By James Wagner Reporting from Mexico City In the biggest bullfighting ... gear and food around La Plaza México, the largest bullfighting arena in the world, which opened in 1946 in the heart ...

was dealt a blow when a judge in Mexico City banned the practice in June 2022, shutting down an arena that has been billed as the world's largest bullfighting ring. The judge ruled that bullfights ...

When I lived in Mexico City, I used to go to the Plaza Mexico on Sundays to watch the bullfights. This facility is the ...

The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure the animals.

Magazine and Reach PLC magazines. Hector Vivas/Getty Mexico City's Congress has voted to ban traditional bullfights. The ban on Tuesday, March 18, of what Congress calls "violent bullfights ...

Bullfighting in Mexico dates back to 1529 - the time of conquistador Hernan Cortes - in what is now Mexico City. In recent years, several other Latin American countries have banned bullfighting.

Originally, the initiative to make bullfights bloodless originated from citizens and received backing from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada. Some protests ...

It will allow for what proponents call 'bullfighting without violence,' in which rules determine how long a bull can be in the ring and limit bullfighters to using only capes.

Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans ...