Mexico City, Home To World's Biggest Bullring, Bans Killing Bulls
Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or wounded, as opponents and supporters staged rival protests.
The initiative, which was promoted by the capital city's mayor Clara Brugada, aims to move toward "violence-free" bullfighting events.
Mexico City cannot allow "cruelty as a spectacle, much less the long pain and death of an animal for entertainment," Brugada said last week.
The vote also bans using sharp objects such as swords, but matadors can use capes and muletas -- sticks with red cloth hanging from them.
The ban, which also limits bullfights to 15 minutes for each animal, was approved by 61 votes in favor and one against, the capital's legislature announced.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum last week threw her support behind the initiative, calling it a "good solution" to maintain jobs in the bullfighting industry while respecting a constitutional reform prohibiting animal abuse.
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