Animal-rights activists trying to stop bullfighting in Mexico.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: November 2, 1995| Author: Schrader, Esther | COPYRIGHT 1995 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MEXICO CITY _ As this city prepares for its 50th anniversary season of bullfighting, matadors are sharpening their swords and readying their blood-red capes for the tradition at the very heart of Mexican culture.

But just as the crowds are ready to cheer the twirling matadors, animal-rights activists are stepping into the ring to try to end the centuries-old sport.

Bullfighting, they say, is nothing more than the slaying of animals for entertainment. The tradition h...