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Anti-bullfighting activists protest against the sport

(24 Sep 2011) SHOTLIST : 1. Various exteriors of bull fighting arena 2. Mid of people outside arena 3. Close up of poster on wall 4. Wide of anti-bull fighting protest 5. Mid of sign reading (in English) "Stop animal cruelty ! No more blood." 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lluis Villacorta, Anti-bullfight campaigner : "On one side I feel very happy. This is the result of being here every Sunday over the last seven years fighting, getting death threats and being beaten up three times, the last one ending up in a hospital. Also happiness because they won''t torture and kill animals. But in Catalonia we still have festivities involving torturing bulls and this is very sad. Anyway I hope that in the rest of Spain they will follow our example and will abolish an event not suitable for the 21st century." 7. Various of people entering arena 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Voxpop, Jaume Llosa : "The political game behind this is evident. Some animal right people are well intentioned. But in reality the background is quite different. As I said earlier foolishness and political opportunism have been combined." 9. Mid of picador (mounted bull fighter) 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Salvador Nunez, Picador : "I feel sad and angry. This is such a beautiful bullfighting arena with a lot of tradition attached to it, both for bullfighters and the national celebration in general." 11. Mid of memorabilia for sale 12. Wide of arena 13. Bull fighters entering arena 14. Audience applauding 15. Bull entering arena 16. Various of bull fight STORYLINE : A protest against bull fighting took place outside Barcelona''s historic bull fighting arena on Saturday, ahead of one of the last bull fights ever to take place there following a ban on the blood sport across the autonomous region of Catalonia. Catalonia is one of the first Spanish autonomous region to ban bullfighting, although the law does not come into effect until 2012. The Spanish public is deeply divided over the bullfight, some claim it is a deep-rooted cultural heritage, others that it is a barbaric blood sport with no place in a civilised democracy. Following years of debate and nationwide political unrest, on 28 July 2010 the local parliament thrust a sword deep into this centuries-old Spanish tradition. The ban was initiated by animal rights groups, who want to extend the ban, though there is no significant national movement to do away with bullfighting in the rest of Spain. Anti-bullfight campaigner Lluis Villacorta has spent the past seven years protesting in front of the arena with his face painted blood red. He said he was pleased the ban was coming into effect. "On one side I feel very happy. This is the result of being here every Sunday over the last seven years fighting, getting death threats and being beaten up three times, the last one ending up in a hospital. Also happiness because they won''t torture and kill animals. But in Catalonia we still have festivities involving torturing bulls and this is very sad. Anyway I hope that in the rest of Spain they will follow our example and will abolish an event not suitable for the 21st century." Regardless of the ban, the glory days of this Spanish fiesta in Barcelona are long gone. The magnificent arena - Plaza de Toros Monumental de Barcelona - was built in 1914 and has a capacity for thousands. But it is the only one left in the region. Out of a nationwide total of roughly 1,000 bouts each season the Barcelona ring stages just 15 bullfights. Jaume Llosa said he thought the ban was a political move. Picador (horse mounted bull fighter) Salvador Nunez said he is devastated by the ban. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...