Bullfighting Resumes in Mexico City Amid Protests
Supreme Court Overturns Suspension, Animal Rights Activists Rally Against Practice
- Bullfighting has resumed in Mexico City after a two-year hiatus, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned an indefinite suspension of the practice.
- Animal rights activists protested the return of bullfighting, arguing that the practice is inhumane and violates animal welfare.
- Six bulls were fought and killed in the first event since the suspension was lifted.
- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed a referendum on the future of bullfighting in Mexico City.
- Supporters of bullfighting argue that the ban affects their rights and threatens thousands of jobs linked to the activity, which they claim generates about $400 million a year in Mexico.