Last week the Catalan parliament made a decision to ban bullfighting across Catalonia.
There were 68 votes in favour of the ban and 55 against with 9 abstentions.The new law will come into effect from January 1st 2012.
A group which calls itself the People´s Legislative Initiative collected almost 200,000 signatures from the general public.These people wanted bullfighting to be banned.It was because of these signatures that the topic was brought to a vote.
The Partido popular all voted against the ban and they are now working to get this new law annulled by the Madrid Congress.
Statistics show that fewer people in Spain are watching bullfighting.Lat year almost 11,000 animals were slaughtered in the name of fun and enjoyment.
The fact that this is a first step for Spain is a wonderful indication of a country which is growing in maturity.
