Spain and bullfighting go hand in hand. The Spanish province had, on July 28, bullfighting banned. The bullfighting ban can have to start by year 2010 in Spain. Animal rights activists cheered when the Catalonian parliament in Barcelona passed a resolution banning bullfighting. But individuals close to the story said the bullfighting ban wasn’t 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 about politics
Politics is the primary focus of the Catalonia bullfighting ban. About 15 bullfights happen every year within the one Catalonian bullring, reports NPR. Those against bullfighting said it was very cruel when those for it said Spanish Culture was at stake. Many think breaking from Spanish tradition is a good thing because it will set Catalonia apart from the rest of Spain. The bullfighting ban in and around Barcelona is expected to have little effect on the suffering of the bulls. Annually, 1,000 bullfights are witnessed in Spain.
Anti-bullfighting drives a wedge between Catalonia and Madrid
The Catalonia bullfighting ban was taken seriously by fans and Spanish conservatives. The Associated Press reports 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 in the region last year. Catalonia has always been one to separate from the pack considering their own language they have as well as the culture that is separate from the rest of Spain. 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 is rebellion for rebellion’s sake
The Catalonia bullfighting ban indeed has nothing to do with sympathy for the bulls bleeding to death within the bullring, as outlined by Spanish travel blogger Damian Corrigan. Writing for About.com, Corrigan said Catalonia’s self-indulgent struggle for freedom is illogical and irrelevant in today’s Europe. The political separatist movement blurs causes like anti-bullfighting to the point where Catalonians appear to stand for nothing else but less taxes going to Madrid. Rebellion is unimportant when your political stance doesn’t matter either.
Further reading
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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