Barcelona, Spain Bans bull fights- Opinions

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Don't get me started on this animal cruelty thing. Unless you live in a bubble, you contribute to animal cruelty everyday of your life. You just don't see it. But for most people, as long as they don't see the cruelty, they don't care.

Jim Smith

That is true. Unfortunately our society and culture is such that it is difficult to avoid cruelty to other living beings. However, that is no excuse for not attempting to reduce it. I personally do quite a bit in my own life to prevent being party to some common cruelties.

What we are talking about is pure sport. There is no purpose for bullfighting. There is no reason beyond the interests of a morbid crowd. I can see no logical reason to think this is acceptable.



To the OP- the argument to vegans and vegetarians is not a relevant one. In the case of raising and slaughtering animals for consumption, compromises can be reached. Allow it, but regulate the conditions under which the animals live and die, providing for a humane existence and death. I personally have no moral objection to eating meat or using animal products, but I do object to the often inhumane treatment of the animals we use and eat.

Bullfighting by definition requires torture. That is purely what it is, and there is no reasonable compromise which can be reached.