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But its part of their culture is the argument commonly used to defend bullfighting, but this argument is also used to defend female circumcision genital mutilation. It could also have been used to defend witchburning, bearbaiting and a multitude of other evils, Culture is not a magic word, and simply labeling something as such doesnt make it right and above criticism. Also, the word culture suggests the enhancement and enrichment of people or a society, and watching animals being tortured to death doesnt fall into this description.

DeathGet your own house in order is another argument put forward, with reference to our own bloodsports such as hunting and harecoursing. Well, there is no reason why we cant support the Spanish Animal Rights movement as well as fighting animal abuse in our own country. An animal doesnt regard itself as being Spanish when it is being tortured to death rather it is a member of the anima[ kingdom being tortured to death by humans. The Animal Rights movement is a worldwide one and should not be restricted by boundaries.

In the final stage, the tercio de muerte the third of death, the matador reenters the ring alone with a small red cape, or muleta, and a sword. It is a common misconception that the color red is supposed to anger the bull; the animals are colorblind.The cape is thought to be red to mask the bulls blood, although the color is now a matter of tradition. The matador uses his cape to attract the bull in a series of passes, which serve the dual purpose of wearing the animal down for the kill and creating an interesting display, or faena. He may also demonstrate his domination of the bull by caping and bringing it especially close to his body. The faena refers to the entire performance with the cape muleta.

It is usually broken down into tandas, or series, of passes. The series tanda ends with a final series of passes in which the matador, using the cape, tries to maneuver the bull into a position to stab it between the shoulder blades and through the aorta or heart. The sword is called estoque, and the act of thrusting the sword is called an estocada. During the initial series, while the matador in part is performing for the crowd, he uses a fake sword estoque simulado. This is made of wood or aluminum, making it lighter and much easier to handle. The estoque de verdad real sword is made out of steel. At the end of the tercio de muerte, when the matador has finished his faena, he will change swords to take up the steel one. He performs the estocada and kills the bull with a pierce through the heart, if all goes according to plan. Many times the bull does not get pierced through the heart during the estocada initially, and repeated efforts must be made to bring the bull down and end his life.

If the matador has performed particularly well, the crowd may petition the president by waving white handkerchiefs to award the matador an ear of the bull. If his performance was exceptional, the president will award two ears. In certain more rural rings, the practice includes award of the bulls tail. Very rarely, if the public or the matador believe that the bull has fought extremely bravely, the events president may be petitioned to grant the bull a pardon indulto. If the indulto is granted, the bulls life is spared; it leaves the ring alive and is returned to its home ranch. There the bull becomes a stud for the rest of his life.

Bulls are in fact colourblind. The decision to use a red muleta cape is now based on the tradition of concealing the bulls blood.Initially more horses were killed in the ring than bulls. Since 1930, horses have worn protective covers to prevent the bulls disembowelling them.The faena, performed by the matador, uses the muleta to creatively allow the bull to charge and narrowly pass by the matadors body.

Interestingly only detractors call bullfighting a sport. Traditionalists classify it as an art form claiming there is no competition involved. Even though a number of people have died in the bullring, the lack of competitiveness rings true when you consider that the odds are unfairly stacked against the bull. Petroleum jelly is rubbed into their eyes to create blurred vision and they are shut away in the dark so as to be dazzled by the sunlight in the ring. They are often given laxatives and tranquilisers. In his book

It is extremely outdated, barbaric and unspeakably cruel! Put the Matadors into the ring instead, see how much fun they have. They call it bull fighting. No fighting takes place; the bull does not consent to it. They drag the Bulls and smear grease in its eyes, fair fight.