Some cultures are bathed in the blood of animals, whether in form of mass slaughter to commemorate myths and traditions of sacrifice, or for the sake of mere entertainment. Of the latter, bullfighting is the most infamous example. Killing bulls in front of audience is just one horrific side of this brutality visible to the spectator. What is hidden is the intense physical abuse of the bulls, prior to letting them out in the field for the show, in order to make them aggressive and make the inhuman show possible.
Countries like France and Spain try to justify the cruel practice of bullfighting by calling it a kind of cultural heritage. But is it? Can something that provides entertainment by abusing innocent animals be a cultural heritage? If so, maybe it’s time to end this diseased part of the culture.
Care2 is hosting a petition to urge UNESCO for stop considering it cultural heritage as it is sheer cruelty inflicted on bulls, resulting the annual killing of almost 250, 000 bulls. Please sign the petition to say NO to this abuse masked as culture.
Thank you!
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