Mexico City lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban violent bullfighting, triggering outrage from aficionados and celebration from animal rights advocates.

The time has come for significant changes. Mexico City has introduced a ban on bullfighting involving the use of sharp tools by matadors. The decision, passed by a vote of 61 to 1, has met with mixed reactions.

Mexico City's local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.