Catalonia vote pits tradition vs animal rights
(NEWSER) - Catalonia will vote today on whether to become the first mainland Spanish region to say adios to bullfighting. The spectacle has long been in decline in the region, and the capital, Barcelona, now only holds a dozen or so bullfights a year, with foreign tourists making up much of the audience, the BBC notes. A vote was called on the issue after 180,000 people signed a petition characterizing bullfighting as outdated and barbaric. More»
