Bull event held in Spain despite COVID is ‘torture’: Rights group
Bull festivities described by animal rights groups as "anachronistic torture of the animal" went ahead in the Spanish city of Villarreal on Saturday, October 17, despite a surge in coronavirus cases in the country and calls for a ban to such events.
Animal protection agency Anima Naturalist released a video showing a brown bull surrounded by people attaching a frame to its horns, which was later set on fire. Anima Naturalist staged a protest on Saturday, calling for an end to bull festivities.
Villarreal's mayor Jose Benlloch was quoted in local media defending the bull festivities, or "Bous al carrer," as a way of supporting the area's economy, which has been hit hard by the global pandemic.
In line with coronavirus restrictions, this year's event was held in a mobile bullring with face masks being made mandatory for the 700 attendees.
Spain, which is grappling with a second wave of COVID-19 infections, has reported 936,560 positive cases - the highest in Western Europe - and 33,775 deaths. The capital Madrid and nearby suburbs were put into partial lockdown last week, and residents feared any further drastic measures would kill off the economy.
Its tourism-dependent economy is set for a more than 11% contraction this year in the worst recession since the civil war took place in the 1930s.
(Source: Reuters)
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