Louise Sallé, edited by Gauthier Delomez 7:03 p.m., August 18, 2022

This summer for a month, viewers of several French channels were able to come across an advertisement against bullfighting, unprecedented in France.

At the origin of this advertising spot, the Anti-corrida Alliance which has spent several thousand euros thanks to donations.

A bill to abolish this practice will also be discussed.

Here is an advertisement that may have surprised many viewers.

An anti-bullfighting movement broadcast video clips during the advertising pages on various television channels.

"Doctor Richier, what are the effects of bullfighting on children?" asks a lady in this short film.

"The child risks being deeply shocked by seeing animals suffer repeated injuries", replies the man, "and he can also become accustomed to violence and blood with consequences on his personality."

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The Anti-Corrida Alliance is behind this clip.

This association militates against this tradition, and it has spent several tens of millions of euros from donations to finance this campaign.

This campaign is unprecedented on French television.

The spot ran on a loop this summer for a month on BFM TV, CNews and RMC

A bill to abolish this practice

At the same time, Nupes deputy Aymeric Caron is preparing a bill for the start of the school year to abolish bullfighting, which currently benefits from an exemption in the penal code.

Legally, cruelty to animals is prohibited.

The former columnist had already explained on Europe 1: "Abolish bullfighting would simply be to bring the law into line with the will of the vast majority of French people who can no longer take it".

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The deputy had continued last week on our antenna: "A survey was carried out a few years ago in the bullfighting departments. It emerged that there, 75% of the people questioned also wanted the abolition of bullfighting".

This practice was recently abolished in Catalonia and is increasingly subject to bans in South America.