The Senate has given the green light this Monday to a motion by Vox, backed by the PP, which aims to reinforce the protection of the fighting bull calf, boost the Fighting Bull Tourism and repeal the current law on the protection of animal rights and welfare.
The proposal by Vox, approved with 18 votes in favor versus 11 against from PSOE, Sumar, and Junts, calls on the Executive to implement measures for the custody of genetic material of the fighting bull in official centers, as well as for the conservation of a "minimum census of breeders that guarantee the genetic biodiversity of the breed".
In point nine, modified by an amendment from the PP, it is requested to develop, together with the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports and the Royal Union of Breeders of Fighting Bulls, teaching units on the habitat and breeding of the fighting bull and its influence on environmental conservation, in addition to promoting student visits to fighting bull ranches.
Vox also proposes that the sale of the fighting bull be considered part of the cultural spectacle, in order to include it in the reduced 10% VAT rate, and proposes to launch an International Plan for Fighting Bull Tourism that facilitates "knowledge of the bull in its breeding environment and the values of its maintenance and conservation".
The text also incorporates the demand to reinforce the dissemination of "values" linked to the conservation of the fighting bull and that its meat be recognized as a "product of singular value" within Spanish gastronomy.
The formation also claims "Guarantee free competition among breeders so that the drafting of the specifications for bullrings at the request of the town councils does not condition the participation of one breeder or another".
PROMOTION OF WOMEN ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS
That same day, the Senate Culture Commission has advanced five other initiatives. One of them, presented by the PSOE, urges to reinforce the presence of women orchestra conductors and composers in the musical programming of public theaters and festivals, as well as to promote the recovery of historical and contemporary female musical repertoire created by women. It was approved with 28 votes in favor from PSOE, PP, and Sumar, while Vox was the only group that voted against it.
A proposal from the PP has also been approved, urging the Government to recognize and disseminate the historical legacy of the navigator Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira. This initiative has had 18 votes in favor and 11 abstentions from Sumar and PSOE.
With 17 abstentions from the PP and the support of the PSOE, the Commission has backed another socialist initiative for the Government to adopt measures that guarantee the defense, continuity, and promotion of the path of the poet Miguel Hernández within the framework of the centenary of the Generation of '27.
Likewise, the Senate Culture Commission has given the green light to an initiative by the PP on the updating and strengthening of the state framework for the protection of the Cultural Heritage Bill. However, PSOE, Sumar, and Junts have not supported all sections.
These groups have abstained on points 1 and 3 of the text. The first called for the submission to the General Courts, as quickly as possible, of a Cultural Heritage Bill that updates, systematizes, and improves the current state regulatory framework, while the third asked the Government to adopt measures to intensify the fight against looting, illicit trafficking of cultural goods, and acts of vandalism.
The latest approved proposal, with the favorable vote of the PP and the abstention of PSOE and Sumar, is the one presented by the popular party regarding the financing and promotion of the Strategic Lines of Designer Fashion (LEMA).