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How do you feel about bullfighting?

A famous bullfighter was gored recently. I can't find out if the winner of that fight is still among the living. The bullfighter is in serious condition.

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All that I have seen of it...I don't see why people do it...the last news I saw about bull fighting the freakin bull jumped the fence and ran into the crowd...it was horrifying to watch.

I don't think its a safe enough sport, (IMO) but who am I to say I know little about the joy it brings those who enjoy the sport...

Intense.

Only thing that makes me more ill than watching the panic, fear and rage - not to mention the blood - of the abused bull, is the eager, wide-eyed, participatory gleam from the infantile audience. These types of bloodsports are an abomination. I say herd up the people who like this sort of thing into the ring and send `em out there to die --- at the horns of a bunch of bulls. They could have a audience wide lottery to pick the sacrificial lambs. They want to see blood and fear? Well then, spill their own.

I still want to know if they killed the bull who gored Jose Tomas. The bull won. so he should live.

I personally don't care for bull fighting. but it is culturally based. closely related to "bull jumping" . (as a matter of fact, I think its was started by some Romans)
Bullfighting traces its roots to prehistoric bull worship and sacrifice. The killing of the sacred bull (tauroctony) is the essential central iconic act of Mithras, which was commemorated in the mithraeum wherever Roman soldiers were stationed. The oldest representation of what seems to be a man facing a bull is on the celtiberian tombstone from Clunia and the cave painting "El toro de hachos", both found in Spain.

I find it barbaric, no better than dog fights. Death as entertainment? No thank you.

seems fair.
drug up a strong beast then gouge away

gouge away

gouge away

seems fair

i was just looking at this on the tv
I am really do not like this kind of thing
after i seen the bull jump up into the people you could see the fear on the peoples faces..
I said out load to my husband, "know they know what it feels like"!
.. some of the girls was crying and stuff

my husband said, leave it to you to take the bull's side of the story..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAIjYs9Lws

Sorry. Not water buffalo. Cape buffalo.

If it was up to me, I'd ban it. Seems extremely sadistic. Then again.. it's not my culture.

Steve Kok was the animal conservationist who was killed in Zimbabwe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/steve-kok-zimbabwean-cons_n_684664.html

I do all my bullfighting with a knife and fork and some A1 steak sauce!

Traditional bullfighting, I'm all for it.

Did you know they donate the meat the orphanages?

Makes me want to puke.

the proper Spanish bullfights are always finished with the death of the bull - some French and Mexican offshoots try and save the bull to fight another day - this creates wise bulls that don't chase the cape and are very dangerous.

I was very anti-bullfighting until I made a film about it for S4C. (Welsh Television)

I can assure you that the Bullfighters are incredibly brave and skilled
- and the crowd quite disgusting.
as for cruelty -
I think given the choice I would rather be a Spanish fighting bull with my 20 minutes of adrenalin filled rush towards death at the end of a very well fed life
than a veal calf or beef cattle in a typical western farm, fed on crap and slaughtered by machinery...

so I couldn't pick bullfighting out as cruel - unless you are vegan - there is no strong argument there...

(could tell you a lot more about bullfighting if you are interested)

Team SP

I think the saying goes, "If you play with fire, you're going to get burned."

I can't say I'm surprised. It's bullfighting. Bulls aren't pansies. On a somewhat related note, were you surprised by what happened to Steve Irwin years ago?

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How do you feel about bullfighting?

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Intense.

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I still want to know if they killed the bull who gored Jose Tomas. The bull won. so he should live.

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zamfir

I find it barbaric, no better than dog fights. Death as entertainment? No thank you.

seedeypete

seems fair.
drug up a strong beast then gouge away

gouge away

gouge away

seems fair

eclipsia

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Sorry. Not water buffalo. Cape buffalo.

jemiph

If it was up to me, I'd ban it. Seems extremely sadistic. Then again.. it's not my culture.

watching

Steve Kok was the animal conservationist who was killed in Zimbabwe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/steve-kok-zimbabwean-cons_n_684664.html

Griz

I do all my bullfighting with a knife and fork and some A1 steak sauce!

textbook

Traditional bullfighting, I'm all for it.

Did you know they donate the meat the orphanages?

zamfir

Makes me want to puke.

flashbanding

jmodus

I think the saying goes, "If you play with fire, you're going to get burned."

I can't say I'm surprised. It's bullfighting. Bulls aren't pansies. On a somewhat related note, were you surprised by what happened to Steve Irwin years ago?

How do you feel about bullfighting?

Intense.

I still want to know if they killed the bull who gored Jose Tomas. The bull won. so he should live.

I find it barbaric, no better than dog fights. Death as entertainment? No thank you.

seems fair. drug up a strong beast then gouge awaygouge awaygouge awayseems fair

Sorry. Not water buffalo. Cape buffalo.

If it was up to me, I'd ban it. Seems extremely sadistic. Then again.. it's not my culture.

Steve Kok was the animal conservationist who was killed in Zimbabwe.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/steve-kok-zimbabwean-cons_n_684664.html

I do all my bullfighting with a knife and fork and some A1 steak sauce!

Traditional bullfighting, I'm all for it.Did you know they donate the meat the orphanages?

Makes me want to puke.

I think the saying goes, "If you play with fire, you're going to get burned."I can't say I'm surprised. It's bullfighting. Bulls aren't pansies. On a somewhat related note, were you surprised by what happened to Steve Irwin years ago?

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seems fair.
drug up a strong beast then gouge away

gouge away

gouge away

seems fair

Steve Kok was the animal conservationist who was killed in Zimbabwe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/steve-kok-zimbabwean-cons_n_684664.html

Traditional bullfighting, I'm all for it.

Did you know they donate the meat the orphanages?

I think the saying goes, "If you play with fire, you're going to get burned."

I can't say I'm surprised. It's bullfighting. Bulls aren't pansies. On a somewhat related note, were you surprised by what happened to Steve Irwin years ago?