What do u think of bullfighting

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FoundMyStar

Not a big fan to be honest with you, especially the old style where the bulls are physically harmed.

I know people claim it is traditional but in some country's, so is lion taming, fox hunting and forcing bears to dance, does not stop it from being barbaric and inappropriate in todays society.

kingjohnscastle

Bullfighting is nothing short of barbaric. How humans can take pleasure in watching an animal being tortured just leaves me perplexed.

Paddy Powers Bookmakers take online bets on how many ears a matador will cut off dying bulls in any one day - such fun.

May I recommend this Care2 online petition to end bullfighting: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/191724792

davght

Nothing, says he sitting in front of his computer fabricated by slave labour in China, wearing Nike's manufactured by children in Malaysia, eating a meat sandwich made from beef raised on crops from a starving third world country!

Please punctuate properly folks.

Not on my list of "things I must do today".

Bermudaful

I'm going to play Devil's advocate here...

Bullfighting is seen as an art form and a cultural event, like a play or an opera. The elaborate costumes and flamencoesque movements of the matadors tell a story between man and bull. It can be quite graceful
and beautiful to watch.

You cannot be against Bull Fighting if you eat meat - there is no way that a cow raised in a cage that is too small, injected with horrible chemicals, who suffers for their entire life until they are eventually put to death can compare to an animal that is left to roam free for it's entire life before coming to a relatively quick death (I've heard that the spikes that go into their back are to let out the blood pressure because if they didn't this breed would have an aneurysm but i had just thought that i was to help raise their adrenaline) and then the final sword goes right through the spine. The better the bullfighter the quicker the death. The ends are the same - the meat is eaten but it seems substantially less cruel to eat Bull Fighting meat than meat from the grocery store.

And yes, it is a cultural tradition and traditions should be maintained but I don't really think that you can compare it to Bear dancing or Cock Fighting because the meat isn't eaten at the end of it. You have every right to compare it to fishing or hunting - where the human has an extremely unfair advantage but that's how we roll.

I'm going to use the conclusion from the website in my sources that has stars around it:
Sorry, folks. If you eat meat and wear leather, then you've got no more right than anyone else to oppose bullfighting. You, too, benefit from cruelty to animals, and more specifically, to mammals. I don't oppose bullfighting. I will not patronize it ever again. I do not watch it on TV. I would probably avoid buying a product advertised by a bullfighter. I do not buy the scandal magazines that often capitalize on the private lives of bullfighters. But if people want to watch it, and many Spaniards do, you can't outlaw it. The best you can do is regulate it and make sure it's done under certain recognized procedures.

ditsy

I hate it.
Most human beings haave a choice.
Animals in captivity have no choice.
It is barbaric, cruel, uncivilised and belittles human beings who condone it.

Lady Lulu

I think it is barbaric, and cruel.

johnstonemac

Every country has their own form of tradition and Spain has Bullfighting, England has fox hunting (Yes it does still go on) and so on. Just because it is tradition, doesn't make it right though.
However, I could be classed as being guilty as I would love to go to one where the bullfighters are really rubbish and keep getting gored-I'd pay good money to see that!

Junior-Loves-Ariianne

Its mean :[

I, Clavdivs

Crime and tradition. It's hard to explain, but there's some interesting on that because its complex and ancient structure. Anyway, I can't support it, I can't see that suffering.

jal

its a traditional sport and was a way of entertaining the crowd in the olden days. back then they didn't have tvs and it was something to do.
everyone would gather around and cheer on the matador, some excitement because they would see blood for sure (either the matador's or the bull's)
its the same with cockfighting, bull-riding, the gladiator arenas, any fighting sport etc .

i'm completely against bull fighting. if you've ever watched it you'll know how evil it is. they entice the bull and make it angry and scared and it has nothing to do but charge. then they think they're all manly (even with the tight gay *** pants) and they stab it. poor bull.

i'm pro human fighting competitions like UFC and MMA because the fighters choose to be in the ring and it's a fair match.
I'm very very anti cock-fighting, bull-riding and bullfighting.
you shouldn't be allowed to do that to an animal. there should be laws against it. it just not right.

Captain Harriet

You may find it difficult to find someone who supports this tradition - and I repeat what others have said before me: just because it is tradition, it doesn't mean it's ethical (much like fox hunting and bear dancing). It dates back to times when humans thought that they were the only species to have enough capacity for emotion.

I find it barbaric, cruel and inhumane - especially as I have heard that before the bull is let into the arena he is drugged to slow his reactions and has one of his lungs punctured (and they call the matador heroic?!?!).

You do have to worry about those who watch such an act, in which an animal being provoked and tortured until it eventually dies, in the name of tradition and entertainment.

I have only gone once. I did not expect to be taken by it, but now I will defent it.

There is so much ceremony and traditions, when to speak, when to cheer, when to be absolutely silent, etc.

And if you think there is no respect and awe for the bull, you are wrong.

The worst thing a matador can do is not kill the bull in one go (which means that the bull would suffer).

SUE

Cultural pageantry.

You sort of have to go to one, just once in your life, just so you have a right to complain. Or so you can say you did it.

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