Mexico City, Mexico - On Tuesday, senators from Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) and Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) presented to congress a bill for broader animal rights, including a nationwide ban on bullfighting.

The bill would also ban cockfights, known as Palenques, and the use of animals in circuses

This means that if the measure is approved, any spectacles that uses animals and force them to act differently to their natural behavior will not be allowed.

Bullfights and rooster fights are popular in the Mexican countryside.

Jorge Emilio Gonzalez, a member of the PVEM, acknowledged that it might be difficult to gather popular support for their measure, especially considering the "power" of the bullfighting advocates.

"We know it is going to be difficult because they are ... people with resources capable of mobilizing media," said Gonzalez during a press conference.

However he asserted that, according to surveys conducted by his office, 80 percent of Mexicans do not support bullfighting.

Meanwhile, the PAN senator Gabriela Cuevas said that despite several Mexican states already having banned the use of animals in circuses, it is necessary to standardize laws.

The measure also includes the proposal of scholar programs to teach children about animal rights and proper care.

Animal experiments will only be allowed if the researchers prove such techniques are essential to the success of their investigations and if there are no other ways to do it.