Animal lovers seeing red over bullfight ring

• Source: Global Times
• [01:57 January 27 2010]
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It is not known if the bulls are on their way to China or are already here.

With no response from the local government, Li sent a complaint letter to another member of CPPCC Beijing last December, asking for help.

The letter stated, "Bullfighting is a very cruel and brutal sport; even its motherland Spain is considering banning this controversial sport. Daxing has set an example. Such a bullfight should not appear in Huairou."

She said the proposal has been submitted to relevant departments last December and might be discussed at the upcoming "Two Sessions" in March, the annual meetings of China's top legislative and political advisory body.

Mang Ping, a professor at the Central Institute of Socialism, told the Global Times Tuesday that she is totally against the idea of bullfights in China.

"They are driven by the profit motive to import such a bloody business project…how could a local government face the public accusations?" she asked.

Bullfighting has been under fire in Spain.

Hundreds of animal rights activists stripped down to their underwear and splashed fake blood on their bodies during a protest outside the capital Madrid's bullring last May, AFP said.

About 30 percent fewer bullfighting performances were staged across Spain last year due to the recession, AFP reported.

Zheng Yang contributed to this story