Colombia – Last Tuesday, Colombia’s Parliament voted to end bullfights. All but two of the 95 members of Parliament voted in favor of banning bull fighting; the bill now goes to President Gustavo Petro for final approval. Petro is expected to sign off on the law after posting to X his support of ending the cruel sport, “Congratulations to those who managed that death will no longer be a show.”
According to a release from Animal Defenders International (ADI), it has taken seven years of work to get the bill passed. In a release, ADI said:
“It has been seven years since the first bill to ban bullfighting in Colombia was introduced, facing massive opposition from vested interests. It took many more attempts, with our team picking themselves up and trying again, raising awareness, and seeing the Colombia Sin Toreo coalition of groups into a powerful force.”
After the bill is passed into law, there will be a three-year transition period to allow people reliant on income from the bullfights time to find a new source of funds.
France, Portugal, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Spain and Venezuela still allow the barbaric bull fights.
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