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| Bullrunners in Spain at 19th century |
Bullfighting and the games related to bulls are very popular and interesting among many people. In Spain, people would love love bulls but every year this is changing as people are more and more concerned about and aware of the rights of the animals. However, there is clear clash of interests and it is not as easy as it at first can appear. I strongly dislike bullfighting, I cannot view a single thing interested in this event, and I do not like to see animals suffering but there is something hidden that people tend to forget about bullfighting. Bulls live a long a great life as they are fed and treated like kings inasmuch as they have a peaceful and relaxed life. They have a horrible two hours where a man (who sometimes believes of himself as a superb hero) do painful things while people (usually drunk) scream. Read an improved version of this post with current facts following the link Bullfighting If you want to read a version in Spanish follow this other Bullfighting
Notwithstanding these two awful hours, if we are to compare the lives of these bulls to other animals we will be amazed at the cruelty and awfulness of the lives of animals such as cows, pigs, chicken which we eat everyday with no regrets. They have horrible lives and they are being exploited and obliged to live an artificial life in order to give profits to a lot of people but as we only see the result (hot and delicious food in our plate) we tend to forget this. I strongly respect people who hates bullfighting but I hope they do not eat plenty of pig or rabbit as they have such awful lives. The matter of the thing with bullfighting it is not so easy because there are many people who have prepared themselves really hard in order to become bullfighters and it is also a cultural event for a lot of people. What is more, there was a strange thing happened in Catalonia as a ban on bullfighting was declared but there was an agreement to permit games related to bulls. There is a clear evidence which shows that games related to bulls do not kill them but is more than true that they are overly harmed on the verge of suffering from death (Toro de la Vega tournament in Central Spain looks for the killof the animal). Some argue bullfighting is used as a political matter, while in some parts of Spain bullfighting is like a religion in others parts is mocked. In other countries such as United States of America, some businessmen whose roots are Latin ones have launched bullfighting events, however, the laws in that country do not allow the death of an animal, bullfighters instead put soft sticks in the body of the bull. Far many people believed such event do not pay respect to the pure and real act of bullfighting but at least this not harm nor kill the sacred animal. The only problem I see is that if we abolish this event forever foreigners do not know what to think of ourselves as we have always been linked to this practise. Bullfighting, Profitable business? Beautiful practise? Cultural tradition? Retrograde sport or a Bloody massacre? Bullfighting
Bullfighting
Notwithstanding these two awful hours, if we are to compare the lives of these bulls to other animals we will be amazed at the cruelty and awfulness of the lives of animals such as cows, pigs, chicken which we eat everyday with no regrets. They have horrible lives and they are being exploited and obliged to live an artificial life in order to give profits to a lot of people but as we only see the result (hot and delicious food in our plate) we tend to forget this. I strongly respect people who hates bullfighting but I hope they do not eat plenty of pig or rabbit as they have such awful lives. The matter of the thing with bullfighting it is not so easy because there are many people who have prepared themselves really hard in order to become bullfighters and it is also a cultural event for a lot of people. What is more, there was a strange thing happened in Catalonia as a ban on bullfighting was declared but there was an agreement to permit games related to bulls. There is a clear evidence which shows that games related to bulls do not kill them but is more than true that they are overly harmed on the verge of suffering from death (Toro de la Vega tournament in Central Spain looks for the killof the animal). Some argue bullfighting is used as a political matter, while in some parts of Spain bullfighting is like a religion in others parts is mocked. In other countries such as United States of America, some businessmen whose roots are Latin ones have launched bullfighting events, however, the laws in that country do not allow the death of an animal, bullfighters instead put soft sticks in the body of the bull. Far many people believed such event do not pay respect to the pure and real act of bullfighting but at least this not harm nor kill the sacred animal. The only problem I see is that if we abolish this event forever foreigners do not know what to think of ourselves as we have always been linked to this practise. Bullfighting, Profitable business? Beautiful practise? Cultural tradition? Retrograde sport or a Bloody massacre? Bullfighting
PS. As far as the Spanish law is concerned, the act of
Bullfighting is of the utmost cultural relevance. Since October, 2016, the
Spanish rule has dictated that the law in Catalonia does not apply as the
national prevails regarding cultural acts. As a result, nobody can declare
bullfighting illegal in a part of Spain because is deemed as something with
cultural values albeit it has been assured from Catalonia that not a single act
of bullfighting will take place again in this Spanish region.
I agree with you, in general terms. I like roots and our country has very interesting cultural roots, but on the other hand I don't think that to kill an animal in front of a thousand people is culture. Maybe we can call it another thing.
ReplyDeleteAs you say in your post there are another situations where animals are killed with strange methods and these animals are fed with strange hormones.
People should be coherent and fight against any animal poor treatment.
We're in difficult times, and people should think before do any action, when we go to the supermarket to buy some meat and we must question ourselves the process that before meat is in the shelves and think if is sustainable.
This blog is awesome! I need more posts..
"Cruelty to animals for any reason is unacceptable. Torturing them in the name culture or sport only means our society hasn´t evolved far from the age of the Romans were the “culture” made it acceptable to force slaves and Christians to fight to the death or be fed to the lions for sport … they were looked upon as animals. If we can´t express empathy for our animal friends we are evil. Don´t get me wrong, I´m not against killing animals for food as that´s what we are – omnivorous. Consumers must force governments to regulate the abuses of producers so we remain human. If an animal has to be destroyed for food or population management, make it quick and humane" David Russ, English Teacher from Montana (United States of America)
ReplyDeleteCorrija el mapa porque tiene errores de bulto. Aunque solo sea para incluir algunas de las más grandes ferias como Son Pamplona y Bilbao
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias por el mensaje, tiene usted razón con lo del mapa, lo peor es que las fuentes se suponen que son las mas fiables y el mapa proviene de Wikipedia. Saludos y gracias
DeleteTAmbién puede decirle al señor Russ, de Montana, que baje de las nubes he indague un pco más los métodos de crianza y sacrificio de los animales (y del trato que dan a los humanos algunos países, entre ellos los propios USA) Que somos todos muy listos (ya no doy más la lata)
ReplyDeleteGracias por el mensaje, nunca nadie dando su opinión da la lata
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