Why is Bullfight animal abuse?
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Bullfighting is not a sport; it is animal abuse on\npublic display. Every year, approximately 35,000 bulls\nare tormented and killed in bullfights in Spain.\nSpanish bulls and their many counterparts in Mexico\nand other countries are victims of a savage display\ndisguised as «art» or «entertainment.»\n\nThe bull never has a chance to defend himself, much\nless survive. Many prominent former bullfighters\nreport that the bull is intentionally debilitated with\ntranquilizers and laxatives, beatings to the kidneys,\npetroleum jelly rubbed into their eyes to blur vision,\nheavy weights hung around their neck for weeks before\nthe fight, and confinement in darkness for hours\nbefore being released into the bright arena. A\nwell-known bullfight veterinarian, Dr. Manuel Sanz,\nreports that in 1987 more than 90 percent of bulls\nkilled in fights had their horns «shaved» before the\nfight. Horn shaving involves sawing off several inches\nof the horns so the bull misses his thrusts at the\naltered angle.\n\nAfter the bull has been completely weakened by fear,\nblood loss, and exhaustion, the matador attempts to\nmake a clean kill with a sword to the heart.\nUnfortunately for the suffering bull, the matador\nrarely succeeds and must make several thrusts, often\nmissing the bull's heart and piercing his lungs\ninstead. The bull may still be fully conscious but\nparalyzed when his ears and tail are cut off as the\nfinal show of «victory».\n\nThe bulls aren't the only victims of the intense\ncruelty of the arena. According to Lyn Sherwood,\npublisher of an English-language bullfight magazine,\nhorses used in bullfights are «shot behind the ear\nwith dope». The horses are drugged and blindfolded and\nthey're knocked down a lot. «These horses, who are\noften gored, usually have wet newspaper stuffed in\ntheir ears to impair their hearing, and their vocal\ncords are usually cut so their cries do not distract\nthe crowd. Fight promoters claim the horses are\n«saved» from glue factories; this means these animals\nare often old, tired plow horses who end up being\nknocked down by bulls weighing up to a half a ton.\n\nInternational outrage has caused many bullfights to be\ncanceled.
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That people who hunt for sport would feel the pain they inflict on the animal.  That way they can really show how tough they are.
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Who doesn't contribute to society -- the activists or the animals?\n\nDid you know that animal abuse laws were in place prior to laws prohibiting the abuse of children?  Anti child abuse laws were actually derived from animal abuse laws.  So there's something to be said for those who protect.\n\nThere was a story in my local paper today.  A teacher had brought in a tortoise as a class pet.  Over the holiday weekend, vandals came in and bludgeoned the pet for no reason.  Shouldn't someone stand up for the animal and those who loved it?\n\nAs for the second part of your question posted in additional details . . . the poor starving person already has a voice.  The animals do not.  How many humans realize that they're made of meat too?  Good thing animals don't have the same twisted disregard for our lives as we tend to have over theirs.
1055671
I am all for animal rights. The bulls have been mistreated. Let the animals have their day.
881189
Well I think this is a prime example of people behaving like animals.  Neither side can see that breaking the cycle is what's needed to cease the violence.  It's like dealing with two spoiled children in a way.  You watch them fight for awhile and eventually you just make them leave each other alone, or let them beat the hell out of each other.\n\nThe more we allow terrorists to terrorize us, the more their agenda succeeds.
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The same reason people like to watch boxing or other violent sports. The same reason kids like to play the most violent video games. Humans seem to have violent natures. There are only a handful of other animals that kill or attack for sport.
896124
OUCH!! I know horses that would love to kick you right now and watch out for animal rights groups suing you if you keep making such derogatory comments towards animals.
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Its not society back lash its classed as a very cruel sport in this country and for good reason. But because of political correctness we are not allowed to criticise someone Else's traditions. \nJust because a tradition has been going for a long time does not make it right.\n A Matador makes the choise to become what he is. The bull was born the way he is\nThe matador has the choise weather he goes into the ring or not. The bull is never given an option. \nThe matador once in the ring still has the choice to leave. The bull does not. \nThe matador knows and understands what is going on. The bull has no idea\nThe matador fights for fun and glory\nThe bull fights for its life in a state of confusion and pain\nJust because something has been done the same way for many years does NOT make it right
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Well,\nDo you think slaughtering a cow is abuse?\nOr cutting a chickens head off to butcher it?\nOr sticking a sharp hook through a fish, then chopping it's head off. \nOr throwing a live lobster into a pot of boiling water.\nUnless you are a Vegan, its all abuse, right? \nIf you eat animals, what dif does it make which one you are "abusing"? \nAlligator tail is the healthiest meat you can eat.\nHow about all the gators in Fl eating humans and puppies, is that abuse?  Makes you go  HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
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Pit bulls and other attack dogs are dangerous by nature. People can bring out their dangerous natures, by training or by provoking them. These animals are also territorial.
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That depends on what you consider abuse. If you mean torturing a pet, I think most states procecute that crime pretty harshly already. If you are talking about something idiotic like Whole Foods not carrying live lobsters because it is inhumane to the lobsters then you are way off base.
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No. In fact I believe they are colourblind.\nBulls become enraged by the movement of the bullfighter's cape, not by its colour. The red colour is probably traditional because of the obvious connotations with blood.\nWearing red into a field containing a bull is no more dangerous that not doing so, but I wouldn't reccommend it.
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Yea me to.  I guess because there helpless little creatures and people have a tendency to be mean.  You get to thinking they deserve it.  But cows don't shoot people or cut off their testicals.\nDeer don't shoot people they just try to run away.l\nWoW  I killed him before he could get away.  What! so that makes you a man?  You killed bambi with a high powered riffle and now your a man?  WoW  I'm impressed.  See I didn't say Butt head.  I'm getting better.
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Oh, i am the same way, once my adrenaline peaks back the f*ck up!One of my major things that upsets me easily is seeing someone do something cruel to animals.one time some one was acting like they were gonna shoot my cat with a b.b gun, my adrenaline sky rocketed and i beat their @$$!
704778
Oxen are castrated and easier to train they are smarter and used for labor. Bulls are not castrated and really aggressive un-trainable..
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it is stupid and people who do that are totally stupid mother fukers because animals were created for us to use in different purposes and no need for this respect that some people give to animals..or may be because they know they are fuking animals that's why they treat whom look like them good!!!!!!!! ha ha
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The bull has a hump between its head and shoulders. Has more meat than fat. A Very solid animal. and suvives better in hot areas.