Around 70 animal rights activists stripped naked and smeared their bodies with fake blood to protest the fur industry in central Barcelona.
The incident took place in the city's Catalunya Square, in the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia during Black Friday sales on Sunday, and footage was later widely shared on social media.
The protest was organised by the animal rights organisation Anima Naturalis to make people aware of the 'thousands of animals which are mistreated and murdered every year for the fur industry' and demand that the Spanish authorities ban the practice.
Fur farming has been banned in a number of European countries including the UK and Germany, but remains legal in Spain.
The naked protest with fake blood was intended to show how animals look after being skinned for their fur.
The organisation wrote on Twitter: 'More than 70 brave activists put themselves in the shoes of the animal victims of the fur and leather industry. Cruelty is not elegant!'
Demonstration organiser Cristina Ibanez said: 'Our country [Spain] avoids discussing the matter and it is time to bring Spanish legislation in line with the rest of Europe.'
Source Daily Mail
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