Post-lockdown ‘new normalcy’ places bullfights on hold
As Spain prepares to return to a “new normality” when the country’s COVID-19 lockdown is lifted later this month, continued restrictions on…
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Annual survey shows sharp drop in bullfight attendance
► Bullfight attendance has fallen by more than half a million in the past year ► Attendance at lowest level in past…
Are bullfights and bull-running on the wane in Spain?
► All events involving bulls fell by 2.1% in 2018, with bullfighting falling 4.7% ► Animal rights activists say 8,400 bulls will…
PACMA bullfight protest in Sevilla in run-up to elections
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has called its annual protest…
Iglesias’ bullfight referendum idea trampled in the ring
Pablo Iglesias, leader of the national leftwing Podemos party, figuratively threw his hat into the ring on Friday with the suggestion of…
‘Misión Abolición’ protest calls for end to bullfights
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid Saturday to protest against bullfighting and to draw specific attention to the cruelty…
Balearics bloodless bullfights get temporary reprieve
Pending a final decision from Spain’s Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of a 2017 law in the Balearic Islands that prohibits bulls…
PACMA protests ‘Fallas’ bullfights in Valencia #VIDEO
► Activists says Valencia’s coalition government backsliding on animal rights ► Hundreds of animal-rights activists gathered in downtown Valencia Saturday to protest…
Madrid set for annual ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Protest march Saturday 5pm from ‘Puerta del Sol’ to Congress of Deputies • Support from Sara Sálamo, Clara Lago, Alexandra Jiménez,…
#VIDEO: Activists protest bullfights in Pamplona
• AnimaNaturalis, PETA protest in Pamplona against city’s San Fermín bullfights • Activists say majority Spaniards reject bullfights, but gov’t subsidies continue…
AnimaNaturalis petitions end to Pamplona’s bullfights
• Animal-rights NGO says dozens of bulls to be killed during San Fermín in July • Festival famed for ‘running of bulls’…
PACMA sets date for ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Spain’s animal-rights party announces 16th Sept as date of annual protest • PACMA seeks end to bullfighting, bull-running and bull-baiting fiestas…
Balearics set to place new restrictions on bullfighting
• Balearics’ Armengol says parties will enact new law, despite PP opposition • Legislation would allow bullfights, but prohibit injuring or killing…
Thousands turn out for Madrid anti-bullfighting march
• ‘Bullfighting is violence’ focuses on sacrifice of bulls during San Isidro festival • More than 200 animals killed over multi-day fete…
PACMA protests ‘Sevilla is much more’ than bullfights
• April 23rd protest to culminate week of anti-bullfighting activities in Sevilla • PACMA launches social-media campaign with hashtag #SevillaEsMuchoMas Spain’s animal-rights…
Catalans defy Supreme Court ruling on bullfighting
• Supreme Court ruling says 2010 Catalan law cannot ban bullfighting altogether • Regional government vows strict regulations to make bullfighting impossible…
Activists protest return of bullfighting to Catalonia
• Constitutional Court said ready to overturn Catalan law banning bullfighting • Animal-rights activists mobilize with petitions, call for nationwide protests Animal…
Madrid animal-rights march vows end to bullfighting
• March from Puerta del Sol to Congress is largest anti-bullfighting protest yet • Animal-rights party PACMA pledges to fight until cruelty…
PACMA calls for national anti-bullfighting protest
• Partido Animalista hopes for largest anti-bullfight protest ever in Spain • Protest march called in wake of outcry over killing of…
Madrid suburb says ‘no’ to bullfighting festivals
• PSOE-led council says despite low turnout it will respect vote, ban bullfights • The PSOE-led muncipal council of the Madrid suburb…
Animal-rights activists call April 18 protest in Sevilla over ‘multi-million’ Andalucía bullfighting subsidies
• PACMA calls for ‘end to torture’ and festivals ‘without cruelty’ toward bulls • Spain’s Partido Animalista (PACMA) has called a demonstration…
Valencia mayor’s nod to bloodless, Portuguese-style bullfights rejected both by supporters & opponents
• Suggestion by Valencia mayor Joan Ribó of Compromís falls on deaf ears • A suggestion made Monday by Valencia mayor Joan…
Thousands rally in Valencia to support bullfighting, overshadowing protests by animal rights activists
• Animal rights groups say 100 bulls to be killed during 2016 ‘Fallas’ festival • Animal-rights activists staged protests on Saturday and…
Balearic Islands ban bullfighting and bull-running, all public subsidies for festivals involving bulls halted
• PSOE-led ‘Pacto’ amends legislation over objections of PP, Ciudadanos • The parliament of the Balearic Islands on Tuesday passed an amendment…
Ipsos-Mori poll says support for bullfighting among Spaniards falls from 30% to 19% in last three years
• 84% of youth are not proud to live in a country associated with bullfighting • Support for bullfighting has dropped sharply…
Facebook now considers bullfights objectionable content, along with hunting, pornography & bullying
• Global social network’s move hailed by Spanish animal-rights advocates • Facebook has decided to run the risk of alienating bullfighting aficionados…
Podemos-led measure reassigns Madrid regional bullfighting budget to help domestic abuse victims
• One-third of Madrid region’s funding of bullfighting activities cut • Opposition shifts 414,000 euros to support victims of gender violence An…
Anti-bullfighting activists deface matador’s statue in Sevilla with slogan ‘Torture is not culture’
• Animal-rights activists splashed red paint on statue’s hands and face • No group has claimed responsibility for the attack near Sevilla’s…
Petitioners oppose PP government proposal to offer bullfighting courses to Spanish teenagers
• More than 430,000 Spaniards oppose bullfighting in classrooms • Two-year elective bullfighting course for teenagers hits public opposition Hundreds of thousands…
Bullfighting on the wane in Spain, as youth no longer identify with once-national pastime
• Younger generations of Spaniards are largely disinterested in bullfighting • Local and regional bans on the spectacle are growing throughout Spain…
Coalition gov’t creates new animal welfare directorate
Spain’s new PSOE-Unidas Podemos coalition government has created a new animal protection directorate, coordinating jurisdictions over the protection of the welfare of…