Tag: bullfighting
Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest
The Government is now investigating whether playing the song on the arena PA system is a violation of Democratic Memory Law
PICTURED: Grisly fate of Pamplona bulls during Spain’s famous San Fermin festival
THE grisly fate of the bulls at this year’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona have been revealed.Each day...
WATCH: Shocking moment bullring volunteer in Spain gored to death in front of 2,000 fans as bull ran back...
He was already unconscious when help reached him, and had been struck several times by the bull
WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for...
The 532-kilo bull that attacked the dad-of-two, was named Declamador
PROTEST WITH NO BULL: Why new year is the perfect time to campaign for change on the Costa del...
It’s new year, new me in more than one way as Giles Brown heads to his first ever protest
Protesters SLAM €1 million relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella as petition reaches 80,000
CRUEL: Protesters are set to take to the streets next week, campaigning against the planned relaunch of bullfighting in Marbella
Bullfighting ‘returning to Marbella’ despite being BANNED three years ago
Local businesses have until the end of the year to back the plans
WATCH: Bull breaks legs and drags itself along floor after being forced to jump from van in Spanish festival
As the bull smacks down onto the concrete its two back legs snap instantly and the large animal then drags itself helplessly along the street
Podemos calls for referendum on bullfighting in Spain
Iglesias said he wanted to ‘democratise’ discussions about the future of bullfighting, but did not comment on other events using bulls, such as those in Pamplona’s San Fermín festival.
The beef about The Story of Ferdinand – Spain’s most controversial children’s book
Franco banned it, Hitler burnt it and Gandhi loved it. How a loveable Spanish toro in a children’s book has raised hackles all over the world
Spain ‘will consider’ banning children from bullfights after UN voices concerns of ‘exposing kids to extreme violence’
THE UN has called for a ban on children witnessing bullfights in Spain and attending bullfighting schools. The Committee on the Rights of the Child...
Load of bull
BULLFIGHTERS can kill again on Mallorca.It comes after the constitutional court suspended the Balearic law against the mistreatment of animals, which was approved last...
Spanish government wants to make it legal to KILL bulls again after it was banned on Balearic Islands just...
MADRID has announced that it is contesting a law on the Balearic Islands which bans the killing of bulls in bullfights.A spokesman for the...
SEEING RED: Spaniards ‘furious’ after Boris Johnson defends bullfighting during Anglo-Spanish dinner
SPANIARDS have reportedly been left fuming after Boris Johnson defended bullfighting during an Anglo-Spanish dinner.The UK's foreign secretary told the dinner - designed to...
Bullfighting fans, hunters and farmers unite to battle Balearic goverment
Protestors unite to campaign against bans on popular local customs
WATCH: Horrifying moment confused bull kills itself by ramming wooden post during Spanish festival after locals set horns ablaze
As is tradition, balls of wax were placed on the bull's horns before being set ablaze
8,000 sign petition to stop bullfight in southern Spain
Four representatives of the Campo de Gibraltar anti-bullfighting movement handed the petition in at the town hall
‘Hurry up, I’m dying!’: Last words of Spanish bullfighter gored to death after tripping on cape
He is the second Spanish bullfighter to die in 12 months
Spanish film star Javier Bardem speaks out against bullfighting at last
The revelation marks a change of heart for the Grancanario, who grew up watching the controversial sport with his dad and grandfather, a former rancher
Outcry over plans for ‘great traditional’ bullfight in Andalucia’s Velez-Malaga
Carlos Jimenez Narvaez started the campaign against the bull fight, which is due to take place at the Recinto Ferial
WATCH: Massive bull gores Spanish matador through throat, tongue and mouth at his debut bull fight
Many in the 10,000-strong crowd can be heard screaming
‘Blood-soaked’ protest calls for end of bullfighting in Spain ahead of Fallas celebrations
Younger generations are questioning the long-standing Spanish tradition
Campaigners in Cadiz town fight to block return of bullfighting after 12-year hiatus
Campaigners want Rota Mayor Jose Javier Ruiz Arana to ban the event
Syrian migrant realises longtime dream to become bullfighter in Spain
Hazem Al-Masri receives standing ovation in Madrid's Las Ventas
Spanish constitutional court overturns bullfighting ban in Catalonia, setting precedent
Catalonia banned the bloody sport in 2010
Spain’s pirate-matador gored in the face AGAIN five years after losing his eye
Five years after losing his left eye in a horrific goring, Juan Jose Padilla has taken another horn to the face
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