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Fadgen is a calf rescued by Christophe, a French farmer of Bretagne from the cruel fate of death in the bullring. The anti-bullfighting Association CRAC Europe assisted with sponsorship and now Fadgen, who is already 18 months old, lives happily in Bretagne and has become the mascot of French anti-bullfighting supporters. The Foundation ’30 Millions [...]
Madrid, April 2011 .- Esperanza Aguirre, a pro bullfighting supporter and President of the Community of Madrid, CAM, has suceeded in having bullfighting declared a “Merit of Cultural Interest.” Marta Esteban, President of anti-bullfighting Platform “Torture is not Culture” , said that “with this declaration Esperanza Aguirre aims to influence children and young people and [...]
The president of the bullfighting committee of Orthez, a small town in the southwest of France, has announced that free tickets will be given out for minors under the age of 18 to attend bullfights. He considers it an “investment” designed to arouse the young generations’ interest in bullfights. It is sad to see that [...]
Bullfighting supporters argue that the Community of Madrid makes almost three million euros profit from bullfights. However the facts do not support this argument. Sales of tickets for bullfights in Madrid have fallen by 25.9% between 2008 and 2009, according to latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior. The Madrid arena, Las Ventas, only [...]
For five consecutive years, data collecte din a survey conducted by the Centro Andaluz de Prospectiva of the University of Seville, indicate that bullfights come in last place in a ranking of leisure activities of Seville: only 11% of those living in Seville have gone to a bullfight in the last five years. These results [...]
