The Associated Press: Spain's national broadcaster bans bullfighting: "Spain's leading broadcaster said Saturday it will no longer show the country's centuries-old tradition of bullfighting in order to protect children from viewing violence.
Spain's state network, RTVE, lists its new ban on transmitting bullfighting programs under a chapter called 'Violence with animals' in its latest stylebook and says it 'will not broadcast bullfighting.'
One of the reasons given by RTVE is that bullfights 'generally coincide with hours protected or specially protected for young viewers.'
'Children can view violence exerted over animals with anxiety and we must therefore avoid it by all means,' the stylebook says.
Spain has seen a fierce debate over the blood-soaked pageant that has fascinated artists and writers such as Goya, Hemingway and Pablo Picasso.
In July, the influential northeastern region of Catalonia became the second Spanish region to ban bullfighting, joining the Canary Islands, which outlawed the practice in 1991."
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