In Quito he won the yes in the question of the plebiscite that consulted on the prohibition of public spectacles with the purpose of killing an animal.
The Plenary of the Constitutional court is called to deal with the alleged unconstitutionality of several regulations that prevent the death of the bulls in Quito. The magistrates will have to resolve this Wednesday, December 15, 2021, on questions to the popular consultation that prevents the death of animals in public shows and on the metropolitan ordinance that regulates bullfighting in the Metropolitan District.
The president of the Constitutional court, Hernán Salgado, convened an ordinary session of the Plenary of the Constitutional Court, to discuss this and other issues from 10:00.
There, it is foreseen that the lawsuit of a group that seeks to have Article 1 of the Constitution declared unconstitutional Ordinance No. 127, approved in October 2011 by the Metropolitan Council of Quito and that replaces Chapter III on bullfighting shows, which regulated the death of animals in the squares. This group also asked to declare the unconstitutionality of several sections of the municipal regulations that have to do with the development of bullfighting. For example, here we speak of symbolic trophies (ears and tails) for bullfighters.
At 11:00 outside the Constitutional court, north-central of Quito, a sit-in of animal groups is calling for the popular decision of 2011 to be respected, with which it was determined that the shows that were intended to give death to animals. These groups have also raised lawsuits of unconstitutionality to regulations that have been created that, in their opinion, do not respect the spirit of the question, which is to respect the lives of the animals In its whole.
In the popular consultation in May 2011, 57% of the cantons of the country said Yes to question 8: Do you agree that in the canton of your domicile shows that are intended to give death to the animal? In Quito, more than half of the voting age population (54%) defined themselves in favor of this proposal.
The issue has generated several legal confrontations between those who seek respect for bullfighting traditions and those who defend the welfare of the animals. On December 17, 2020, the cut installed a hearing for the public actions of unconstitutionality against the consultation. (DP)
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