Laura Duckett
IT served as a gory reminder of the long-standing Spanish tradition which divides Spanish opinion.
On Sunday, a group of animal rights activists stood in front of Valencia’s town hall calling for an end to bullfighting.
This comes just days before the Fallas festival, where bullfighting forms a part of the celebrations.
The protest culminated in each participant pouring a bucket filled with fake blood over themselves.
“The Fallas are soaked in blood”, each container read.
Carmen Moll, a spokesperson for animal rights group Anima Naturalis said: “We are enjoying the festivities of the Fallas, but at the same time bull runs are taking place at the bullfighting fair.”
With a strong left-wing administration now in place in Valencia, there is a good chance progress toward a cruelty-free society will be made there. Like Barcelona, their bullring would convert admirably to a shopping/entertainment centre. It wouldn’t need subsidies either, as bull-baiting does.
Well, let’s see for a bit of balance here. There are eleven fights scheduled for the Valencia Fallas, in a bullring which holds 16,850 fans. How many of your fake blood nitwits are there in the protest?
You DO love a bit of gore don’t you Lenox?
He’s just a sadistic, foolish old coot trying to keep his adrenalin up.