The chronicle of the foretold death of bullfighting in Mexico began in the country’s capital with the ban on violent bullfights, said animal rights activist Elsa Arceo, president of Rescatistas independientes Unidos (United Independent Rescuers), Mérida, Yucatán.
She indicated that this action, approved by the Mexican Congress last Tuesday with only one vote against it, should be replicated throughout the country.
The local organization will begin a project that includes several actions to protect animal rights, including a ban on bullfights not only in Mérida but throughout Yucatán. They believe they should be eliminated because they threaten bulls, which are sentient beings.
She believes the initiative should be replicated in other Mexican states and has even begun to be replicated in Chihuahua and Puebla.
“From the moment a bull enters the ring, it’s already violent because they’re making it dizzy. Many people told me, ‘Hey, Elsa, it’s the color red that attracts them, it’s what emboldens them, it makes them angry,’ but that’s not the case. To begin with, and I want to emphasize this, bulls are herbivores and they’re also colorblind. They can’t differentiate colors.”
The rescuer believes this measure is a step forward, but more work needs to be done, although March 18th will be considered a historic day for animal rights in Mexico.
She announced that Rescateistas Independientes Unidos (United Independent Rescuers of Mérida, Yucatán) will present a bill that includes, “of course, bullfighting, which we managed to eliminate in Mérida this season, but roping tournaments and bullfighting will continue in the municipalities.”
She said they have a lot of work to do to legislate various issues, since bullfights, roping tournaments, and horse-drawn carriages are not included in the animal welfare law of the state of Yucatán.
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