Quote Originally Posted by bad-one View Post
Is a horse trained to pull a cart a slave? What about a working dog? A performing animal?
What about animals in a zoo or a caged pet? Can you apply the same laws of holding a person against their will to them?
Is killing an animal for any reason murder?
None of the above measure the scale of bullfighting. I have a lot of caged pets, but I do not see it as cruel. An animal raised in a cage knows no different. And, I never tortured my horse to run barrels for me. He was rewarded for good behavior. Not punished for bad. There is a big difference.

Yes, some performing animals are abused. Even as their tradition, I think it should be stopped too. Humans will always come before animals, but why does that give us the right to torture them for our enjoyment? With great power comes great responsibility.