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Post by brandykins on Jan 23, 2009 9:22:19 GMT
You are so correct there, Lyn. People stand and gawp at accidents etc. As you also rightly say, morbid curiosity!! I agree with all you say. Time the Spannish Royals boycotted it and perhaps put the Royal Seal of disaproval on it. But as always, money talks!!
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Post by lynx on Jan 23, 2009 11:32:54 GMT
Isn't it just, I so wish they would. I wonder what's on the Spanish news about it (if anything) and if there are groups of Spanish people working against their evil custom/tradition.
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Post by lynx on Jan 23, 2009 11:52:53 GMT
Sorry I'm a bit like a dog with a bone on this subject.
Firstly I wondered if petitions ever work. It would seem in some cases they do because 250,000 people signed one in Catalonia and have mostly got it banned in their province. Good for them.
I was interested to see what the average Spanish person thought of Bullfighting and it would seem within it's own country numerous people are opposed to it.
Just one article I copied and pasted below.
There is an anti-bullfighting society in Spain that was formed in 1948 but so far it has made only limited progress in abolishing bullfighting in Spain. Bullfighting is very unpopular in Catalonia in eastern Spain but not in other parts of the country. Catalonians consider it cruel and bloodthirsty and there is almost no bullfighting their province. In the Fall of 2007, bullfighting shows were finally banned from Spanish television because the Spanish government agreed that they might be unsuitable for many viewers.
In 1567, Pope Pius V issued a papal bull (or letter) denouncing bullfighting and other forms of animal fighting but it has been largely ignored by the Spanish. The Spanish attitude instead has largely been that the Pope should stick to the administration of the church and stay out of what we do in our private lives for entertainment
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Post by brandykins on Jan 23, 2009 12:07:53 GMT
Well done, Lyn, in finding all that info out. That is interesting about Catalonia and the Spanning government having it banned from television. It would be great if they banned it altogether - but money talks!
Pity the Spaniards hadn't heeded Pope Pius V papal letter denouncing it. Surprised because it is a Catholic country!! I would have thought they would pay heed to the papal letter!!
Karma for you, Lyn, in sharing that information.
Well done!
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Post by micki on Jan 23, 2009 17:40:10 GMT
In 1567, Pope Pius V issued a papal bull (or letter) denouncing bullfighting and other forms of animal fighting but it has been largely ignored by the Spanish. The Spanish attitude instead has largely been that the Pope should stick to the administration of the church and stay out of what we do in our private lives for entertainment thats the kinda typical attitude id expect from bloodsport supporters.
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Post by laplady on Jan 24, 2009 10:25:45 GMT
This a discusting idea of sport, the pain and suffering the bulls go through is awful it should be banned.
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Post by micki on Jan 24, 2009 13:15:41 GMT
i agree Tricia theres no place for this kinda cruelty in any civilised country.
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Post by Karen on Jan 24, 2009 20:58:26 GMT
Very true Tricia. And another thing that annoys me is, that YouTube allows these types of videos to be watched and published - they should be banned!
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Post by lynx on Jan 24, 2009 21:11:58 GMT
I agree on one hand but then on another it does help keep the disgusting sport/torture in the foreground. In all honestly although I knew of bull fights (of course) they were tucked away out of thought. I think people need to be reminded of the atrocity happening in Spain. In the end it might actually help stop it.
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Post by Karen on Jan 24, 2009 21:15:38 GMT
Yeah I suppose you are very right, that it may well actually stop it. It's such a nasty way of torture...
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