Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:01

Horrified as Colombians have had to witness through all means of communication as a 12 year old boy was hit in a bullfight in the Plaza de Cañaveralejo in the city of Cali. As national policy statements for the rights of children, within which should cover all children even those who require their parents to take the risk of death as in the case of bullfighting.

Can not be considered to respect the life of a child or growth in a healthy environment when allowed to face the imminent danger of death and also appeal to the perverse practice of killing an animal induced. Although standards in Colombia protect the immoral and reprehensible practice of bullfighting are clear in expressing that above all the rights of children prevail.
The physical, emotional, mental and moral development of a small child can not be distorted to allow the practice of exercise and the risk of death in the same sense that this implies, by plain and simple a monetary payoff for their parents.

It affects the child's personal safety and is more than obvious and indisputable paternal and maternal irresponsibility in dealing with a child to unnecessary risk, absurd and cruel.

The age of this child is 12 years and ICBF is stated clearly as a fundamental right of minors are not exploited at work and as mentioned the same legal age is 15 and the infant is only 12 years.

How they are constructing, building peace and respect, whether the family, parents take a show cruel, degrading, embarrassing their young children? We're teaching as government, authorities and legislators, victimize, injure, humiliate, cause pain suffering this very well, which admonish a living sentient being to death amid shouts of joy, alcohol and fall is right. Solely and exclusively by the judges of the court are bullfighting and received an education and deformed children as young as about what it takes suffering, pain, cruelty, and respect for all life.

The urge in his capacity as Director of ICBF as mother and wife to set a precedent for ethics and respect for the lives of children and even the pronouncements of the courts allow the entry of minors and barbarism runs you to express their rejection of this kind of child exploitation clearly exerted by parents, employers bull, the media and the community itself. Actually most perverse actions do not occur out of the mind more sinister place from which to passivity and silence the permit and encourage. If indeed the rights of children prevail in debt are you to act in human form, rational and superior to this issue will be assured that the support of over 90% of Colombians opposed to this bloody habit and love of death, parents, teachers, educators, environmentalists, animal welfare campaigners and many others.

From: Marcela Ramírez Cruz
RED ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
REDPAA
Letter Sent to Family Welfare