Run with the bulls, let them tumble into the sea during the chase, even stick fireworks or flaming wax to their horns — but don't kill them. That's the line legislators in northeastern Spain drew Wednesday between protecting animals and upholding cherished national traditions.Full story
Lawmakers who banned bullfighting this summer in Spain's Catalonia region on Wednesday approved a bill that effectively endorses other traditions such as attaching burning poles to bulls' horns at village festivals or letting the beasts chase human daredevils by seaside marinas and plunge into the w Full story
Lawmakers who banned bullfighting in Spain's Catalonia region this summer voted Wednesday to endorse other traditions that have been criticized as cruel to bulls, such as attaching burning sticks to their horns as they chase human thrill seekers. Full story
A visitor admires the model of the "Institute for Advanced Architecture in Catalonia" building in Barcelona on display at the Spanish pavilion at the Biennale Giardini in Venice on August 27, 2010 during the opening of the 12th Architecture Biennale whose theme is "People Meet in Architecture".
Barcelona. Cataluna. The Ramblas. People walking.
French Matador Sebastian Castella looks at a Torrealta fighting bull during a bullfight of the San Lorenzo festival, on July 29, 2010 in Santander. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups and a day after the ban in Catalonia. Top Spanish bull
