Bullfighting is to Spain what baseball is to America. Yet bullfighting was banned in the Spanish province of Catalonia July 28. The bullfighting ban may have to begin by year 2010 in Spain. Animal rights activists were joyous when they found out the Catalonian parliament in Barcelona decided to pass the ban. But people close to the story said the bullfighting ban wasn’t about animal cruelty. Numerous feel it was more about politics in the Catalan nation since it is trying to be different than the rest of Spain.
Catalonia bullfighting ban more for individuals than for animals
The Catalonia bullfighting ban seems to be more about politics than animal cruelty. NPR reports that Catalonia has only one bullring and about 15 bullfights a year. Anti-bullfighting activists denounced the longtime Spanish custom as cruel, while supporters insisted ending it will damage Spanish culture. 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 started in Barcelona. About 1,000 bullfights take place in Spain annually.
Madrid and Catalonia separated through bullfighting
Spanish conservatives and fans of bullfighting were upset with the Catalonia bullfighting ban. The Associated Press reports that the Popular Party is hoping there won’t be any anti-Spanish rebukes although that seems unlikely. Catalonia is a wealthy and powerful province with its own language (Catalan) and culture, also as a strong penchant for self-rule. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if this was totally political considering Catalonia always tries to be different 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, according to 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. Coherent political stances are optional and rebellion exists simply for the sake of rebellion.
Find more information on this subject
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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