20 May, 2016 @ 11:47
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Gruesome killing of bulls banned at major Spanish festival

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tordesillasTHE gruesome killing of bulls at Spain´s most notorious festival has been banned.

Animal rights activists have claimed a major victory after the government of Castille y Leon banned the slaying of bulls at the annual Toro de la Vega festival in Tordesillas.

The festival has become an epicentre of animal rights protests due to its particularly sinister killing method.

Bulls are murdered with spears after being pursued on foot and horseback.

Rights group PACMA said the ban is a ´historic step´ towards the full elimination of bull killing in Spain, but warned that the regional government´s decree must still be approved by the regional Parliament.

The town´s mayor told reporters his administration will appeal the ban in court.

The decree labelled the ban as a response to the rise in animal protests and the changing times, sensitivites and ethics of Spaniards.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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1 Comment

  1. The mayor of this town should hang his head in shame. Let’s hope his disgraceful appeal against ending this horror, is thrown out of court. Then, with a bit of luck, he is also thrown out of office.

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