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French anti-bullfighting bill hits legal issues

MPs at a pre-debate commission agreed with amendments from the right and far-right aimed at suppressing the bill

Majority of French MPs expected to back anti-bullfighting bill

The Assemblée nationale will study its first ever anti-corrida bill on November 24. The Connexion looks at how likely it is to be adopted

French parliament to debate banning traditional corrida bullfighting

A left-wing MP has proposed a bill which would outlaw bullfighting in France where the animal is killed, and which is expected to be voted on in November

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Pro-bullfighting groups rally against proposed ban in France

Supporters in the south of the country are planning an open letter, pro-bullfighting video, and protests in favour of what they call an ‘interrupted tradition’, after an MP proposed a ban

MP wants to bring a bill to ban bullfighting in France

The left-wing MP is calling for a parliamentary debate into the practice, saying it is not a ‘French tradition’ but was imported from Spain

Bardot wages poster war with mayor over bullfights in south of France

'Brigitte did not always say no to matadors' said mayor's poster, referring to a supposed former romance. Bardot foundation's posters, showing a bull in an arena, said: 'Animal suffering guaranteed at this event'

Animal rights group's bid to ban bullfighting in south of France fails

Judges said the practice was cruel but there is enough local interest to justify continuing the 100-year-old tradition

Southern French village cancels all future bullfight events

The decision in the village of Vergèze in the Gard comes after a bull escaped during the annual festival last year

Bullfighting ban debated in south of France mayor race

A minority of municipal election candidates in the south of France have called for a ban on bullfighting, as anti-bullfighting groups step up the pressure on politicians to take a stand on the issue.

'Ban children from attending bullfights in France'

Animal welfare group says 86% of people support such a ban, with 74% in favour of banning bullfighting altogether

Animal rights groups hit back as MPs attend bullfight

Animal rights groups have hit back and reignited a debate over the legality of bullfighting in France after two ministers were seen attending a bullfight in the south of the country.

Police kill escaped bull in SW France

Animal had escaped its enclosure on the final day of a feria

Bullfighting cannot use ‘live’ tax rate, France rules

Bullfighting cannot be considered as a “live performance”, and is therefore not eligible for a reduced 5.5% VAT rate, French high court the Conseil d’Etat has ruled.

French anti-bullfighting group calls for teaching ban

A French anti-bullfighting group is calling for a ban on bullfighting schools and the training of minors in bullfighting in France, calling it “a form of legal barbarism”.

Petition against Fiesta Tolosa gathers 4 000 names

A petition against a festival involving the releasing of bulls in the streets of Toulouse (Occitanie) has gathered 4 000 signatures.

Bullfighting

French anti-bullfighting bill hits legal issues

Majority of French MPs expected to back anti-bullfighting bill

French parliament to debate banning traditional corrida bullfighting

Pro-bullfighting groups rally against proposed ban in France

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