Reuters
A firm managing bullfights at Seville's renowned bullring is to hand out free tickets to children under eight, adding further fuel to a national debate about the traditional, and gory, Spanish pastime. The company, Pages, said adult spectators with a ticket for the "novilladas" - practice bullfights involving younger bulls - at Seville's Maestranza may be accompanied by a child free of charge, which it said was "the best way to introduce the little ones" to the world of bullfighting. Jose Enrique Zaldivar, who heads the Spanish Association of Veterinarians for the Abolition of Bullfighting, said attracting children was the only way for bullfighting to regain a declining audience.