Footage shows topless women with horns on their heads lying half-naked in the Majorcan sun to protest bullfighting on the Spanish island.

The video shows the protester lying in the Placa de Cort square in Palma de Majorca while other activists brandish placards and chanting (in Spanish): 'Majorca is against bullfighting.'

The protest marked the beginning of bullfighting season on the Spanish island, a holiday hotspot that is popular with tourists.

Local media reported that about 100 activists took part in the protest.

The Anima Naturalis animal rights organisation said: 'This weekend marks the beginning of the bullfighting season at the Plaza de Toros in Palma.'

Eliana Guerreno, coordinator of Anima Naturalis, added: 'The new conservative government of the Popular Party and VOX are promoting these kinds of spectacles without considering ethical reasons or looking at the low-interest statistics in these types of events.'

'Traditions are a way to express who we are, and Balearic society is far from identifying with spilt blood and the last breath of a tortured animal.'