The Art of Bullfighting



Artist at work
(Madrid, Spain) Efforts to ban bullfighting in Spain are now blocked.

Much to the horror and chagrin of animal rights activists in Spain, bullfighting was given a special status as “an artistic discipline.” The Ministry of Culture was given the task of promoting and protecting bullfighting as a “cultural product.”

Proponents lauded the measure, saying that bullfighting was a symbol of Spanish heritage, while critics accused the government of abandoning its commitment to animal rights.

Heh.