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In the United States of America, YES, By Federal law! There is some grey area with so-called bloodless bullfights of the Portugese cavalry ( they use horses more) variety, but traditional animal-sacrificed Bull Fights- No Way.
Those that consider bullfights inhumane are usually those who have never attended a bullfight nor have they studied the spectacle. It is simply inhumane to these people because it is a public spectacle. Let's compare the life of a fighting bull to that of a steer raised for beef. The fighting bull remains with its mother until one year of age. At that time it is released into a huge, lush pasture where it matures with little human contact until it is 4-6 years old. At that age it may be sold to a bullring and is taken in a special crate or truck. In the bullring it undergoes picing and banderillas. Yes, it is somewhat painful but the bull, by this time, is so pumped up on adrenaline that the pain is barely noticed. Within 15 minutes the bull has died. A steer is taken from its mother when it is weened and castrated. This is done with nothing to dull the pain. I have witnessed it and it is painful to even watch. The vet cuts the end off of the scrotum, grabs the testicles and rips them out of the young animal. The eyes of the animal will roll back in pain and it will sometimes scream. The animal continues to be in severe pain for several days or weeks. The animal eventually ends up at 1-2 years of age in a filthy and crowded feed lot where it is fattened up for a few months before it is loaded onto a crowded truck and hauled to a slaughter house. There it will be killed, either with a pneumatic rod driven through the skull or by electrocution. Which of these two examples is less humane? Of course, we do not know or see the source of our prime steaks or Big Macs so are oblivious as to the torture that animal went through so we could enjoy our red meat. Everything was hidden from us. If it can't be seen, our minds ignore it. Fighting bulls die a public execution and that is why people get upset. Let these fine folks follow a calf raised for the dinner table from birth to slaughter and they may have a different opinion of the bullfight.
Those that consider bullfights inhumane are usually those who have never attended a bullfight nor have they studied the spectacle. It is simply inhumane to these people because it is a public spectacle. Let's compare the life of a fighting bull to that of a steer raised for beef. The fighting bull remains with its mother until one year of age. At that time it is released into a huge, lush pasture where it matures with little human contact until it is 4-6 years old. At that age it may be sold to a bullring and is taken in a special crate or truck. In the bullring it undergoes picing and banderillas. Yes, it is somewhat painful but the bull, by this time, is so pumped up on adrenaline that the pain is barely noticed. Within 15 minutes the bull has died.
A steer is taken from its mother when it is weened and castrated. This is done with nothing to dull the pain. I have witnessed it and it is painful to even watch. The vet cuts the end off of the scrotum, grabs the testicles and rips them out of the young animal. The eyes of the animal will roll back in pain and it will sometimes scream. The animal continues to be in severe pain for several days or weeks. The animal eventually ends up at 1-2 years of age in a filthy and crowded feed lot where it is fattened up for a few months before it is loaded onto a crowded truck and hauled to a slaughter house. There it will be killed, either with a pneumatic rod driven through the skull or by electrocution.
Which of these two examples is less humane? Of course, we do not know or see the source of our prime steaks or Big Macs so are oblivious as to the torture that animal went through so we could enjoy our red meat. Everything was hidden from us. If it can't be seen, our minds ignore it. Fighting bulls die a public execution and that is why people get upset. Let these fine folks follow a calf raised for the dinner table from birth to slaughter and they may have a different opinion of the bullfight.
Those that consider bullfights inhumane are usually those who have never attended a bullfight nor have they studied the spectacle. It is simply inhumane to these people because it is a public spectacle.
Let's compare the life of a fighting bull to that of a steer raised for beef. The fighting bull remains with its mother until one year of age. At that time it is released into a huge, lush pasture where it matures with little human contact until it is 4-6 years old. At that age it may be sold to a bull-ring and is taken in a special crate or truck. In the bullring it undergoes picing and banderillas. Yes, it is somewhat painful but the bull, by this time, is so pumped up on adrenaline that the pain is barely noticed. Within 15 minutes the bull has died.
A steer is taken from its mother when it is weaned and castrated. This is done often with no anesthetic to dull the pain. I have witnessed it and it is painful to even watch. The vet cuts the end off of the scrotum, grabs the testicles and rips them out of the young animal. The eyes of the animal will roll back in pain and it will sometimes scream. The animal continues to be in severe pain for several days or weeks. The animal eventually ends up at 1-2 years of age in a filthy and crowded feedlot where it is fattened up for a few months before it is loaded onto a crowded truck and hauled to a slaughter house. There it will be killed, either with a pneumatic rod driven through the skull or by electrocution.
Which of these two examples is less humane? Of course, we do not know or see the source of our prime steaks or Big Macs so are oblivious as to the torture that animal went through so we could enjoy our red meat. Everything was hidden from us. If it can't be seen, our minds ignore it. Fighting bulls die a public execution and that is why people get upset. Let these fine folks follow a calf raised for the dinner table from birth to slaughter and they may have a different opinion of the bullfight.
In my opinion, yes. I feel it is cruel to animals.
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It is a form of ritualized cruelty to animals, a blood-lusting dangerous sport-and appeals to primary, baser instincts in mankind.
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What are the most facts in Spain?
Bull fighting is officially BANNED in Barcelona xx ;)
How many years has pit bull fighting been banned?
Dog fighting in the US has been illegal since the early 20th century.
For my spanish project should i do it about churros or bull fighting i have 2 days?
i did churros it took alot of time and money so just do bull fighting
Should dog fighting be banned?
Yes it should be banned if for no other reason that sometimes the fighting dogs get loose and attack people, usually children.
Are bull dogs banned?
banned from what excatly?
When was World Fighting Bull created?
World Fighting Bull was created in 1984.
What breed of dog is the best fighter?
Historicaly they used bull dogs for fighting
Why were pit bull's banned?
Because they're bred as fighting dogs, and so the government decided to just ban the dogs rather than dealing with the owners who trained them to attack.
Should bullfighting be stopped?
Bull Fighting has been a culture of Spain for centuries and the Matadors commended for bravery. Bull Fighting is also an art form and graceful, but I am totally against it. The bull generally doesn't stand a chance and I refuse to watch Bull Fighting (right up there with dog fighting.) I have seen it on TV re accidents and I can't say I feel any sympathy for the Matador getting gored and the bull winning. If the Matador went into the ring without a weapon, a cape and went head on with a bull then I'd watch! To torment animals isn't my bag!
Festivals in Spain?
2 of them are bull fighting and tomato fighting
Which pitbulls are not banned?
When you live in a place where pit bull are banned, all pit bulls and mixed lines are banned completely.
What provokes a fighting bull?
The movement of the cape, not the color, provokes the bull.
