This Thursday it was approved in the second debate in said corporation.
Colombian News.
In the early hours of this Thursday, December 15, the bill that prohibits bullfighting in Colombia was approved in the Senate of the Republic, a practice that has been rejected for many years by animal rights societies in the territory.
The parliamentarians who voted in favor of the ban were 50 of the 80 who attended the debate in that corporation that is part of one of the three powers of the State, in charge of legislating.
As no less important fact, 26 senators withdrew from the premises before voting. Of the rest, only 4 opposed the ban
See: “Cockfighting and bullfighting are not animal abuse”: Controversy over the ruling of the Constitutional Court
The animalist congresswoman from the Green Party, Andrea Padilla Villarraga, was one of the happiest for the decision made in the Senate since she was one of the speakers for the bill.
At his side, the president of the Congress of the Republic, Roy Barreras, gave him a big hug as a sign of victory.
3am…I’m crying! THANK YOU team, @jhonnra Green bench, Pact, Liberal friends, Conservatives, Radical Change, Mira, Commons, U, ASI, AICO, Justa Libres, @RoyBarreras @alfonsoprada @petrogustavo ! The Senate makes history: it approves the ban on bullfighting! pic.twitter.com/bwRFboWXjj
— Andrea Padilla Villarraga (@andreanimalidad) December 15, 2022
WE DID IT! The Senate plenary said YES to the ban on bullfighting. Thank you guys, Roy, Alfonso, team… I LOVE YOU! pic.twitter.com/tjdguwLmxp
— Andrea Padilla Villarraga (@andreanimalidad) December 15, 2022
It should be noted that Bill 085 of 2022 will be implemented gradually so that people who are engaged in these activities seek other sources of income. The tax period could be 3 years to put an end to this type of activity that is practiced in many towns and cities in Colombia.
Now all that remains is for the debate to pass next year through the Fifth Commission of the House of Representatives, the other legislative body, so that bullfighting in our country is definitively prohibited.
Animalists in Colombia celebrate this momentous decision in defense of animal rights.
At 3:00 am today, the ban on bullfighting in the national territory was approved in the Senate. Historical!
Animal torture will never be culture ?
— MISS POIROT (@MissPoirot07) December 15, 2022
exciting happiness of @andreanimalidad before the approval of the prohibition of bullfights in the Senate.
The collective consciousness of this country is changing!
— Carlos Parra (@CarlosParraBUC) December 15, 2022
Finally! The prohibition of bullfights is approved in the Senate Plenary. In Commission V we are ready to defend, hopefully from the presentation, this project that is an initiative of the @PartidoVerdeCoL at the head of @andreanimalidad Animal cruelty will never be culture!
— Cristian Avendano (@crisavendanof) December 15, 2022
Today the country wakes up with very good news. The prohibition of bullfighting in Colombia is approved in the Senate and now the project goes to the Fifth Commission of the Chamber. ✊???
Animal abuse must end in Colombia. ❤️?❤️ pic.twitter.com/xCKSEX1LAd
— Erick Velasco (@eravelasco) December 15, 2022
Cover photo: @andreapadillavillarraga
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