MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban violent bullfighting, triggering outrage from aficionados and celebration from animal rights advocates. The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could inj…
Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or wounded, following rival
Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.
Lawmakers in Mexico City enacted new rules to make bullfighting less bloody. The fights are not banned outright, but they will be shorter and have more ways to protect bulls and matadors. Diego Oré, a reporter for Reuters, talks about the details of the new rules and what it means for the historic c…
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Mexico City bans violent bullfighting in bid to keep the tradition, but without the bloodshed | Since Then
