Bullfighting is to Spain what baseball is to America. The Spanish province had, on July 28, bullfighting banned. In 2010, the Catalan bullfighting ban will start. The ban was passed by Catalonian parliament in Barcelona while animal rights activists cheered with job and happiness. Numerous believe that the bullfighting ban was not about animal cruelty. It was a political act of Catalon nationalism as the province tries to set itself apart from the rest of Spain.
Catalonia bullfighting ban not about the bulls
Politics is the main focus of the Catalonia bullfighting ban. NPR reminds us that there were only 15 bullfights in the one Catalonian bullring each year anyway. Those against bullfighting said it was very cruel while those for it said Spanish Culture was at stake. Some Catalonians calling for even greater independence from Spain say the bullfighting ban shows they’re willing to break from Spanish tradition. Bulls aren’t affected by this sport that began in Barcelona. Spain has about 1,000 bullfights a year.
Catalonia and Madrid differences in bullfighting
Spanish conservatives and fans of bullfighting were upset with the Catalonia bullfighting ban. The Associated Press reports that the center-right Popular Party, which vigorously supports a unified Spain run from Madrid, sees a stinging anti-Spanish rebuke within the grass roots, anti-bullfighting drive which started within the region last year. Catalonia is a wealthy and powerful province with its own language (Catalan) and culture, as well as a strong penchant for self-rule. Many in Spain have seen the pressure here for a bullfighting ban as a political statement by Catalonia to stand out from the rest of the country.
Bullfighting ban just a rebellion
The Catalonia bullfighting ban didn’t involve the bulls at all writes Spanish travel blogger, Damian Corrigan. Corrigan says that it doesn’t even matter if you’re independent in today’s Europe on About.com. Really, all that Catalonians want are less taxes going to Madrid. Coherent political stances are optional and rebellion exists simply for the sake of rebellion.
NPR
npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/28/128817532/bullfighting-banned-in-spanish-province
Associated Press
google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hoSaaIUwsevwg2RB34sY8mHh7tNAD9H82A704
About.com
gospain.about.com/b/2010/07/28/barcelona-bullfighting-ban.htm
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