Protest in favour of bull-running and bull-fighting fills Castellón city centre
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 @ 12:05 PM
THOUSANDS of protesters descended on the city of Castellón yesterday (Sunday) in defence of bull-runs – but they were met with counter-demonstrators calling for an end to animal cruelty.
The pro-bull protesters, who included professionals in the industry, politicians from the PSOE and PP, and members of the public, carried banners calling for their 'tradition' to be protected and railing against 'discrimination suffered' by the 'world of bulls'.
They were mainly demonstrating in favour of bull-running, known in the Valencia region as bous al carrer or 'bulls on the street', where the animal is not killed or deliberately wounded but becomes very stressed as he is wound up by baying crowds.
Some anti-bull fighting members of the public say they are not against bull-running as the animals are not technically harmed, but others want to see it banned because of the numerous gorings and other accidents that hit the headlines every summer when bull-runs take place during local fiestas.
A small number of people at the Castellón protest carried banners calling for an end to bull-fights and bull-runs, but the pro-bull crowd tore these from their hands and confrontations broke out before the National Police was able to step in and restore order.
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