BULLFIGHTS BANNED
‘HUMANE AND HARMLESS.” In consequence of the disturbances i which took place recently in the littla French town of Melun, bn the edge of th® forest of Fontainebleau, the Prefect i the Department decided that two bullfights announced would 5e forbidden. The Mayor of the town and the local deputies called at the Ministry of the Interior and tried to get the ban removed. They argued that the fighta which had been organised in aid of the School Children’s Holiday Fund were merely spectacular representations, and were quite humane and harmless, for neither bull nor horse were killed or even hurt, and consequently no law was broken. However, as file .protests of members of the French Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were repressed in a very high-handed manner by the police and several people were roughly handled, including the well-known novelist, Mdme. Raphilde, it was decided not to allow any further performances. : • ill r •’ ‘ i ■' :.5 A. :
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1930, Page 12
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