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DescriptionBullfighting laws world map.svg
English: Laws regarding bullfighting around the world.
Nationwide ban on bullfighting
Nationwide ban on bullfighting, but some designated local traditions exempted
Some subnational bans on bullfighting
Bullfighting without killing bulls in the ring legal (Portuguese style or 'bloodless')
Bullfighting with killing bulls in the ring legal (Spanish style)
Prohibición nacional de la tauromaquia, pero algunas tradiciones locales designadas están exentas
Algunas prohibiciones subnacionales en la tauromaquia
Tauromaquia sin matanza en la plaza es legal (estilo portugués o 'incruento')
Tauromaquia con matanza en la plaza es legal (estilo español)
Sin datos
Français : Lois concernant la tauromachie (y compris la corrida) dans le monde.
Interdiction nationale de la tauromachie
Interdiction nationale de la tauromachie, mais certaines traditions locales désignées exemptées
Quelques interdictions infranationales sur la tauromachie
Tauromachie sans mise à mort dans l'arène légale (corrida portugaise, ou 'sans sang')
Tauromachie avec mise à mort dans l'arène légale (corrida espagnole)
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Argentina: Article 3.8 of Law 14.346 on the Ill-Treatment and Acts of Cruelty to Animals of 1954 explicitly prohibits 'carrying out public or private acts of animal fights, fights of bulls and heifers, or parodies [thereof], in which animals are killed, wounded or harassed.' Ley 14346 - Malos Tratos y Actos de Crueldad a los Animales(Spanish). National University of the Littoral (27 November 1954). Retrieved on 4 June 2020.
Colombia: Nationwide ban on bullfighting, but some designated local traditions exempted. In May 2024, the Congress of Colombia adopted a bill to ban bullfighting across the country from the year 2027 onwards. Buschschlüter, Vanessa (29 May 2024). "Colombian Congress votes to ban bullfighting". BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
Chile: Chile banned bullfighting shortly after gaining independence in 1818. It differs from the Chilean rodeo (which involves horseriders in an oval arena (medialuna) blocking a female cow against the wall without killing it), which is still legal. Law no. 20.380 on Animal Protection of 25 August 2009 explicitly exempts various forms of 'animal sports' in Article 16: 'The norms of this law will not apply to sports in which animals participate, such as rodeo, cowfights, movement to the rein and equestrian sports, which will be governed by their respective regulations.' "Over 85,000 people sign petition to end bullfighting in northwest Mexico". Agencia EFE. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2020. Ley Núm. 20.380 Sobre Protección de Animales(Spanish). LeyChile.cl (3 October 2009). Retrieved on 5 June 2020.
China, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador: bullfighting legal, killing bulls in the ring legal. United States: only 'bloodless' bullfighting allowed, killing bulls in the ring illegal. (Information on France outdated) Cusack, Carmen M. (2017) Animals and Criminal Justice, Abigdon/New York: Routledge, p. 35–36 Retrieved on 5 June 2020. ISBN: 9781351531702.
France: In 1951, §7 of Article 521-1 of the French penal code banned bullfighting across the country with the exception of areas with an 'unbroken local tradition' including Nîmes, Béziers, Arles, Alès, Bayonne, Carcassonne, and Fréjus, amongst others. In 2011, the Ministry of Culture briefly added bullfighting to the list of national 'intangible heritage'; the Administrative Appeals Court of Paris ruled in 2015 that it had been definitively removed from the list of intangible heritage. In a separate case, the Constitutional Court ruled in 2012 that bullfighting did not violate the French Constitution. Article 521-1 of the French penal code Marijn Kruk (10 May 2008). "Stierenvechten stuit op toenemend Frans verzet". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2020. Ben McPartland (5 June 2015). "France cuts bullfighting from cultural heritage list". The Local France. Retrieved 6 June 2020. "Stierenvechten mag van de Franse grondwet". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Honduras: Under Article 11 of 'Decree no. 115-2015 ─ Animal Protection and Welfare Act' that went into effect in 2016, dog and cat fights and duck races are prohibited, while 'bullfighting shows and cockfights are part of the National Folklore and as such allowed'. However, 'in bullfighting shows, the use of spears, swords, fire or other objects that cause pain to the animal is prohibited.' Decreto Nº 115-2015 ─ Ley de Protección y Bienestar Animal(Spanish). Ecolex (2016). Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved on 9 June 2020.
India: Jallikattu, a popular bullfighting sport in Tamil Nadu state, was banned by the Supreme Court of India in 2014, and this ban was upheld in January 2017. This triggered mass protests from jallikattu fans, pressuring the Tamil Nadu state government to pass a new law allowing it again, but it is likely that this law will be declared unconstitutional once more. Soni, Anusha (2017-01-25). "Tamil Nadu's new jallikattu law challenged in Supreme Court". India Today. Retrieved 2017-01-27. "Jallikattu challenged again in Supreme Court by animal rights body". The New Indian Express. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-01-27. {{cite news}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help)
Panama: Article 7 of the 2012 Law 308 on the Protection of Animals prohibits both Spanish- and Portuguese-style bullfighting. Panamá prohíbe las corridas de toros(Spanish). Anima Naturalis (15 March 2012). Retrieved on 6 June 2020.
Paraguay: Organising fights between all animals, both in public and private, is prohibited in Paraguay under Law No. 4840 on Animal Protection and Welfare, promulgated on 28 January 2013. Specifically: 'The use of animals in shows, fights, popular festivals and other activities that imply cruelty or mistreatment, that can cause death, suffering or make them the object of unnatural and unworthy treatments' is prohibited (Article 30). 'Training domestic animals to carry out provoked fights, with the goal of holding a public or private show' is considered an 'act of mistreatment'. (Article 31) 'The use of animals in shows, fights, popular festivals, and other activities that imply cruelty or mistreatment, which may cause death, suffering or make them subject to unnatural or humiliating treatment' is considered a 'very serious infraction' (Article 32), which are punishable by between 501 and 1500 minimum daily wages (jornales mínimos, Article 39), and the perpetrator may be barred from 'acquiring or possessing other animals for a period that may be up to 10 years' (Article 38). Ley Nº 4840 / de Proteccion y Bienestar Animal(Spanish). Leyes Paraguayas. Biblioteca y Archivo del Congreso de la Nación (30 January 2013). Retrieved on 5 June 2020.
Peru: Cockfighting and bullfighting are exempt from Peru's animal protection laws. On 25 February 2020, the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru ruled that it could not declare the animal fighting practices unconstitutional. "Cock and bull fighting are legal, Peru's top court rules". Deutsche Welle. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
Spain: Bullfighting with killing is legal throughout the country. Various previous local and regional bans on bullfighting or killing bulls during a fight were declared unconstitutional and overturned in 2016 (Catalonia) and 2018 (Mallorca). Ana Garcia Valdivia (30 December 2019). "Will Bullfighting Survive The Next Decade In Spain?". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
Venezuela: banned in the capital city Caracas, besides the municipalities Cabimas, Carrizal, El Hatillo, Valera and San Felipe. Municipios antitaurinos(Spanish).
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France lightblue again: there are subnational exemptions to the national ban, not subnational bans to a national permission. It seems that bullfighting is only legal in 11 counties in southern France.
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