Bullfighting, and several other things that you refer to as bloodsports, are embedded in culture – so aren you criticizing accepted cultural practices?
Yes, bullfighting is seen by some people as a cultural event in many countries, but we want to challenge the idea that it’s ok if deemed a ‘cultural practice’. WSPA believes that these spectacles, and animal suffering, have no place in modern culture. We want people seeing this campaign to think about the consequences of using animals for entertainment. The latest polls in Spain show us that over 72% of Spanish people have no interest in bullfighting. This climbs to over 80% in the autonomous region of Catalonia. Anti-bullfighting sentiment is growing across Europe and Latin America – people are standing up against the protection of bullfighting as part of national heritage and calling for an end to this cruel spectacle.
