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Debate: Bullfighting
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- | *'''Majorities in bullfighting countries and elsewhere oppose bullfighting.''' [http://www.league.org.uk/content.ASpx?CategoryID=336 "What's wrong with bullfighting?" League Against Cruel Sports]: "Recent polls have shown that the majority of people are against bullfighting. 89% of British people would not visit a bullfight (ComRes 2008), whilst in Spain 67% are not interested in bullfighting (Gallup 2008). In France, 69% of people oppose public funding for bullfighting (YouGov 2009)." | + | *'''Majorities in bullfighting states & elsewhere oppose bullfighting.''' [http://www.league.org.uk/content.ASpx?CategoryID=336 "What's wrong with bullfighting?" League Against Cruel Sports]: "Recent polls have shown that the majority of people are against bullfighting. 89% of British people would not visit a bullfight (ComRes 2008), whilst in Spain 67% are not interested in bullfighting (Gallup 2008). In France, 69% of people oppose public funding for bullfighting (YouGov 2009)." |
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Is bullfighting acceptable in modernity, or should it be banned? |
Background and contextBullfighting is a controversial sport in Spain. While supporters argue it is a cultural art form, opponents say that it is brutal and cruel toward animals. |
Torture: Is it wrong to think to bullfighting as torture or as inhumane? | |
Yes |
No
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Fair fight? Is bullfighting a fair fight? | |
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No
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Public opinion: Where does public opinion stand? | |
Pro |
Con
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Pro/con sources | |
Yes |
No |
See alsoExternal links and resources |
Categories: Underdeveloped debates | Environment | Sports | Entertainment | Animals | Animal rights | Animal welfare | Morality | Pain | Suffering | Europe | Spain