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Shocking moment man breaks one of Spain's most ‘controversial’ traditions
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- A video from Pamplona’s San Fermín festival shows a participant breaking the key rule of the Running of the Bulls by grabbing a bull’s tail, leading to him being violently attacked by an angry crowd.
- Pulling a bull’s tail is strictly forbidden as it agitates the animal, increasing the risk of injury or fatal goring to runners, with violators facing arrest, fines, and removal from the event.
- Animal rights groups criticize the festival for its cruelty, noting that over 180,000 bulls are killed annually in similar events worldwide, and this year alone around 60 people were injured during the San Fermín runs.
- The festival has a history of fatalities, with 16 recorded deaths since 1911, the last occurring in 2009 when a runner was fatally gored.
- In a related incident, bullfighter Paco Ureña was seriously injured after being gored and thrown by a bull during a performance in Madrid, highlighting the ongoing dangers of bull-related events in Spain.
