PETA protesters disrupt papal audience, demand he condemn bullfighting

PETA protesters disrupt papal audience, demand he condemn bullfighting

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two activists from the animal rights group PETA disrupted Pope Francis’ general audience Wednesday, shouting and holding signs against bullfighting before being evicted from the Paul VI Hall. The two wore T-shirts reading “stop blessing bullfights” and held signs reading “bullfights are a sin.” PETA has called on the Pope to … Read more

Colombia approves the ban on bullfighting from 2027

Colombia approves the ban on bullfighting from 2027

The Congress of Colombia approved this Tuesday the ban on bullfighting and other shows of animal abuse starting in 2027, a historic decision in one of the countries with the greatest bullfighting tradition in America. With 93 votes in favor and 2 against, the Lower House gave the green light to the text that only … Read more

Arturo Gilio’s triumph at the San Marcos Fair

Arturo Gilio’s triumph at the San Marcos Fair

The Lagunero bullfighter Arturo Gilio Quintero scored a “posh” victory yesterday, Saturday, in the tenth celebration of the bullfighting series of the San Marcos Fair, in the Monumental Bullring of Aguascalientes. The young man from Torreón cut off two ears, the second at popular request, before the last specimen of the afternoon, the one that … Read more