The senator from Lot-et-Garonne is among the supporters of the bill aimed at banning bullfighting for minors under 16 years old. This is carried by two elected officials, from Renaissance and the Republicans. Furthermore, 120 parliamentarians have already signed a platform to support this text.
This Thursday, November 14, the Senate is examining a bill aimed at prohibiting access to bullfight shows and cockfights to minors under 16 years of age. This is supported by Samantha Cazebonne (Renaissance, French Abroad) and Arnaud Bazin (Les Républicains, Val-d'Oise), and co-signed by around thirty senators from various political groups. This initiative is supported by Lot-et-Garonne senator Christine Bonfanti-Dossat. To act, they invoke child protection.
“This measure is not intended to call into question local customs, but to establish ethical rules which protect the most vulnerable,” declares Christine Bonfanti-Dossat in the columns of Petit Bleu. It is based on studies by specialists in childhood and psychology highlighting the potentially traumatic effects of these violent representations.
A forum to support the bill banning bullfighting for minors
This bill will be debated within the framework of the parliamentary niche of the RDPI group. It could open up a reflection on the place of bullfighting in French society. One hundred and twenty elected officials have already signed a platform to support this bill.
“Article 521-1 of the Penal Code defines bullfighting as an offense falling within the framework of serious abuse or acts of cruelty towards a domestic animal. It exempts it from criminal sanctions where it constitutes an “uninterrupted local tradition” which does not detract from its cruel and violent character. Allowing a child to attend a bullfight is introducing them to the practice of a crime,” we can read in this article published by Midi Libre.
