Bullfighting, Dog Fighting, Cockfighting Banned in Veracruz, Mexico Denise A Justin - Opposing Views
go to original July 22, 2013

Animal rights activists strip down to their underwear and cover themselves with red paint as part of an anti-bullfighting protest. Report by Sophie Foster. (ITN)

Veracruz has become the most recent city in Mexico to update its Animal Welfare Code to ban bullfighting. The government of Veracruz - a port city about 186 miles east of Mexico City - joined four other cities - Xalapa, Fortin de las Flores, Teocelo and Boca de Rio - all located in Veracruz state, in passing a ban on bullfighting. A comprehensive change to the Animal Welfare Code by Veracruz city lawmakers last month, however, included banning “bullfighting and all other shows featuring animals.”

The city will now also address other blood sports that have long been accepted, and his new legislation will end the traditional festivals that offered animal fighting as entertainment.

“Officials changed the Animal Welfare Code to ban bullfights, dog fights and cockfights,” Veracruz Mayor Carolina Gudiño Corro announced. “The new regulations were enacted to prevent abuse of pets and other animals by owners and the public, and create a culture of caring for animals.”

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