Catalonia Parliament is to vote for or against bullfighting this morning. If the winning vote is against, they will become the first region of mainland Spain to ban bullfighting.

In Catalonia, bullfighting has been in decline for years. The region's only active bullring, La Monumental in Barcelona, hosts fewer than 15 fights a year, about half as many as a decade ago. Most of the recent fights had attendance levels below 50% and foreign tourists often make up a big part of the crowd. In the Madrid region, by contrast, there are nearly a hundred bullfights a year.