Mexico City – Legislators from Mexico City voted overly over Tuesday to prohibit violent marihuanasunleashing the outrage of fans and the celebration of the defenders of animal rights.
The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the murder of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could damage animals. It also establishes time limits when the bulls could be in the ring, all part of an initiative called “Bullfighting without violence”.
The decision caused angry protests of supporters and matters, some of whom tried to violate a police barricade in the local congress. Some carried signs that said “being a fan of the brave party (bullfights) is not a crime, it is a point of pride.”
The animal rights protesters celebrated, and joined the mayor of Mexico City Clara Brugada del Fiesta de Morena rulingwho said that the decision will help the Mexican capital to become a place “that respects the rights of animals and that it will not tolerate them to be subject to abuse or violence.”
Tuesday’s vote seemed to be an attempt to negotiate a commitment between two sides at war from the debate after Years of round trip About practice.
Bulls have been considered for a long time a tradition and a hobby in Latin American nations, but has been criticized by animal cruelty because bulls are often killed at the end of the fight. Animal rights groups say that Approximately 180,000 bulls They are killed every year in bullfights worldwide.
The tradition, which for a long time has attracted large crowds to the sands throughout Mexico, received a blow when a judge in Mexico City prohibited practice in June 2022closing a sand that has been announced as the largest nut ring. The judge ruled that bullfights violated the rights of the city’s residents to a healthy environment free of violence.
While the defenders of animal rights celebrated him as a victory, and a step to end the bloody tradition, the bulls said he gave an economic blow to the city. The National Association of Bulls of Lucha in Mexico says that bullfights generates 80,000 direct jobs and 146,000 indirect jobs throughout the country.
In 2023, the Supreme Court of Mexico The prohibition overturned Without explanation, allowing bullring sands to flood once again with fans of the so -called “brave party”.
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