Bullfighting

During a bullfight a bull is attacked by men on foot and on horseback with lances and harpoons. The matador forces the confused and exhausted animal to make a few charges and eventually he attempts to kill him with a sword. If not killed, the animal is stabbed repeatedly until paralysed. When the bull finally collapses, the spinal cord is cut, but the animal may still be conscious as his ears and tail are cut off and kept as a trophy. Read more about what happens in a bullfight.

Bullfighting takes place in various formats all over the world but most regularly in Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Guatemala, and more recently, the USA.

The League Against Cruel Sports seeks a complete end to bullfighting anywhere in the world.