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Spanish Town amends Budget to Cut Support for Bullfighting and Help Residents affected by State of Alarm

By John Smith • Published: 01 Apr 2020 • 14:10

THE charity AnimaNaturalis in Spain which is a pressure group dedicated to the decent treatment of animals has just released news that the council in the town of Piedralaves in Castilla y Leon has made a momentous decision prompted by the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.

Although governed by the Partido Popular which has always given the impression of being in favour of bullfighting, this council has unilaterally voted to modify the 2020 budget in order to divert €30,000 earmarked for support of bullfighting in order to allow it to reduce the cost of water for all registered residents of the town.

Other councils may well follow suit and use funds to support their own residents and the charity hopes that when Minister of Culture, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribe attends an emergency meeting with the Toro de Lidia Foundation that he will not agree to commit public money to assist the recovery of the bullfighting industry.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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