Málaga Provincial Council has allocated €68,136 to adapt the bullring in Carratraca to meet the requirements of law 68/2006 governing bullfighting in Andalucia so that the arena can once again be used for the purpose for which it was originally built in 1878.
Day of the Bicycle in Benamocarra
Benamocarra is also celebrating Andalucia Day with a Day of the Bicycle – Dia del Pedal ‘Pepe Magañas’ – from 12:00. Thursday also sees the start of the 2013 bullfighting season with a bullfight being staged at 17:00 and including Juan Carlos Benítez, José Antonio Morales, José Antonio Lavado, José Antonio ‘El Lauri’ and with Samuel Rodríguez from the Escuela Taurina …
End of an era
Almost 700 years of tradition came to an end on Sunday as the last bullfight in Cataluña was staged at the Plaza Monumental arena in Barcelona.
Pressure to ban bullfighting in France
It is not widely covered in the press, but bullfighting also has a loyal following in France, although the sport is coming under strong pressure from animal rights groups. Since the vote to ban it in the Spanish region of Cataluña from 2012, French animal welfare groups have been stepping up their campaign to get bullfighting outlawed in France as …
Move to ban bullfighting in Andalucia
The Andalucian Parliament Bureau has agreed to accept a legislative initiative from the Commission Investigating Animal Abuse (CIMA) to make an amendment to the regional law of animal protection to place a ban on bullfighting within the region as well as prohibiting any bull shows which result in the death or suffering of the animal.
Andalucia Green Party want a bullfighting vote
The Green Party of Andalucia is to start a campaign to gather 75,000 signatures to force a vote in the Andalucian Parliament on the subject of bullfighting.
Cataluña bans bullfighting
The Cataluña parliament has voted in favour of banning bullfighting in the region, the forst mainland region in Spain to do so. The Canary Islands banned bullfighting in 1991.
Cataluña votes on bullfighting
The parliament of Cataluña will today vote on whether or not to become the first region of mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, the Canary Islands having introduced a ban in 1991.
Protest against bullfighting
In Córdoba yesterday, around 600 people marched through the streets to demand an end to bullfighting in the province.
Protest against bullfighting
Around 300 protesters gathered near La Maestranza, Sevilla, to demand the abolition of bullfighting. The protests coincide with the start of the Feria de Abril (April Fair) in the city.