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.

BULLFIGHTING

Do you think bullfighting is right or wrong? What are your thoughts on bullfighting?

Bullfighting is part of Spanish culture but it causes a lot controversy among Spanish and foreign animal protectors.

                            

In my opinion, as well as being part of Spanish culture, it’s a tradition that shouldn’t be lost as it’s considered a form of art. The bull doesn’t really suffer as much as people think, especially the species of bulls that are used in bullfighting and anyway a bull always has a chance to survive if it manages to gore the bullfighter. Furthermore, bullfighting is a way of generating money as many Spanish and foreign people go and watch it, consequently, it’s good for the Spanish economy. Moreover, it’s a way of protecting the species of bulls which could become extinct.

In conclusion, I think bullfighting shouldn’t be banned as we would be losing one of our most important traditions and part of our identity. 

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is a traditional show in Spain, where experts called “toreros” run in a square with a bull and people go there to have a good time.

On the one hand, some people think that bullfighting is a traditional activity and that it shouldn’t be banned because it’s a way to express Spanish art such as painting or singing. Moreover, people don’t think animals have feelings, so they think it’s funny to mistreat them.

On the other hand people think animals have feelings and it’s cruel to treat them like that or even kill them. Furthermore, bullfighting is not the only traditional activity in Spain and there are more ethical things to have a good time.

To sum up, I think bullfighting is part of our culture although I don’t like it at all. I think it’s very cruel and boring and I would never go there to spend my time.

Why are we bullfighting?

Bullfighting is a common spectacle in our country, but lately it's being questioned by part of the population. The discussion is about whether it's ethical or not.

In my opinion, bullfighting is anachronistic: it’s been a long time since we started bullfighting, most of countries have left behind some “traditions” which weren’t politically correct. We’ve kept this tradition, if we can consider bullfighting so.

Our laws protect animals from abuse, we cannot injure seriously our dog, for example. But there’s an exception in these laws: bulls aren’t protected. We may ask ourselves why. Don’t have bulls the same rights as other animals? Aren’t they animals too? Isn’t it a contradiction? Perhaps these laws exclude bulls in order not to forbid bullfighting. Perhaps we’re admitting that bullfighting is an abuse, a torture which ends with the animal’s death.

Some may say that bullfighting is interesting for tourists: Spain is the only place in Europe where we can see this spectacle. But we all know that bullfighting is not the only thing we have in this country: our beautiful beaches and our hot weather are the main source of tourists. Probably, most tourists don’t even see a bullfight during their stay in Spain.

Most of the media talk about great bullfights and famous bullfighters, but most of them don’t show the cruelty of this spectacle. The bull dies because of a massive loss of blood while everyone shouts and claps.

To sum up, I think bull fighting should be left in our past: it’s contradictory, cruel and it may not be interesting for our visitors.

DO YOU THINK BULLFIGHTING IS RIGHT OR WRONG? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BULLFIGHTING?

Bullfighting is an old Spanish tradition in which the bullfighter and the bull create a great spectacle in the bullring, but the end of this show is based on the bull’s death. From this “definition” can we say that this “sport” is legitimate?

Firstly, we must mention the controversy that this tradition has created in “Cataluña”, their citizens think that this kind of sport goes against animals’ life, because bullfighters and bullfighting fans believe that this sport is art but we must be aware that this art consists on a bloody sport, in which we can see the suffering of bulls and horses.

For all of these things, I don’t agree with this practice in spite of its cultural value because we haven’t got the right to take animals’ life, just to put in a show.