Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City
Al Jazeera
With protesters picketing outside a packed arena, bullfights resumed in Mexico City on Sunday.
The return to the capital came after Mexico’s highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that had sided with animal rights defenders and suspended the events for more than a year and a half.
The resumption of bullfights in the Plaza Mexico, the largest bullfighting arena in the world, raised the hopes of fans in the face of a legal battle.
Bullfighting is still allowed in much of Mexico, but in the capital it is fighting for its future. Opponents argue the practice violates animal welfare and affects people’s right to a healthy environment.
Thousands cheered the return of “fiesta brava”, as bullfighting is also known in Spanish. “Long live freedom,” some shouted as the first bull entered an arena jammed with spectators.
