Should Bullfighting be Made Illegal in Spain?

  This week I found a particularly interesting article from Forbes on the topic of bullfighting. I believe it will be interesting to learn what they have to say about the controversial subject, as Forbes is a multi media platform that has articles on politics, science, finance and much more. It is published eight times a year, and on 30th December 2019 published an article on speculating "Will Bullfighting Survive The Next Decade in Spain?"  https://www.forbes.com/sites/anagarciavaldivia/2020/12/30/will-bullfighting-survive-the-next-decade-in-spain/?sh=1fe00e6545b3 . It notes that the “annual rate of bullfighting decreases more and more with every year, especially among young Spaniards”, (Garcia Valdiva, 2019, Forbes), suggesting that as people become more educated they are more aware of the negative aspects of the sport and arguably this is why “ in 2018 the number of bullfights held fell to a historic minimum of 1,529” (Garcia Valdiva, 2019, Forbes). This again exemplifies ...

 Recently, I decided to try and find some statistics to support my understanding of the opinions of Spaniards towards bullfighting. I found this in an article called: "Bullfight Opinion Poll: As Spain Debates ‘Support for Bullfighting’ Bill, Most Spaniards Oppose the Use of Public Funds for Cruel, Waning Blood Sport."   https://www.hsi.org/news-media/spain_bullfighting_ipsos_poll_042313/  This source is "The Humane Society", which is an organisation the aims to stop cruelty towards animals.   I believe that this is one of the most reliable sources I could use to obtain these statistics, as the Humane Society is a professional, reliable organisation. Also, the Humane Society is a charitable organisation so it has the duty to be honest and accurate in its publishings. Being over 20 years old, it has established itself as one of the biggest animal rights organisations in the world. The website also details how they condcted their survey to obtain the results, and from ...