Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand an end to the centuries-old but controversial tradition of bullfighting. The protest came after the anti-bullfighting lobby successfully managed to obtain a ... Read More
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Matador Andres Roca Rey – aged just 19 from Peru – had been back on his feet for only a few days after being knocked unconscious during an earlier event. And amazingly Rey has already ... Read More
Bullfighting is a violent tradition that is unfortunately still around today. About 1,000 bulls are killed each year due to these barbaric fights. However, things have taken a turn for the worse. In Valmojado, Spain, ... Read More
A well-known matador has been killed during a bullfight in eastern Spain, the first such incident to occur in the country this century. The fight was taking place at the festival Feria del Angel in ... Read More
Animal rights campaigners claimed a "historic" victory in Spain on Tuesday when the region of Castile & Leon banned the Toro de la Vega festival, in which men compete to spear a bull to death. ... Read More
The southern Mediterranean city of Valencia has banned a longtime tradition in which bulls are set loose on neighborhood streets with flaming balls of wax or fireworks affixed to their horns. Mayor Joan Ribo cited ... Read More
Animal rights activists won a partial victory in a decadelong campaign on Thursday when a Spanish region banned the killing of bulls in a notorious ritual in which thousands of people each year chase a ... Read More
As matadors face half-ton bulls this month during Madrid's most important annual series of bullfights and Pamplona gears up for its chaotic July bull runs down cobblestoned streets, tensions are building between anti-bullfighting forces and ... Read More
Fourteen works by Iranian painter Ramin Hafizi are on display at the exhibition entitled “Toward a Wild Beginning”. Speaking to the Persian service of ILNA, Hafizi called bullfighting scenes irritating and said, “We live in ... Read More
As Mexican matador El Zotoluco danced around a bull at the Plaza Monumental bullring in Tijuana, spectators roared with appreciation for his final performance at the arena. The popular bullfighter will retire this year and ... Read More