En un voto historico, ayer Cataluña se convirtió en la primera region de España continental en prohibir las corridas de toros, ya vedadas en las Islas Canarias desde 1991.El texto de la nueva ley fue presentado por organizaciones defensoras de animales gracias a una Iniciativa Legislativa Popular (ILP) con 180.000 firmas.
También ayer, el parlamento madrileño aceptó debatir una ILP similar, firmada por 50.000 personas.
Las corridas con matanza de toros son de antigua tradición, y aun se practican en el resto de España, el sur de Francia, y en muchos paises latinoamericanos, mientras en Portugal es ilegal darle muerte al animal en la arena.
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In a landmark vote yesterday, the Catalan Parliament banned bullfighting, a deeply rooted traditional blood sport dating back to the 17th century.
Thus Catalonia becomes the first region of mainland Spain to ban the ritualized killing of bulls, which has been outlawed in the Canary Islands since 1991.
The text of the new law was presented by animal rights groups following a Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP, in its Spanish acronym) which had gathered 180.000 signatures.
Also yesterday, Madrid's Parliament agreed to debate a similar ILP, signed by 50.000 people.
Bullfights ending in the animal's death are currently practiced in the rest of mainland Spain, the south of France, and in many Latin American countries, while in Portugal it is illegal to kill the bull in the arena.
sources: protection des animaux.org newsfeed and wikipedia
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