Compromís and the PSPV-PSOE, both groups in the opposition in the Consistory of Valencia, have described as "sad" and harshly criticized the recovery of the "bull embalated" in Valencia, in reference to this show that has been authorized for the morning from Sunday to Monday in the bullring of Valencia, in the middle of fallera week.
The decision of Mayor María José Catalá was not the one foreseen in the failure program. The event was authorized in a resolution dated March 14 in which, under the name "Suelta de vacas, bou de corro y toros embolados", it was requested to be held between 10:00 p.m. on March 17 and 3:30 a.m. on March 18, 2024, that is, in the early hours of Sunday to Monday
The councilor of Compromís Gloria Tello has indicated that "the intention of this reactionary government was clear from the beginning: to eliminate the Department of Animal Welfare that we lead from Compromís and end all the guarantees that we implemented to ensure animal welfare in our city." .
"The practice of bullfighting constitutes one of the most cruel towards animals, as scientifically corroborated by specialists. With this approval of practices that we had already overcome with great social consensus in the city, the PP of Català is an enemy of animal welfare and also deeply irresponsible regarding the safety and integrity of all people,” he added.
For socialist spokesperson Sandra Gómez, the mayor once again "makes the vast majority of Valencians blush and embarrassed with the celebration of the bou embolat in the heart of Valencia."
"It is a practice that was absolutely banished from the city of Valencia and that returns at the hands of Mrs. Catalá in a sign that she is a person insensitive to animal suffering. I am very afraid that Mrs. Catalá is nothing more than a mere extra in an orchestra directed by Vox, which sets the rhythm and agenda of our city," he stated.
