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Bayonne (France), July 2012. – French anti-bullfighting organizations have persuaded Alain Afflelou to withdraw its sponsorship of 500,000 euros to Bayonne parties because bullfights are to be included in the events. The well known chain sells glasses and other equipment for vision improvement. Alain Afflelou himself has stated in a press release that when he [...]
The former Grand Rabbi of Israel, Ovadia Yossef Chlita, has forbidden Jews to attend bullfights because he thinks that bullfighting is a cruel practice and contrary to the precepts of the Torah (the holy scriptures of Judaism) which prohibits causing animals to suffer. For Rabbi Chlita, it is inconceivable to support events where animals are [...]
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 [...]
Madrid. – The government of Esperanza Aguirre has ignored 51.609 signatures of support to the ILP against the bullfights, collected by the association “El Refugio” and handed in last July 20th. Although the assembly of Madrid agreed to transmit the signatures, the ILP proposal has not suceeded. Nacho Paunero, president of “El Refugio” is deeply [...]
Gard Region. – 9 of 16 municipalities that take part in the tournament for “bull killers” beginners called ‘seedling bullfighters ’ `presented the sad spectacle of adolescents of between 13 and 16 years cruelly torturing and killing calves. The suffering of the calves is prolonged and agonising since these young beginners do not have the [...]
Paris. – The spectacle ” Les belles histoires “, of the comic and author Henry-Jean Servat, programmed last November in the town of Beaucaire, near to Nimes, has been cancelled on the authority of the mayor of the town. The mayor is known for his pro bullfighting leanings and issued the ban following openly antibullfighting [...]
Frejus, France. – The Frejus bullring will not open again thanks to pressure from diverse antibullfighting groups. The decision was aided when opinion polls revealed that 78 % of the polled are against the financing of bullfights with public money and 62 % opposed to staging bullfights in their city. Finally, the mayor of Frejus, [...]
Gard, France. – The French Association “Rêves” (dreams), which devotes itself to fulfilling the dreams of children suffering serious illnesses, has rejected a donation after having found out that it originates from a bullfighting spectacle. The money was collected at a charitable bullfight organized by the Gard region delegate of this association a recognised bullfight [...]
Madrid. – Last October 6th, the Senate defeated, by 129 votes to 117 (with one abstention) the motion presented by the spokesman of the PP in the upper house, Pío García-Escudero, that the Government declares bullfighting an item of Cultural Interest and to include it in the world list of Immaterial Cultural heritage. Roberto Lerchundi, [...]
Zaragoza, Spain. – On October 1st there was held place in the Town hall of Zaragoza a plenary meeting where the proposal to declare Zaragoza an bullfighting city, to endorse bullfighting, and to urge the autonomic Executive to declare bullfights as events of Cultural Interest. Only the second point went forward, the rest have been [...]
