Some 200 people demonstrate in Palma against bullfighting and demand to prohibit the entry of minors

PalmaAbout 200 people demonstrated this Thursday evening in front of the bullring in Palma against bullfighting, coinciding with the celebration of a bullfight. The protest, called by Satya Animal and other animal welfare organizations, has particularly focused on the possibility of minors being able to access bullfighting events in the Balearic Islands.

The mobilization was called by Satya Animal with the support of Progreso en Verde, Mallorca Against Bullfighting, the Franz Weber Foundation, and PETA, with the aim of protesting against the bullfight. During the gathering, a performance took place in which a bull and a bullfighter swapped roles, an action with which the organizations wanted to denounce the violence associated, from their perspective, with bullfighting events.

The focus, on minors' access

One of the main reasons for complaint by animal welfare organizations is that minors are allowed to enter bullrings in the Balearic Islands. Satya Animal believes that exposing children and adolescents to a spectacle they describe as "violent and bloody" can have consequences on their moral and emotional integrity. The organization argues that there is widespread social rejection of bullfighting as a cultural or artistic expression and defines it as "the sadistic torture of an animal live". In any case, this is the assessment of the organizations that called for the protest.

Satya Animal has also criticized the role of public administrations and has stated that, in their opinion, without institutional support, these shows "would no longer be possible" in the Balearic Islands. The organizing organizations are thus calling for a change in the treatment of bullfighting and, in particular, for measures to prevent minors from accessing bullrings. The protest has taken place coinciding with the bullfight scheduled for this Thursday in Palma.