Recently, France took the
important step of banning wild animal circuses and mink
farms, both terrible industries known for their violent
cruelty towards animals. But so far, the French
government has done nothing to stop bullfighting, which
is an equally horrendous form of animal
abuse. Why should
bullfighting be exempt from these new anti-cruelty laws,
when we know it is one of the most violent and harmful
animal "sports" of all?
This past summer, a French
animal welfare organization called the Société
Protectrice des Animaux tried to stand up against
bullfighting in court. But the court sided with
animal cruelty, stating that bullfighting was supposedly
"too popular" to be banned in France — which is
neither an adequate justification, nor is it true. In
fact, nearly three-quarters of French civilians
disapprove of deadly bullfighting events. Now
that French authorities have heightened protections for
animals abused in circuses and on mink farms, there's no
excuse for allowing this sport to continue.
If bullfighting is still legal, then so is
animal abuse. It's as simple as that.
Sign the petition
to demand that the French Parliament take action
and ban bullfighting
today!