Travel News: Catalonia, Spain Bans Bullfighting

Barcelona Controversy: Banning bullfights in Catalonia?
http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2010/08/barcelona_controversy_banning.html

For centuries, the battle between man and beast has played out in Spanish arenas, with about 13,500 bulls killed yearly. But like Britain's ban of the traditional fox hunt since 2002, bullfighting may soon become extinct. On [July 28], a vote from local parliament has blocked the sport from taking place in Barcelona and the rest of northeast Catalonia. (The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012.) Similar bans may be voted into place elsewhere in the country.