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Portuguese Anti-Bullfighting City Forced to Host Bullfight

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For the whole story, go to Portugal News On-Line. For Prótoiro, this ruling “has put an end to the illegal decisions made by town halls in what concerns bull fighting.”. As a Portuguese-American, I find this just revolting. The event had also already been authorised last week by the Cultural Events Authority.

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Sea Shepherd Attends Whaling Conference

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First up, Paul Watson goes through Portuguese Customs: At one point the officer came into the room and asked if I had ever been in trouble in Portugal and then added, “Something about a Dutch ship about 10 years ago?” A few moments later he returned and said, “Excuse me, did you do anything illegal in the 70’s in Portugal?” “I

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Indian Government to Protect Bulls from Entertainment Use

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There are still illegal events though. This prevents them from being exploited in Goa, an Indian state that had considered reviving the tradition. Goa was once part of the Portuguese empire which is where the bullfighting ridiculousness comes from.as a Portuguese-American, I can say that.)