from abuse. This year, there will also be sokamuturra at the Old Port festival in the Algorta neighborhood of Getxo.
DEIA.EUS | 25 JUL 2025
Animal suffering will once again be celebrated at the Puerto Viejo de Algorta festivities.
LAS TARDES DE TELE 7 | 22/07/2025
The Sokamuturra will finally be held, despite public opposition.
CADENA SER | 09 JUL 2025
He asks the Algorta gangs not to participate. We don’t need to be entertained by animal suffering. The Sokamuturra will finally take place.
SPOTIFY | 26 FEB 2025
Pressure is growing to end the sokamuturra (a type of sokamuturra) at the Puerto Viejo de Algorta festivities.
HIRUKIA.EUS | 10 FEB 2025
The slaughter of 160 calves due to tuberculosis reveals the terrible conditions in which these animals live.
DEIA.EUS | 31 OCT 2024
Vecina/os de Getxo presentan una iniciativa para sustituir la Sokamuturra de las fiestas del Puerto Viejo.
