Why is bullfighting still legal in Spain?

What would Spain be without bullfighting? Bereft of its finest cultural tradition, say supporters of the tradition known as "la lidia". A normal 21st-Century European nation, argue those in favour of banning bullfights. read more

Bullfighting is illegal in most countries, but remains legal in most areas of Spain and Portugal, as well as in some Hispanic American countries and some parts of southern France. read more

Last year, Spain's parliament bestowed cultural-heritage status on bullfighting, making it much harder for further bans beyond that of Catalonia in 2010, and the Canaries in the early 1990s, to take effect. read more