The return of bullfighting to Mexico's capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups
by Fabiola Snchez
Jan 09, 2024
3 minutes
In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged — not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart.
A bellowing colleague is pushing the wheeled contraption to breathe a bit of realism into training in anticipation of bullfighting’s return to Mexico City.
The traditional spectacle took a critical blow when a judge banned it
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