Bullfighting

As you may know, bullfighting is a Spanish traditional sport in which a man, the bullfighter, is in a closed place with a bull and has to kill it in an amusing way. Anyway, it’s very popular in the country, but as any other controversial activity, it   has its supporters  but it   is also attacked by lots of people who want it to be banned.

First of all, before our entertainment, we should consider what we are doing. Is it really human, meaningful, to kill a bull in a bloody way while thousands of people watch, amused? Do these people feel something towards the suffering bull? It reminds me of that old tradition of throwing a goat from a belfry. It seems that in this country, people like seeing animals in pain. It’s creepy, isn’t it? But there're   people who want to ban it and are fighting to do so (for example, in Cataluña). Maybe the rest of Spain will follow their lead.
On the other hand, it has its supporters as well. The ones who claim it to be an important part of the tradition of the country. Well, that’s true, but really, if it has to be this way, I’d prefer there was no tradition.

To sum up, in spite of being part of this country’s tradition, I agree with all the ones that are trying to stop this murderous sport, maybe to bring some humanity, to make people think first of the lives they are taking rather than   their own entertainment.