Have the courage' to ban the bull, PACMA urges politicians
Sunday, September 17, 2017 @ 8:42 PM
THOUSANDS of demonstrators have called for 'political bravery' on the part of governments to pass a law banning bull-fighting once and for all across Spain.
The pro-animal party PACMA took over the streets of Madrid last night (Saturday) clamouring for politicians to 'have the courage' to scrap the 'sport' and allow Spain to 'evolve and modernise as it deserves to'.
Chairwoman of PACMA Silvia Barquero spoke of the 'total inconsistency' of the fact that the Spanish Penal Code provides for up to two years in jail for ill-treating animals, whilst laws permitting bull-fighting allow for these animals to be ill-treated 'to the point of an atrocious death'.
“We can't understand how the law only protects certain species of animals and does not respond to the social outcry which recognises that bull-fighting is an example of animal cruelty,” Sra Barquero argues.
As well as bulls – and also cows, during local fiesta bull-runs – fights in the arena can lead to extreme pain and serious or even fatal injuries to horses used by picadores.
Under the slogan 'Mission abolition', PACMA and those who joined them in the march started out from Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square in a peaceful process which ended in front of the Parliament building, taking in the Paseo del Prado and C/ Alcalá, then returned to the Puerta del Sol where a manifesto was read to 'demand a political response to the public's requests'.
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