5 Jul, 2024 @ 17:11
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Watch: Heart-stopping moment toddlers are almost gored while taking part in traditional bull running festival in Spain – sparking fury among activists

THIS is the terrifying moment toddlers were almost gored during a traditional bull running festival in Spain.

Shocking footage shows parents carrying or holding the hands of very small children on a dirt road as half a dozen bulls charge towards them.

The mostly fathers can be seen laughing and smiling while the children let out panicked screams.

READ MORE: ‘I’m a British ”guiri” and saw Marbella’s first bullfight in nine years – this was my verdict’

One little girl is seen almost being gored and trampled by the animals, who come within inches of her as they race past.

The footage was taken from the town of Puebla de Argeme, in Caceres, in the centre of Spain.

PACMA, a political party whose main manifesto is the protection of animals, blasted the event on X on Friday.

They wrote: “How far will we go? A confinement for children. This is what they have decided is a good idea in Puebla de Argeme (Cáceres), endangering the lives of the little ones due to a cruel tradition.

“Children must be taught to love animals, not mistreat them!”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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