The village of Tordesillas in Castile and Leon, Spain could not to celebrate after the government of the region adopted a decree to ban the death of the animal during the celebration Tournament Toro de la Vega.
the village of Tordesillas in the autonomous community of Castilla y Leon in northern Spain and never see the tradition of Toro de Vega dating from the year 1534 last week the provincial government approved a decree-law on the death of fighting bulls in the presence of public and popular bullfighting shows in the area is prohibited.
The decree sparked the opinions for and against, the president of the National Association for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (ANPBA), Alfonso Chilleron said to the Russian news agency RT that decision has directly affected the celebration because the “ municipal ordinance regulating the Toro de la Vega requires in its article 20 that the bull must attack him with spears -alancearlo- with intent to kill”, so it has been banned “not only the death of the animal in public, but also the use of Lanz as”.
The Toro de la Vega is a bullfighting event of medieval origin, held in the Spanish town of Tordesillas, Castile and Leon, and was declared feast of tourist interest in 1980 and traditional bullfighting in 1999.
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The tournament is the pursuit of a bull by dozens of men on horseback to try to spear the animal to death after being released near the square people and driven by corridors to the valley of the river Douro. In this area is the preset limit, and if the bull gets past is forgiven life, at least in theory.
In recent years, the ancestral celebration has gained notoriety for the actions taken by various associations and animalistic parties, they moved to Tordesillas to denounce the cruelty to which the animal is subjected.
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Despite being approved the decree-law, the same shall be validated in the Castile and Leon before one month, although it seems that in Tordesillas you will not see the medieval image of Spain.
For and against tradition
The spokesman of the Animalista Party ( PACMA), Silvia Barquero told RT that will be vigilant that the council take the necessary measures to comply with the law and warned the inhabitants of Tordesillas that if they kill the bull incur a crime of animal abuse by could pay up to 18 months imprisonment.
The people of Tordesillas in the company of local authorities and bullfighting associations have expressed if outrage at the decree and have ensured that “ the council will initiate all necessary legal action to defend the tournament Toro la Vega, one of the most important signs of cultural identity of our region , “the city government said in a statement through its website.
On Wednesday the Patronato del Toro de la Vega issued a statement which states that “n ada justified act with the urgency of a decree against part of our cultural heritage, unless we stand before dictatorial actions used to violate rights and curtailing freedoms. Against this totalitarian abuse can not be another way that the legal defense and the requirement of political responsibilities . ”
The mayor of Tordesillas, Jose Antonio González Poncela, expressed his support to the neighbors against the ordinance prohibiting the Tournament Toro de Vega, although the leadership his party (PSOE) they have spoken in opposition to this type of celebrations.
The Minister of the Interior acting Jorge Fernandez Diaz warned last May 24 in a ceremony in the province of Castilla and Leon defenders of Toro de Vega that of not sticking to the ordinance will apply the law of the jungle “If we skip the law presumes to impose the law of force, jungle”.
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