This is the Jubilo bull of Medinaceli, a festival which will not be celebrated this year. HAS PACMA petition The contentious administrative court of Soria maintains the preventive suspension of this tradition. The judge considers that there is a high physical and psychological risk for the animal.
For this reason, around 70 people gathered in Medinaceli (Soria), summoned by Pacma, to demand “the definitive suspension of the Toro Jubilo”, celebration which was not celebrated this year due to a court decision. Chanting the phrases “this is not the first century, we are the 21st”, and “tonight there is no torture”, the demonstration, called on Saturday at 6 p.m. in front of the town hall of Medinaceli, began without incident.
Another rally is also planned this Saturday in Medinaceli, in this case at 9 p.m., organized by the Jubilo Bull Association, in defense of bullfighting and against the suspension of the celebration. The spokesperson for Pacma, Javier Sanabria, assured that this very cautious measure of the Court “creates a precedent”, and that the party will continue to fight so that appeals like the Toro de la Vega or the Toro Jubilo disappear.
Sanabria criticized the statements of the mayor of Medinaceli, Gregorio Miguel, in which, according to the Pacma spokesperson, he assured that during the Toro Jubilo the animal suffered less than during other celebrations, comments that the animal party called it “insulting”. ” ” since they claim that ” Pacma protects the animal and tortures it “. Despite this, opinions are divided following the suspension of Bull Medinacelli. In parallel, This Saturday, a new demonstration was called in favor of this holiday.
