France.- Last 13/12/2009, the Union of French bullfighting cities (UVTF) announced with great fanfare, that they have taken steps to request the inclusion of bullfighting culture in the Intangible Heritage of UNESCO . However, to be presented to UNESCO, the application requires prior approval by the French State. The French anti-bullfighting Association Alliance [...]
Ceret, France.- Last 11th July, 2010, 22 antibullfighting activists from the organizations CRAC EUROPE and ONE VOICE gained access, having paid for their entry tickets, to the bullring of Ceret in order to place two banners of 3 meters long with the inscriptions “bullfight = barbarism” and “bullfight = torture”. Twelve of the activists [...]
Huancayo, Perú. – The organization Huancayo Antibullfighting, head office of the organization Antibullfighting Peru, has called for an antibullfighting demonstration this Friday, the 9th of July at 1:30. The demonstrators will convene at the Youth Hostel at 1:30 P.M, from where they will march to their final destination, the city of Concepcion. (July 2010)
Coruna, Galicia, España. – An opinion poll realized by the antibullfighting platform “Galicia, Better without Bullfights” reveals that 89 % of young people are opposed to the subsidising of bullfighting celebrations with public money. Rubén Pérez, one of the spokesmen of the Galician platform, informs us that they are proposing that a referendum be [...]
Pamplona. – Following the numerous accidents that took place during the San Fermin holidays in Pamplona, the United Kingdom Foreign Office has warned their compatriots to check their travel insurance as they will not cover injuries received if they particpate in activities such as bull running. They also add that “people must realise [...]
Madrid.- ANPBA, who have their head office in Madrid, has announced that it will present an appeal before the Top Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) against the judgment that rejected the prohibition of the festival of bous “embolats” (bulls with fire on their horns) and “capllaçats” (bulls with roped horns) in the south of [...]
Galicia, Spain.- According to a study realized by the company IG-INVESTIGA, Galicia is the fourth Spanish antibullfighting community. The report reveals that 67 % of Galicians are not interested in bullfighting spectacles. In other communities such as Catalonia, Aragon, 73 % of the population shows a clear lack of interest for bullfights. In Palencia, La [...]
Funtesaúco, Zamora, Spain.- A 19-year-old young man died in the early hours of Saturday morning after being gored in the chest during the nighttime running of the bulls held in Fuentesaúco. Apparently, the young man was throwing earth onto a bull from a window when he fell out. The sub delegate of the Government remarked [...]
Extremadura, Spain.- Socialist voters have ensured that The Commission of Culture and Tourism of the Extremaduran Assembly has rejected the proposal of the parliamentary popular group to declare the bullfights “Events of cultural Interest”. According to the socialist deputy Manuela Frutos, the proposal is simply “an irrelevant and unnecessary debate for the Extremaduran society” and [...]
Salamanca, Spain.-The Commission of Continued Training of the University of Salamanca has refused permission for the holding of a summer course on bullfighting after to public demonstrations. According to the principal of the University, Daniel Hernández Ruipérez, have been provoked by training courses on bullfighting subject-matter held at the University in previous years. The cancellation [...]
