Fighters 2, Bulls 3

robjvargas · May 22, 2014

From CNN is the story that the bulls in San Isidro forced, "authorities to suspend a bullfight at the San Isidro Festival in Madrid for the first time in 35 years, said a spokesman for Las Ventas bullring, who by custom is not identified."

I wasn't sure whether to put this here, in Sports, or in P&CE, but I thought it was interesting to see the bulls get some back on the bullfighters.

There were still four more bulls to fight that day, out of the usual six on the card. But no more bullfighters in the shiny suit of lights. So authorities called it off.

I don't know if I can say the bulls won, but they bought time for their fellows.

regdog · May 25, 2014

What do you know, animals take exception to being tortured to death and fight back. GOOD! Yay, go bulls go.

Roxxsmom · May 26, 2014

Okay, I've been told I'm a hypocrite, because I'm not a vegan or anything, and I don't boycott medical procedures or drugs because they were tested on animals first. But I just don't get "sports" where spectators enjoy watching people deliberately hurt animals, or where people watch two animals hurt one another.

Yes, I said it. I know it's culturally insensitive, but why in the hell is bull fighting still legal and embraced as Spain's national sport?

Canotila · Jun 15, 2014

Spain really isn't in alignment with the rest of Europe as far as basic animal welfare goes. If you really want to lose your appetite, look up photos of the deliberate cruelty perpetrated against Spanish galgos at the end of hunting season. The lucky ones are used as target practice.

Jamesaritchie · Jun 18, 2014

This is what separates bullfighting from other sports. The bulls stand a chance of winning.

regdog · Jun 19, 2014

Spain is atrocious on animal rights. One festival has young men riding horse under ropes strung with upside chickens. The objective rip the chicken's head of when the rider passes under it.

Roxxmom, there is nothing hypocritical about supporting animal rights and not being a vegetarian or not using only cruelty free products. That mentality falls into the "I'm superior in my believes because" camp.

Fighters 2, Bulls 3

robjvargas

regdog

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Roxxsmom

Beastly Fido

Canotila

Sever your leg please.

Jamesaritchie

regdog

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