Valencia June 2012.- In 2010 the Valencian Government, at that time headed by Francisco Camps, began a procedure to declare bullfighting and the “bous al carrer” events of Cultural interest. After more than two years, they have failed to achieve the necessary two favourable reports as required in Valencian heritage law. The University of Valencia [...]
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25-06-2012 / News of Spain ,Number 42
The University of Valencia rejects bullfighting as events of Culteral interest
Valencia, June 2012.-the 21-page report issued by the University of Valencia has given a drubbing to the counseling of culture of the Generalitat of Valencia. They had requested a report from the university hoping for support for their proposal to declare bullfighting and the bullfighting event, ‘bous al carrer’, events of Cultural interest”. However when [...]
25-06-2012 / News of Latin American ,Number 42
The “bloodless” bull trick
Medellin (Columbia), June 2012. – The mayor of Medellin has announced that his administration will no longer fund bullfights in the city. However the reality of the pact made by the city authorities with the organisers of these events is that from now on only so-called “bloodless” bullfights will be staged. The only difference between [...]
25-06-2012 / News of Latin American ,Number 42
Bogota Mayor keeps his word
Bogota, June 2012. – Gustavo Petro, mayor of Bogota has fulfilled his promise to end bullfights in the city’s Plaza de Toro, “La Santamaria”. From now on the space will be devoted instead to education and culture. “Literature and poetry will replace acts of cruelty,” declared Mayor Petro in a press release, adding that “the [...]
05-06-2012 / News of France ,Number 42
The French arenas not filling up
May 2012. – Bullfighting supporters shun bullfights. This is the headline of the article published in the daily newspaper ‘20 Minutes’ in France. The number of people who attend bullfights in the seven major French bullfighting cities is decreasing year after year. To offset their losses, entrepreneurs have decided to lower the bullkillers fees and [...]
05-06-2012 / News of France ,Number 42
French Celebrities and bullfighting
France, May 2012. – The unpopularity of bullfighting among French citizens, along with the growing anti-bullfighting movement has persuaded celebrities to think about their image and move away from the bullfighting milieu. A few years ago, French politicians and show business stars, had no qualms at being seen in the front rows and even in [...]
Valladolid. – May 2011. – The Mayor of Valladolid, Javier Leon de la Riva, a big fan of bullfighting, has decided to award a grant of 180,000 Euros for the upcoming bullfights on May 13, during the Feria de San Pedro Regalado, patron saint of the city and of “bullkillers”. This decision has raised strong [...]
05-06-2012 / News of France ,Number 42
No more bullfighting news in “Libération”
May 2012. – The French newspaper Libération has decided to do away with the page dedicated to bullfighting in its publication. This page was started in 1987 and will disappear forever on 1 July 2012. Libération have not given the exact reasons for the change but, whatever their rationale, the decision represents a significant blow [...]
05-06-2012 / News of France ,Number 42
Letter to President of Republic
Barcelona, May 2012. – Carmen Mendez, ADDA President of Ong ADDA sent a letter to the new French President François Hollande, to congratulate him and ask him to withdraw the registration of bullfighting from the Intangible Cultural Heritage of France. This inscription was a shameful initiative of the former Minister of Culture of the previous [...]
02-05-2012 / News of Spain ,Number 42
AVAT critizices bullfighting
Caceres, April 2012. – Miguel Ibañez, head of Ethology of the Veterinary School of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and a member of the Association of Veterinary Abolitionists of bullfighting, AVAT, gave a lecture to students of Bullfighting in the auditorium of the veterinary faculty of Caceres. He especially emphasised the terrible physical suffering endured [...]
