MrsMdiver said:

Thanks for that link. I had no idea horses were also used:

...the picadores, mounted upon blindfolded horses in wretched condition, have taken their places against the barrier, the door of the torn is opened, and the bull, which has been goaded into fury by the affixing to his shoulder of an iron pin with streamers of the colours of his breeder attached, enters the ring. Then begins the suerte de picar, or division of lancing. The bull at once attacks the mounted picadores, ripping up and wounding the horses, often to the point of complete disembowelment.

The number of horses killed in this manner is one of the chief features of the fight, a bull's prowess being reckoned accordingly. About 6000 horses are killed every year in Spain.

DesireeNevermind said:

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

OK, I think this should definitely be banned.

But I find the people's attitudes about how the matador deserved this a bit extreme. They are raised to think this is ok much like we're raised to think our giant torture prisons for livestock is ok, because eating meat is what we do. A chicken, pig, or cow meets it's demise over a much more protracted, miserable, existence and not much less violently before appearing on yours or your pet's dinner plates/bowls.

And they club seals yearly in Canada and whale hunting is still a sport in some European countries (and Japan).

I'm not apologizing for Bull fighting---like I said, it should be banned. It's barbaric. I just think we tend throw stones from glass houses.

GirlBrother said:

Damn.