<p><br /> Lawmakers in Catalonia have voted to endorse flaming bull festivals, angering animal right's activists.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Catalonian parliament banned bullfighting in the region this summer, but have now passed a bill that will protect other traditions that have been criticised as cruel to bulls.<br /> </p><p><br /> The traditions, known in Catalan and 'correbous' include attaching burning sticks to the animals' horns as they chase human thrill seekers.<br /> </p><p><br /> In July, Catalonia banned bullfighting on grounds of cruelty, becoming only the second Spanish region to do away with the centuries-old custom, after the Canary Islands.<br /> </p><p><br /> The bill - approved in parliament by a 114-14 vote, with five abstentions - protects other bull-related traditions in Catalonia that activists find repulsive.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking after the vote, Paco Sancho, a Catalan member of parliament, said they were reluctant to outlaw certain activities that had been enjoyed for centuries.<br /> </p><p><br /> However, around a dozen people who protested outside the parliament disagreed, with one demonstrator labelling the vote as "both surreal and contradictory".<br /> </p>
