Bullfighting and Animal Welfare

Various arguments in favour of and against bullfighting are reviewed. The author advocates a thorough and knowledgeable adaptation. suppressing bloodshed and other sufferings. Through history, the evolution of bullfighting consists of a gradual trend towards the 'art for the art'. Such a solution would not only keep and even stimulate the aesthetic aspects, but has also more chances to save the animals. Strategically speaking, a fight for total suppression is unlikely to succeed anyway or will last too long.