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MEXICO

Capital city bans violent bullfighting

Mexico City lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban violent bullfighting, triggering outrage from aficionados and celebration from animal rights advocates. The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure the animals. It also sets time limits on how long bulls can be in the ring, all part of an initiative dubbed bullfighting without violence. The decision sparked angry protests from bullfighting supporters and matadors. Bullfighting has long been considered a tradition and a pastime in Latin America, but has come under criticism for animal cruelty because bulls are often killed at the end of the fight.