Bullfighting: The Facts
It
seems hard to believe that in this so-called civilised age, a most vicious
and cruel spectacle of blood continues to flourish in Spain and certain
other countries. Bullfighting is barbaric and should have been banned
long ago, as bear-baiting was.
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News
Petition
for a Bullfighting Referendum
Petition on Change.org by Luis Quilis Cartagena, Spain calling for a
referendum to decide whether to continue this barbaric tradition.
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Matador
Victor Barrio's bullring death reignites bullfighting debate
Barrio, a household name in Spain, died after being mauled by an 83-stone
bull in the first bullring death since 1987.
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Men
accused of rape at Pamplona bull-running festival
All of the men come from Seville and were visiting Pamplona for the San
Fermin festival which attracts thousands of people from all over the world.
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Bullfighter
and runner die, two others gored in Spanish bull festivals
A bullfighter and a man participating in a village bull-run were killed in Spain on Saturday 9th July, while another two men were gored by the animals at the world-famous festival in the town of Pamplona. Read more
Gruesome
moment female matador holds severed ears of bull aloft
Lea Vicens, picador, held the severed ears of a bull to a cheering crowd at a bullfight during the Feria de Nimes fighting festival in the south of France. Ms Vicens was in her home town at the five-day bullfighting festival. Read more
European
Parliament Votes to End Subsidies for Bullfighting
On 28th Ocotober in the European Parliament, 438 out of 687 MEPs voted in favour of an amendment that would stop over €100 million in EU agricultural subsidies from being used to raise bulls for bullfights. Read more
Spanish
bullfight called off after three matadors are injured
A bullfight in Madrid had to be called off after three matadors were seriously injured. The 12th fight of the San Isidro festival was stopped after two bullfighters were gored and a third tossed into the air. Read more
Flaming-horned
bull gores man to death during Spanish festival
A flaming-horned bull trampled and fatally gored a man on Saturday during a festival in eastern Spain. Large balls of flaming wax are traditionally affixed to the beasts' heads before they are let loose to rampage in such festivals. Read more
Matador
gored to death at summer festival
A matador became the fourth Spaniard to die during a festival in three days when he was gored during a bullfight. Miguel Ruiz Perez, 29, lost his balance during an exhibition involving athletes and bulls in Navarra, Spain. Read more
Activist
Jumps into Bullfighting Ring to Comfort Dying Bull
In an extraordinary act of bravery, an animal rights activist jumped into the Malagueta bullfighting ring to comfort a dying bull in Malaga, Spain. Virginia Ruiz was able to lay her body over the bull and shield him before being hauled away. Read more
R.I.P.
Tony Moore (Fight Against Animal Cruelty Campaigner)
On Friday 27th December 2013 Tony Moore, co-founder and chairman of Southport based animal rights charity “Fight Against Animal Cruelty in Europe” (FAACE) died from lung cancer, aged 79. Read more
Poem
about the matador Christian Montcouquiol
Christian Montcouquiol was a matador who hanged himself in 1991 after
being paralysed by a bull.
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Photo
from Enquirer Magazine
A terrified bull tried to jump over a six feet high fence in a vain attempt
to escape his tormentors.
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Álvaro
Múnera - Bullfighter who quit
Article taken from snopes.com about this photograph showing the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of his last fight ... the injustice to the animal. From that day forward he became an opponent of bullfights. Read more
Spanish
state television drops bullfighting as too violent for children
Radiotelevision Espanola (RTVE) has pledged not to show bullfighting on its channels given that the evening corridas usually occur during peak viewing times for children. Read more
Bull
Killed After Jumping Into Spectators
Disturbing video was released on Wednesday after a bull jumped into the arena of the Tafalla bullring in Spain and trampled spectators. The bull charged and tossed everything in his sight, leaving 40 people injured. Read more
The Fleeing Bullfighter who saw Sense
Footage of Mexican bullfighter Christian Hernandez fleeing the ring last Sunday at the first sight of the slaveringly piqued slab of beef in the opposite corner has become a global internet hit. Read more
Catalonia Votes to Ban Bullfighting
Already faced with a rapidly ageing fanbase at home and widespread incomprehension and rejection abroad, Spanish bullfighting has suffered another major setback after the Catalan parliament voted to outlaw it completely across the region. Read more
Man gored to death at running of the bulls in Pamplona
A charging bull gored a young Spanish man to death at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly dangerous and chaotic chapter of the running of the bulls. Read more
11 year old matador is victim of child abuse
A bullfight which featured an 11 year old matador has been described as "child abuse". Michelle Lagravere tortured and killed 6 calves in Mexico on Saturday 24th January 2009, despite animal rights campaigners trying to have the fight stopped. Read more
Campaigns
UK:
Stop Funding Bullfights with Taxes - The Petition Site
Every year, £110 million of taxpayer money is given to Spanish farmers who use their pastures to raise fighting bulls. Under the guise of "Common Agriculture Policy," these federal subsidies are the key support that keeps the bullfighting industry from financial ruin. Rejecting bullfighting is about more than revenue: it's about rejecting torture. Stop funding cruelty with our taxes. www.thepetitionsite.com
The
Joy of Toro
The Joy of Toro (bull of fire) is a grotesque spectacle that draws protests and boycotts of tourism worldwide. However, it remains Medinaceli occur annually in the province of Soria, Spain. Read more
Visit.guide-spain.com promoting bullfighting
The website entitled visit.guide-spain.com shows various places of interest throughout Spain, such as bullfighting events, the running of the bulls, churches, monasteries and cathedrals. They have requested comments on these places for their Facebook page, so comments condemning bullfighting, the running of the bulls and fiestas involving animal cruelty could be made. Also comments calling on the church to condemn these atrocities could be made on the church, cathedral and monastery pages.
