On Anti-Bullfighting Day, Celebrate Victories for Bulls Around the World
Every suspension, ban, and legal action brings us closer to a future without bullfighting. Help us keep the momentum going!
On June 25, we mark Anti-Bullfighting Day, a chance to a day to honor bulls, recognize the growing movement against bullfighting, and celebrate the victories that are helping create a kinder world.
Bulls are curious, sensitive, gentle individuals, and more people every day recognize that they deserve respect, not torment in the name of “entertainment.”
PETA entities around the world have helped expose the suffering built into this industry, rally public pressure, support legal action, and drive momentum for change. Every canceled event, every court ruling, every ban, every protest, and every signature says bulls matter, and bullfighting’s days are numbered.
This Anti-Bullfighting Day, we’re celebrating major victories for bulls—and looking ahead to all the progress on the horizon. We’re celebrating the advocates, lawmakers, and supporters who keep pushing this cruel industry back. We’re celebrating every victory that spares bulls from agony. And we’re celebrating the powerful truth that when compassionate people speak up, change follows.
What Happens to Bulls in a Bullfight?
Bulls don’t choose to take part in bullfights. They are forced to fight for their lives—and are killed even if they “win.” Bullfighting inflicts terror, pain, and death on bulls for spectacle. In the ring, assailants stab bulls repeatedly with lances and barbed harpoons called banderillas before attempting to kill them by driving a sword into their lungs.
Then, bullfighters crowd the mutilated, bleeding bull and try to sever his spinal cord with a dagger at the base of the skull. This violence has no place in our world, and the victories below prove it. Across cities, states, and entire countries, people are challenging bullfighting and refusing to let it hide behind the “tradition.”
Bullfight Bans and Cancellations to Celebrate
Colombia Approves National Bullfighting Ban — 2024
With help from PETA Latino’s massive campaigns, Colombia approved a national bullfighting ban, dealing one of the strongest blows yet against this cruel industry in Latin America.
Mexico City Puts an End to Bullfights — 2025
Mexico City banned the torture and killing of bulls in the arena, making bullfights virtually impossible.
Chihuahua Bans Bullfighting — March 2025
PETA Latino celebrated Chihuahua’s bullfighting ban and supported the efforts of local groups and Mexico Sin Toreo to achieve this victory.
Many Bullfights Stopped in Yucatán — May 2026
Thanks to PETA Latino and Animal Heroes, a federal judge ordered a halt to the approximately 10 bullfights at the Tixkokob Fair.
Bullfighting Is Now Illegal in Quintana Roo, Mexico — 2020
The Congress of Quintana Roo approved the Animal Protection and Welfare Law, which prohibits harming animals or causing them suffering. The law expressly forbids torturing bulls to death.
Querétaro Suspends Bullfighting — Jan 2026
A federal judge suspended a bullfight for January 30 in Querétaro and ordered officials to cancel permits for events that harm animals, in accordance with Article 4 of Mexico’s Constitution.
Puebla Wins Legal Injunctions Against Bullfights — 2020–2023
PETA Latino, Animal Heroes, Puebla Viva y Sin Corridas, and Movimiento Animalista de Puebla supported legal efforts that succeeded in stopping bullfights.
More Than 42,000 People Sign Against Bullfights in Mexico City — 2022
As part of the Mexico Without Bullfighting Movement, Cultura Sin Tortura, and PETA Latino helped gather more than 42,000 signatures to promote action against bullfighting and cockfighting.
PETA Latino’s Actions and Demonstrations for Bulls
PETA Latino and fellow advocates have maintained public pressure on decision-makers through bold demonstrations and high-visibility actions throughout.
Day of the Dead Offering — 2023-2025:To honor the thousands of bulls killed in bullfights every year, PETA Latino created a Day of the Dead offering in their memory.
Bull defenders urged authorities to respect Mexico’s Constitution and stop bullfights in cities like Guadalajara, Pachuca, and Aguascalientes.
In 2021, animal liberation supporters demanded that the government not enshrine bullfighters as “artists” in Peruvian law. In 2022, demonstrators took to the streets with red smoke flares, live music, and impassioned speeches to protest bullfighting at the Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima’s most known bullring.
These actions attract attention, build momentum, and challenge institutions to act. And they make it impossible for bullfighting cruelty to slip quietly into the background.
PETA Latino, Animal Heroes, and Guadalajara Animal Save protested in front of Guadalajara City Hall to demand that Mayor Verónica Delgadillo ban bullfighting.
PETA Latino and Mexico Without Bullfighting protested outside Mexico’s Supreme Court to demand rulings on cases related to bullfights.
Kind people across Europe have also taken dramatic action for bulls, urging institutions and leaders to reject bullfighting.
PETA supporters stop the popemobile in Naples — May 8, 2026: PETA UK supporters blocked Pope Leo’s procession in Naples to urge him to condemn bullfighting.
Police arrest bull defenders after they blocked the popemobile in Monaco — March 28, 2026: PETA UK supporters knelt in front of Pope Leo’s vehicle with signs urging him to help end bullfighting, and police arrested them.
PETA UK projects anti-bullfighting message onto the Apostolic Palace — May 27, 2025: After nearly 200,000 people signed petitions urging the Church to condemn bullfighting, PETA UK projected that number onto the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.
PETA UK sends letter to Pope Leo XIV urging him to condemn bullfighting — May 2025: PETA UK urged Pope Leo XIV to honor Pope Francis’ compassionate legacy by severing the Catholic Church’s ties with bullfighting.
PETA UK protests Spain’s bullfighting award at the Spanish Senate — April 2026: PETA supporters demonstrated outside the Spanish Senate as the chamber hosted an alternative bullfighting awards ceremony, after Spain’s Ministry of Culture scrapped the official award.
Each of these actions adds force to a growing global message: Compassion is stronger than cruelty, courage is stronger than tradition, and the movement for bulls is only getting stronger.
Help Bulls on Anti-Bullfighting Day and Every Day!
Today, we celebrate. But our work isn’t over. YOU can help us end bullfighting. When people speak up, bulls gain powerful allies. Let’s keep building a future in which no one breeds, exploits, or kills bulls for spectacle or any other reason.
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