Spain’s biggest television channel dedicated to showing bullfights is to close in a move which animal rights activists claim shows the waning popularity of the blood sport
is to close in a move which animal rights activists claim shows the waning popularity of the blood sport.Movistar, which has broadcastfor 30 years, put the closure down to a “new market situation and the emergence of new players”.
Animal rights groups put the decision to close the channel down to a decline in support for the pastime. Aida Gascón, of AnimaNaturalis, tweeted: “If the torture of animals received popular support, you would not have to give grants to support it, nor would the media decide to close their almost extinct sections dedicated to bullfighting, as El Pais did recently, and Movistar has now done.
Some Spaniards say they have no interest in the blood sport while others regard it as an integral part of the country’s culture. The number of fights fell from 1,553 in 2017 to 824 in 2021, according to government figures. Only 8 per cent of the population attended bullfights between 2018-2019, compared to 45 per cent who said they went to the theatre, a survey of leisure habits found.
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