On December 10th, a group of Colombian Animal Rights activists—who are fighting the barbaric ‘art’ of bullfighting—received death threats from the ultra-right wing Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles). The paramilitaries, in addition to narco-trafficking, are involved in the violent and often murderous suppression of the whole spectrum of the left in Colombia—all done with the tacit support of the government.

The Aguilas Negras have targeted Afro-Colombian rights activists, trade unionists, anarchists, indigenous leaders, communists and journalists critical of the government and its right-wing policies. In December, they issued  a similar letter to 14 journalists and media organizations. This month, two journalists  have been assassinated. In the past several days, two other left-wing figures have also been given 24 hour ‘leave or die’ notices.

The letter, which is filled with grammatical errors and epithets, gives the activists 24 hours to “leave or be killed,” describing how the paramilitaries will carry out their bodies in trash bags and play football with their decapitated heads. It claims to know where they live and where their families live, and in typical fashion, the activists are called terrorists and communists, the usual names given to those undesirable to the government.

The activists named in the letter have been tirelessly campaigning for the abolition of bullfighting, a ‘sport’ which is fiercely supported by the ruling class and the Colombian oligarchy. Last year, a 2012 bullfighting ban in the capitol city, Bogotá,  was overturned, the judge saying that it violated “artistic expression.” The center-left mayor, Gustavo Petro, who brought about the law and supports animal rights was also threatened in the letter to the activists.

Carlos Crespo, one of those named in the threatening letter, spoke with NYC Antifa:

“We are staying in resistance to keep fighting the struggle. We are stronger than the threats. Abolitionist animal rights to me is, non-speciesist anarchism, freedom for all species.”

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