Historic Success: Supreme Court of Spain Bans 500 Year-Old Bullfighting “Toro de la Vega”
The Spanish Supreme Court has confirmed the ban on bullfighting on the “Toro de la Vega” feast, thus saving innumerable animals from great suffering. It was a cruel tradition at the festival in Castilla y León where men stabbed young animals with spears. (YES, you read that correctly – this is absolutely unacceptable.) For years, Spanish animal welfare organizations such as PACMA and PETA had put pressure on those responsible. In 2016, the regional government of Castilla y León banned bullfighting at the festival. But shortly after this groundbreaking decision, the city council of Tordesillas appealed to the Supreme...
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