Bullfighting: A Tradition of Tragedy Sarena Chou 197C0040

Agenda:  Procedure  Victims  Suggestions

Definition of Terms Bullring: the arena where bullfighting occurs

El Matador: star bullfighter

Los Picadores: lancers on horseback armed with spears

Los Banderilleros: bullfighters on foot with barbed wooden decorated sticks

Procedure Preliminary Phase: El Matador assesses the bull’s agility, intelligence, dangers, sight and strength.

Procedure First Stage: Los Picadores plunge the lance into the bull’s neck.

Procedure Second Stage: Los banderilleros advance to insert barbed wooden decorated sticks into the bull’s neck muscle.

Procedure Final Stages: 1. El matador asks for permission to perform and kill the bull. 2. El matador creates a series of passes with red cape, bringing the bull closer to his body for the eventual kill.

Procedure The Kill: El matador inserts his sword between the shoulder blades( 肩胛骨 ) and into the bull’s heart.

Procedure Finale: 1. If el matador performs well and makes a clean kill, he will be awarded the bull’s ears or tail. 2. The half-dying bull is quickly pulled out of the arena by horses and distributed for sale.

Victims Before the fight, the bulls…  Get drugged with tranquilizers( 鎮定劑 ) and laxatives( 瀉藥 ).  Have heavy weights hung around their necks.  Have Vaseline rubbed into eyes.  Get horns shaved.

What about the horses used in bullfights?  They are blindfolded.  They are gored.  They have wet newspaper stuffed in their ears.  Their vocal cords( 聲帶 ) are cut. Victims

What Can You Do? Don’t visit any bullfighting. Don’t stay at resorts which have bullfighting arenas as part of recreation facilities. Visit the places that have banned bullfighting. Ex: Barcelona, Tossa de Mar

Don’t be an accomplice to this savagery!!!

Thank You!