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France: In 1951, §7 of Article 521-1 of the French penal code banned bullfighting across the country with the exception of areas with an 'unbroken local tradition' including Nîmes, Béziers, Arles, Alès, Bayonne, Carcassonne, and Fréjus, amongst others. In 2011, the Ministry of Culture briefly added bullfighting to the list of national ...
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 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 ...
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]
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 ...
In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to ban all animal use in circuses. [67] 2009 After a similar 1991 ban in the Canary Islands, the Catalan Parliament adopted a ban on bullfighting in Catalonia in December 2009, effective January 2012. However, it was overturned by the Spanish Constitutional Court in October 2016.