It's being banned in Catalunya (which is one of the most popular bull fighting places). It's still legal in many provinces of Spain especially in the south. It certainly still goes on in the city were I'm from in the northwest. Every summer a medieval feast takes over the city and the ring is packed with people. Horrible, horrible sport.
well hopefully the rest of Spain can take a leaf out of the Catalunyans book... I never understood why people would pay to watch something being killed in a drawn out and painful manner?
God knows. My grandma and uncles have been going every year with their "peña", known as a clan or group in english. I don't see the fun in it to be honest. Nothing more horrible than hearing an animal cry in pain and frustration. If only you knew the full extent of what they do to the bulls before the bullfight. Rubbing vaseline on their eye balls to blur the vision is one, and kicking them in the testicles to anger them up is another
It's sad to see a symbolic animal of strength and power cry out and only just being able to stand on it's 4 legs while a coward torero takes the glory and kudos. This is why when I hear on the Spanish news about a torero dyeing or being turned into a vegetable or even better getting shafted up the back doors or in the bollox by an angry bull, I get a warm feeling inside of satisfaction and pleasure. Shame not enough toreros die.
