Madrid - Spanish children under the age of 14 could be banned from watching bullfights in the capital if a commission of experts decides the spectacle can lead to psychological problems later in life, the country's media reported yesterday. The proposal follows the approval of a regional law in Barcelona last month banning children there from watching Spain's most emblematic pastime, whose aficionados have included Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway.
An official charged with defending the interests of children called for under-14s to be banned from bullfights after receiving several complaints from people who said they suffered psychological damage.