TELL PALMA, SPAIN THAT BULLFIGHTING IS CRUELTY — NOT CULTURE
In a merciless move, the city of #Palma, #Spain, has declared itself a bullfighting-friendly city with a claimed “obligation” to promote the intentional torture of sentient bulls.
The city had made a compassionate change in 2015 to not champion the gruesome #bullfighting events, in which #bulls are harassed, speared repeatedly, and left to wallow in their own gushing blood before cheering crowds.
But a new push from a political party has reversed that decision, with the #PalmaCityCouncil instead citing an outdated 2013 ruling that claimed #bullfighting is a protected “cultural element.”
But the depravity doesn’t stop there. There’s also now pressure for the #Balearic Government to promote these #massacres to children, who currently are prevented from attending the bloody spectacles.
There’s also a push to recognize #bullfighting as “an integral part of Palma’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.”
A growing number of people worldwide are recognizing that intentional #torture and glamorized #killing of sentient animals should never be considered culture. A recent poll found that 58 percent of Spaniards surveyed no longer support bullfighting.
The Balearic Government must not cave to these heartless demands.
Sign our petition urging the #Palma City Council to reverse this ill-fated decision and for the Balearic Government to do everything in its power to recognize and restrict the cruelty inherent in #bullfighting.
This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera’s career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he was having to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. He went on to become an avid opponent of bullfights. Even grievously wounded by picadors, he did not attack this man.
Torrero Munera is quoted as saying of this moment: “And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth."