What do you think about the Pamplonas fair in san Sebastian Spain???? ( Archived) (14)

would you run enfront of 10 bulls which weight more than 500 kilos????

The whole thing, including the bullfighting is barbaric.

If they want to fight a bull in an arena, then fight him, but don't do the showboating and dispatch when the animal is half dead. Fight him when he's strong and aware of his surroundings and let the best win.

This brutality should be stopped.

in the bullfights, the bulled is pinched, because its hight preassure can make the bull die.....they just stop does not move and then fall down...thats why they are pinched....

Ojazos, come on, please!

They are goaded and tortured by banderilleros and picadores until they are weak from the heat and loss of blood. They are angry, disorientated and frightened and then some ponsy geezer in a fancy uniform comes in and teases them some more until he decides to do the long overdue dispatch.

I can see both sides of the equation, but mine is of a majestic animal being tortured until death.

you right...just let you know why they pinch the bull...but dont like the "fiesta brava".....but must tell you that i was growing up in a very clasic mexican family who enjoyed the bullfights (sorry about that)

but i was talking about the san sebastian fair.......run enfront of the bulls....now is the season....

I appreciate your culture, please don't get me wrong.

I was in Madrid some years ago during the Feria de San Isidro period (in May) and was taken to where the bulls are kept in the days before they fight. It was very interesting and informative, but by the same token, disappointing. My host was very enthusiastic, telling me about the quality of the bulls and the specialist farms that they come from and the tradition involved.

I wouldn't go to a fight on principle, but did watch some on TV. It was all I could do to keep my big mouth shut and not express my views that perhaps it would be fair if the bull wasn't dead on his feet when the show guy with the sword and cape did his bit.

On another occasion I actually 'found' myself, by unauthorized entry in the Plaza de Las Ventas bullring, right out in the centre and although the stands were empty and there was no bull, it was an awesome experience................and it's a bloody long way to safety!!!

It should go the route of bear baiting and dog fighting and be made illegal.


The running of the bulls in Pamploma is harmless enough, not much fun for the young bulls, but when they spear one or two, I guess it makes up for it a little.

Spain.

A Shame Really....


"A bull that broke from the pack seriously gored two American brothers, catching one on each of its horns during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, where both were recovering Friday in the hospital.

Lawrence and Michael Lenahan were gored simultaneously by the bull, which also injured 11 other people Thursday. It was the worst day for injuries in the nine-day festival."