Animal rights campaigners are calling for an end to the notorious
Pamplona bull run after pictures showing the horrifying injuries sustained by
the animals emerged.
Although more than a million tourists visit the Spanish city for its
famous bull run each year, many are not aware that the 48 bulls which run
through Pamplona in the morning are forced to endure its agonising bullring in
the afternoon.
To highlight the cruelty these bulls face, activists from Animal
Guardians and La Tortura No Es Cultura (Torture Is Not Culture) have recorded
the event in a bid to show tourists what they’re supporting.
The doomed animals can also be seen stumbling around as the matadors
prolong the bull’s suffering by failing to deliver a coup de grace on their
first attempt.
The final bull run concluded on Sunday (July 14), with thousands of
people running alongside the bulls through twisting streets until they
eventually reach the bullring, where all of the bulls were speared to death.
Now, campaigners are calling for an end to the event, which is the most
famous part of the annual San Fermín festival. Marta Esteban of Animal
Guardians said the few tourists who did make it to the bullring left soon
after, horrified by what they had seen.
Marta explained:
Most only go to the running, they probably don’t even know that there
are bullfights. Some go and come out shortly after, disgusted. Our videographer
had some Americans in front of him who did just that.
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