Parliamentary debate over banning 'barbaric' bull-killing tournament
Thursday, September 26, 2013 @ 9:54 AM
BULL-FIGHTING at a major festival in Tordesillas (Valladolid province) was under debate in Parliament today in response to mass protest marches organised by the Pro-Animal Party (PACMA).
The Toro de la Vega, described as a particularly blood-thirsty and barbaric bull-fighting tournament in which the animals are speared to death.
Left-wing party Izquierda Unida (IU) has tabled a motion for a law to be drafted banning all forms of entertainment where animals are killed or made to suffer.
“Torture cannot hide behind the excuse of 'tradition',” says IU's spokeswoman, Laia Ortiz.
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