One of Spain’s largest TV network said it would ban bullfighting programs in order to protect children from viewing “violence.” RTVE said that the quintessential Spanish tradition ...

Madrid, Spain – The sport once romanticized by famous author Ernest Hemingway has lost its luster in recent years and supporters are now trying to get it back. Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy and ...

Ms. Algarra had been preparing to send 70 bulls this year to fight in the rings of Spain and southern France. Instead, the coronavirus lockdown had led her to send 30 of them to the slaughterhouse.

Catalonia banned bullfighting in 2010 and a number of Spain's alternative political forces, including the Podemos ("We Can"), now espouse a nationwide ban.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. MADRID — Ernest Hemingway was fascinated by bullfighting and ...

Bullfighting continues to be one of Spain’s major traditions for the outside world. However, Spaniards are increasingly divided over the tragic end of the show. The annual rate of attendance at ...

In Spain, the average bullfighting aficionado has gotten older and the number of bullfighting festivals dropped by a third between 2010 and 2023. ... LSEG Products. Workspace, opens new tab.

Lawmakers in Catalonia, Spain, have voted to outlaw bullfighting, starting in 2012. Opponents denounced the longtime Spanish custom as cruel, while supporters insisted ending it will damage ...

Well-known Spanish bullfighting entrepreneurs are vexed with the bullfighting ban and have vowed to take Catalonia's parliament to court. "We are going to launch a huge battle" against this ...

While bullfighting is nowhere close to drawing the crowds of half a century ago, it remains an important, if divisive, symbol of Spanish identity in the country’s south and central regions.