Hurrah! Today, Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.
The proposal to ban bullfighting started as a popular initiative in Catalonia and was accepted for consideration by parliament last year by a slim margin of votes. Since then, there has been an ever-intensifying debate, with bullfighting proponents and opponents gathering support from across Spain, even from abroad.
The ban is due to take effect in January 2012. Unfortunately, it will not end bullfighting in the rest of Spain, where it still has a strong following in Madrid and in the south around Seville.
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