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Bullfighting is now banned in many countries; people taking part in such activity would be liable for terms of imprisonment for animal cruelty. "Bloodless" variations, though, are often permitted and have attracted a following in California , Texas , and France . [ 104 ]
Bullfighting originated in the Iberian Peninsula and is still legal in a handful of countries, including Spain, France, Colombia's congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries ...
Colombia: In May 2024, the Congress of Colombia adopted a bill to ban bullfighting across the country from the year 2027 onwards. Buschschlüter, Vanessa (29 May 2024). "Colombian Congress votes to ban bullfighting". BBC. Costa Rica: Killing bulls is illegal, bloodless bullfights take place between 5 December and 5 January 2020.
Note: Some municipalities have banned bullfighting in countries and regions where it is otherwise legal. A poll conducted in 2014–2015 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture places bullfighting 10th in the list of most popular paid leisure activities. In 2015 9.5% of Spaniards went to a paid bullfight. [43]
Colombia has approved a bill banning bullfights, marking a significant victory for animal rights activists over advocates who argued to uphold the sport in the South American country.
The bullfighting ban was approved by Colombia’s Congress in May, after months of heated debates. The bill calls on the government to completely ban bullfights across the nation by 2027, and orders the government to turn more than a dozen bullrings into cultural and sporting venues. Bullfights have been held in Colombia since Spanish colonial ...
Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion for the sport that he has been practicing since has was a small boy. Caqueza became a ...
Bullfighting was banned in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia by a vote of the Catalan Parliament in July 2010. The ban came into effect on 1 January 2012. The last bullfight in the region took place on 25 September 2011 at La Monumental. [1] The ban was officially annulled for being unconstitutional by Spain's highest court on 5 ...