Adelante Andalucia has proposed ending public subsidies for bullfighting, raising taxes on events and banning under-16s from attending as part of a transition towards abolition.

The left-wing party’s general election manifesto calls for the repeal of Spain’s 2013 law protecting bullfighting as cultural heritage.

It also proposes withdrawing all public funding linked to the industry, including subsidies for bullfighting schools.

‘Public money should not finance animal abuse,’ the party argues in the programme, seen by Europa Press.

Adelante, led in Andalucia by Jose Ignacio Garcia, wants bullfighting events subject to the standard VAT rate.

Under its proposals, children under 16 would be barred from both participating in and attending bullfighting events.

The party also seeks restrictions on broadcasts on public television and during children’s viewing hours.

Alcohol sales at the events would be banned, with the manifesto arguing that drinking worsens safety.

The measures form part of a proposed animal welfare law covering hunting and working dogs, animals used in experiments and farming, and those used in festivities.

The document explicitly places bullfighting on a path of ‘transition towards its abolition’.

Adelante also proposes shorter hunting seasons, tougher penalties for poaching and a ban on breeding and releasing animals to be hunted.

Its wider cultural programme includes free admission to state-owned museums and monuments for under-26s, alongside legally guaranteed funding over several years for musical and performing arts groups.

Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.