Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’
DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as
Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls
GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls
Outrage after escaped bull rammed to death by car during town fiesta in central Spain
ANIMAL rights groups have expressed outrage after a bull was mowed down by cars after escaping from a bullring during a fiesta in central Spain.
Bullfight organisers fined €3,000 in Spain’s Valencia over escaped bull that was shot dead by police
THE tragic case of a bull that escaped from the bullring in Algemesi (Valencia) two years ago and was shot dead by the Local Police
Animal welfare activists demand cancellation of Spain’s Cordoba bullfighting festival
ANIMAL rights party PACMA (El Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal) has demanded that the Junta cancel the Cordoba bullfighting show, scheduled for the middle
Andalucian government enforces social distancing measures at bullfights
By Shay Conaghan CROWDS have been subjected to new coronavirus measures at bullrings after huge backlash from the public for not following original rules. The
Bullfighting to return to Spain’s Andalucia from June 21, with 50% of spectators allowed
BULLFIGHTING will return to Andalucia from next week, with 50% of spectators allowed in bullrings, it has been announced.
Bullfighters ask Spanish Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’ amid the coronavirus crisis
BULLFIGHTERS have asked the Government for €700 million to help save the ‘sport’.
Bullring in Spain’s Andalucia offers bullfighting workshops to children THIS WEEKEND
Only 29% of the population support bullfighting, and three quarters of the population have not attended a fight in the past five years
Spain’s Marbella launches €1 million bullring revamp amid fears bullfighting could return
The local government announced plans to renovate the bullring in December last year.
Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest
The Government is now investigating whether playing the song on the arena PA system is a violation of Democratic Memory Law
PICTURED: Grisly fate of Pamplona bulls during Spain’s famous San Fermin festival
THE grisly fate of the bulls at this year’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona have been revealed. Each day of the iconic fiesta sees the
WATCH: Shocking moment bullring volunteer in Spain gored to death in front of 2,000 fans as bull ran back into pen
He was already unconscious when help reached him, and had been struck several times by the bull
WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for surgery
The 532-kilo bull that attacked the dad-of-two, was named Declamador
PROTEST WITH NO BULL: Why new year is the perfect time to campaign for change on the Costa del Sol
It’s new year, new me in more than one way as Giles Brown heads to his first ever protest
Protesters SLAM €1 million relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella as petition reaches 80,000
HUNDREDS are set to protest against the planned €1 million relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella next week. Campaigners will take the streets on January 12
Bullfighting ‘returning to Marbella’ despite being BANNED three years ago
Local businesses have until the end of the year to back the plans
WATCH: Bull breaks legs and drags itself along floor after being forced to jump from van in Spanish festival
As the bull smacks down onto the concrete its two back legs snap instantly and the large animal then drags itself helplessly along the street
Podemos calls for referendum on bullfighting in Spain
Iglesias said he wanted to ‘democratise’ discussions about the future of bullfighting, but did not comment on other events using bulls, such as those in
The beef about The Story of Ferdinand – Spain’s most controversial children’s book
Franco banned it, Hitler burnt it and Gandhi loved it. How a loveable Spanish toro in a children’s book has raised hackles all over the
Spain ‘will consider’ banning children from bullfights after UN voices concerns of ‘exposing kids to extreme violence’
THE UN has called for a ban on children witnessing bullfights in Spain and attending bullfighting schools. The Committee on the Rights of the Child
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BULLFIGHTERS can kill again on Mallorca. It comes after the constitutional court suspended the Balearic law against the mistreatment of animals, which was approved last
Spanish government wants to make it legal to KILL bulls again after it was banned on Balearic Islands just last year
MADRID has announced that it is contesting a law on the Balearic Islands which bans the killing of bulls in bullfights. A spokesman for the
SEEING RED: Spaniards ‘furious’ after Boris Johnson defends bullfighting during Anglo-Spanish dinner
SPANIARDS have reportedly been left fuming after Boris Johnson defended bullfighting during an Anglo-Spanish dinner. The UK’s foreign secretary told the dinner – designed to
Bullfighting fans, hunters and farmers unite to battle Balearic goverment
Protestors unite to campaign against bans on popular local customs
WATCH: Horrifying moment confused bull kills itself by ramming wooden post during Spanish festival after locals set horns ablaze
As is tradition, balls of wax were placed on the bull's horns before being set ablaze