Take action against bullfighting French Cultural Heritage

Phil

50 members of parliament and 42 French Organizations are together urging governement to remove bullfighting from cultural heritage because it was not a democratic decision.
Their official advocate gave minister notice to do it !

A ‘lil’ good news april 29th, Government removed the bullfighting cultural heritage from the offical gov website, said the president of CRAC ( anti bullfighting in France)

France: Torturing animals to death declared ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’

On 22 April France dished out a nasty surprise by declaring bullfights as the country’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Nowhere else have politicians gone that far in the official acknowledgement of ruthless bloodbaths just for fun. Of course, in elegant France this step has been done by obeying “only scientific criteria”.

Brigitte Bardot sent a protest letter to Frédéric Mitterrand, “Minister of Unculture”, stating that “French culture is a culture of enlightenment and has nothing to do with bloody things like bullfighting”
Surveys are showing that most French people disapprove of this brutal slaughter-entertainment which is only allowed by special permission in certain southern towns.

A protest demonstration against this slap in the face of all compassionate and concerned people is planned for 28 May 2011 in Paris.

Usefull addresses

Prime Minister
premier-ministre@cab.pm.gouv.fr

Minister of Culture
sp.ministre@culture.gouv.fr

French Embassies:
http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/France/France/

Sample letter :

Subject : La corrida dans l’inventaire culturel du patrimoine français.

À l’attention de Monsieur le Ministre Frédéric Mitterrand, Monsieur le Premier ministre François Fillon Monsieur le Président de la Republique française, Nicolas Sarkozy

Messieurs,
En janvier 2011, le gouvernement français, par l’intermédiaire du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, a inscrit la corrida dans l’inventaire culturel des biens immatériels du patrimoine français.

Ce n’est que le vendredi 22 avril que cette inscription a été annoncée aux médias par André Viard, à la veille de la feria d’Arles. Aucune communication du ministère sur ce sujet depuis le mois de janvier. Aucune trace de cette inscription sur le site Internet du ministère.
Cette nouvelle est pour le moins consternante pour qui prône les valeurs de non-violence et de véritable culture.

Est-ce cela la « politique de civilisation » souhaitée par le président ? Des spectacles d’effusion de sang d’innocents pour divertir le peuple ? Cette inscription va à l’encontre du sens de l’Histoire et de l’évolution des mentalités.

Au moment où la Catalogne espagnole a aboli cette pratique cruelle en juillet 2010, où le maire de Fréjus décide l’arrêt des corridas dans les arènes fréjusiennes restaurées, où le président Rafael Correa organise en Équateur un référendum pour ou contre la continuation des corridas et où 90 deputés français sont d’accord pour abolir l’exception française de la cruauté organisée, la seule France associe son image à celle de cette torture publique d’un taureau.

Bien que la corrida soit considérée comme un délit correctionnel sur 90 % du territoire national, qu’une immense majorité de contemporains récusent ce spectacle dégradant, que le business de la torture peine à remplir les arènes, le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication trouve cette inscription judicieuse et opportune.

C’est une véritable honte pour vôtre pays ! Sous quelles influences a été prise cette décision scandaleuse? Quelle crédibilité aura la France pour promouvoir la non-violence dans le monde? Dans quelle singulière démocratie les Français vivent si une poignée d’organisateurs de tortures animales parvient à dicter ses vues à un gouvernement sourd à la souffrance animale? Nous vous demandons bien évidemment de désinscrire la corrida de cette liste culturelle française.

Il va sans dire que des mauvaises décisions comme celles que vous venez de prendre sauront revenir à l’esprit des électeurs Français dans quelques mois.

Sincères et respectueuses salutations indignées,
Name, first name,country

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Bardot attacks corrida listing

http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37567/animal-lover-brigitte-bardot-lowers-her-horns-as-french-culture-ministry-embraces-bullfighting/

SCREEN legend and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has called the government’s decision to list bullfighting as part of France’s “immaterial heritage” “completely idiotic”.
The star, who heads the Fondation Brigitte Bardot animal rescue charity, called the Ministry of Culture, which made the decision, the “Ministry of Ignorance”.

United Nations members are required by Unesco to keep lists of important cultural practices, which could potentially in the future be selected as forming part of the World Intangible Heritage. “The French meal” was selected as representing such world heritage last year.

Among other animal rights organisations which have attacked the listing decision is 30 Millions d’Amis who said surveys showed most French people disapproved of Spanish-style bullfighting (in which the bull is killed), which is only allowed by special permission in certain southern towns.

Furthermore a ban was proposed last year, supported by 75 MPs, and the mayor of Fréjus, one of the towns associated with bullfighting, has called a halt to it.

The charity expressed its “deep indignation in the face of a decision that officialises and approves the barbarity of this spectacle.”
Other commentators have expressed surprise that France should be the first to list such a practice, as opposed to Spain which is much better-known for it.

Actions here :
Bullfighting Declared a Cultural Heritage of France-Take action!
(Three polls)
http://www.myspace.com/peggysgirl/blog/542768595

STOP the Abuse and the Torture of BULLS!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142208982462900

http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/2786611

http://www.care2.com/news/member/733080588/2788130


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Some French cultural heritages

April 22th 2011

4 Comments

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  • marthamagenta says:

    I signed the petitions and shared on facebook. Thanks for posting this Phil :love:

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