Catalonia assembly outlaws bullfighting
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain’s first major region to ban the centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate that pitted animalwelfare groups against a pillar of traditional culture. Cheers broke out in the local 135-seat legislature after the speaker announced that the ban had passed 68-55 with nine abstentions. The ban will take effect in 2012 in the northeastern coastal region whose capital is Barcelona. Catalonia is a powerful, wealthy area with its own language and culture, and a large degree of self-rule. Many in Spain have seen the pressure in Catalonia for a bullfighting ban as a further bid by the region to stand out from the rest of the country. The ...
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Front Section, Pages 6 on 07/29/2010
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