Tell UNESCO: Bullfighting isn't culture, it's cruelty
Petition to UNESCO, sponsored by Humane Society International, against France and Spain trying to protect this cruel bloodsport by getting it listed as a form of "cultural heritage". A UNESCO "cultural heritage" listing would give a veneer of respectability to the torture of animals for public entertainment and mean subsidies may be made available to financially safeguard the future of bullfighting. Link to petition
Bullfights declared Intangible Cultural Patrimony of France
The Ministry of Culture decided to list bullfights as immaterial heritage of the country last Friday. This is a first step to candidate bullfights to Intangible Cultural Patrimony of the World. Please send letters of protest to the President of Republic, Prime Minister and Ministry of Culture. Click here
Mock bullfight at the Glastonbury Festival
According to British media reports there will be a mock bullfight staged by a Portuguese bullfighter in a newly built bullring at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Click here
Petition
to UNESCO
Please sign the following petition to send to UNESCO Against the Declaration of Bullfights as World Intangible Cultural Heritage. (This petition is in Spanish, English and French) Click here
Protest
in Bilbao
Animalist associations along with more than 200 animal activists were united in front of the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao in protest against the bullfighting acts that are being celebrated during the Great Week of the Vizcaya capital. Click here
Protest
against Frank Evans booksigning
Frank Evans was due to sign his his autobiography entitled "The Last British Bullfighter" at Waterstones in Liverpool and Manchester this month. However, after a flood of e-mails from protestors, Waterstones cancelled these events. Click here
Demonstration
in Toredisillas
On September 13th 2009 there was a demonstration in Toredisillas against
the torture and spearing of a bull to death, which is an annual event
in this village.
To read more Click here
Nude
Spanish Embassy Protest 2009
On Tuesday 23rd June, 2009 a demonstration (organised by People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals) took place outside the Spanish Embassy in
London, to coincide with the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona.
To read more and see photos Click
here
Written Declaration for an EU wide ban on bullfighting
Four MEPs presented on the 15th of January a Written Declaration for
an EU wide ban on bullfighting as well as a ban on subsidies to bull breeders.
The elapse time will be the 15th of April 2007.
For more information Click here
Running
of the Nudes 2007
An activist from the UK writes an account of her trip to Pamplona for
the Running of the Nudes event - read
article
For more information click here or
visit their website: www.runningofthenudes.com
Qatar
Airways promotes bullfights
Qatar Airways, Thailand branch is advertising flights to Madrid, Spain,
using a photo of a bullfight.
For more information, a sample letter and addresses to write to click
here
The"Paseo Del Buey" (Stroll of Ox) in Queretaro, Mexico
This cruel celebration is dedicated to the Virgin of a small town and
takes place on the 5th February, at Villa Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico.
This is organized by the Franciscan monks and entails a week of dances.
For more information, a sample letter and addresses to write to click
here
Hanging
of Greyhounds in Spain
With the conclusion of Spain's hunting season, the hanging of the galgos/greyhounds
begins. And once again the world bears witness to dead dogs, dangling
from wire nooses, inches above the ground. Every year tens of thousands
of Spain's hunting and racing dogs meet a crude and senseless fate after
brief lives of loyal service.
For more information, a sample letter and addresses to write to click
here
Protest Against the Returning of Bullfights to Lisbon
After being closed for 6 years the bullring of Lisbon reopened after
renovation work on the 18th May. A small shopping mall was built under
the bullring with shops, bars and restaurants. This cost 60 million euros.
For more information, a sample letter and addresses to write to click
here
Campaigns
Against Bloody "Fiestas" in Spain
Details on some of the Fiestas in Spain (Bull with ropes - Benavente,
Coria's bull - Coria, Bull with Spears - Tordesillas, Fire Bulls - Medinaceli).
For more information and addresses to write to click
here
Protest
Against Bullfights in France
Several villages and cities in France hold bullfights and other popular
fiestas that abuse bulls.
For more information, a sample letter and addresses to write to click
here