BullfightingMARIA CAMILA ARCILA ROJAS

TATIANA GOMEZ MARIN

11.1

ELKIN ESPINAL

Content1. Origin

I. Protagonists

II. Causes

III. Consequences

2. Current situation

I. Advantages

II. Disadvantages

3. Future situation

4. Possible solutions

Origin

Consequences:

1. Violence

2. Moral and ethics

3. Protests

4. Country’s reputation

Causes:

1. Entertainment

2. Culture

3. Tradition

Protagonists:

• Spain

• Portugal

• southern France

• (Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru)

Current situation Bullfighting takes place in only nine countries around the world. A considerable number of countries have banned bullfighting by law, e.g. Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. There are even certain regions within the bullfighting countries that have abolished bullfighting; e.g. The Canary Islands in Spain, and most of France. Whilst some artists and writers have defended bullfighting, many others have opposed it. These include Hans Christian Andersen, Alain Delon, Victor Hugo, Franz Kafka, Renaud, Rainer Maria Rilke, George Bernard Shaw, Albert Schweitzer, Mark Twain, and H.G. Wells.

Arguments FOR!

• Cultural• Traditions• Country’s Identity• Sport• Bull has a better life• It is more humane than butchering

Arguments For

Arguments AGAINSTArguments against

• Cruelty against animals• Danger to humans• Ruin a country’s reputation• Violence from protests• Morals and ethics• Suffering• Bulls aren’t the only animals to suffer

Future situation of bullfighting

• Bullfighting will become illegal• Education against animal cruelty • Other traditional and cultural events

could be put in jeopardy

POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Possible Solutions Complete prohibition

Educating the public even those who see it as a tradition or a cultural event that gives an identity to the country.

Law enforcement

Increased negative publicity

Public manifestations to raise government awareness

Referenceso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting