At least seven runners were injured early Monday morning during the fourth bull hunt of the traditional “Sanfermines” festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. A man was grabbed on the horns by a fighting bull. Since Friday, a total of 22 runners have been injured in the event, which is as famous as it is controversial.
Every year dozens of runners are injured in the courage tests of the predominantly young men. There have been 16 fatalities since 1924, the last in 2009. There are eight runs in total. The route is 825 meters long.
Bull hunting in the morning, bullfighting in the evening
The centuries-old festival in honor of the city’s saint, San Fermin, began on Thursday and will end next Friday. Every day in the early morning six bulls, some weighing more than 600 kilos, and some tame lead oxen are driven through the narrow streets of the old town to the bullring. Bullfights take place here in the evenings.
Animal rights activists complain that the bull hunt is really nothing more than a panic flight for the animals by the crowd that is completely unknown to them. Just like bullfighting, animal cruelty must end.
Source: Krone
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