The National Gallistics Federation of Colombia and the Galleros Unidos de Colombia will hold a great march in Bogotá on October 8 to defend their tradition, through the mobilization of thousands of workers from this union, who traveled from different cities in the country to demand answers from the Congress of the Republic for the management of this activity without threatening continuity.
This march will be in support of bill 122 of 2023, which is being processed before the Congress of the Republic and is waiting to be debated in the full session of the Chamber. Through this, he tries to establish the regulation of chicken activity, to protect more than 290 thousand jobs generated by this sector, since this prohibition would leave the country’s rural population and the farming sector that will receive economic benefits as its product this heritage.
In addition, this movement will oppose two prohibition bills by which the senators Esmeralda Hernández, Juan Carlos Lozada and Andrea Padilla even try to punish those who commit them in prison dedication to work related to the culture and tradition of Gallo Fino, despite being a matter under constitutional protection.
The presence of men and women at this movement will be linked to the 27,500 cockpits in the country, which are in 1,100 cities. These people will stop their activities to travel from their cities to Bogotá, to raise their voices for this tradition that positively affects more than a million people, directly or indirectly, giving a -including employees and their families. According to Fenagacol, the economic chain generated by poultry operations injects more than $6 billion pesos annually into the country’s economy.
“This is one of the cultural traditions that has the largest presence in the country because it is a source of decent employment and helps to improve the quality of life of families. If the tradition of the cute cock is banned, where would these people be? They are not being taken care of and this would affect thousands of farming families, in addition, poverty levels would rise in rural areas. We are fighting for regulations and to avoid this job murder,” said Hugo García, the director of the call.
This important parade will also be supported by the guilds associated with coleus, horse riding and bullfighting, as the recent ban on bullfighting has left the families responsible for this activity without protection, without adequate transition, which strengthens the debate about agreements for survival. cultural traditions under a regulatory framework to protect the animal’s livelihood and life.
