Mexico City Enforces Ban on Violent Bullfighting, Redefining Centuries-Old Tradition

Mexico City Ends Traditional Bullfights With New Bloodless Version - One Green Planet

Mexico City just banned traditional bullfights and introduced a non-violent version—but animal rights groups say it's still not enough. The post Mexico City Ends Traditional Bullfights With New Bloodless Version appeared first on One Green Planet.

What needs to be known about the bullfights “without violence” in Mexico City The reform, approved by the Congress of the capital, prohibits the death of the animal before, during or after the fight, and the use of instruments such as spears, banderillas or swords in the Alejandro I. López-El País arena The bullfights have their days numbered in Mexico City. At least on their traditional side, where the fight is guided through a touch of clarion…

Mexico City bans killing bulls

Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or wounded, as opponents and supporters staged rival protests. The initiative, which was promoted by the capital city's mayor Clara Brugada, aims to move toward "violence-free" bullfighting events. Mexico City cannot allow "cruelty as a spectacle, much less the long pain and death of an animal for entertainment," Brugada…

In historic win for animal rights activists, Mexico City rewrites bullfighting rules

Lawmakers in Mexico City altered the course of bullfighting history by voting overwhelmingly Tuesday to prohibit the killing of bulls and the use of swords or other sharp objects that could injure them. The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, effectively transforms the spectacle into “violence-free bullfighting” or “bloodless bullfighting” — though the new law applies only in Mexico City, at the site of Plaza México, the world’s largest bullri…

Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights for Violence-Free Option

In the biggest bullfighting city in the largest bullfighting country in the world, Mexico City lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to ban traditional bullfighting — a move that was supported by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum but was fiercely opposed by…

Mexico City overhauls bullfights in win for animal activists

Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.