A HALTON Euro-MP is backing a campaign to end bullfighting.

Widnes and Runcorn's MEP Chris Davies has added his name to a petition from MEPs calling on the European Commission to bring about an EU-wide ban.

More than 40,000 bulls are killed in each year in the EU.

Mr Davies said: 'Supporters of bullfighting claim that it is equal competition between bull and man, but the animal has little chance of surviving the ordeal.'