Since the daily running of the bulls at Spain’s weeklong San Fermin festival kicked off Tuesday, new articles about injuries from the dramatic event have popped up every day.
Most articles, though, neglect to mention one group disproportionately injured and killed at the event: the bulls.
pamplona bull
(Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)
So far this year, 16 people have been hospitalized due to injuries related to the daily bull runs, ABC News reports. Human deaths at the event are rare -- only 15 people have died as a result of the Pamplona bull run since 1924, when official record-keeping first began, according to The Associated Press. Since hundreds of thousands of people have participated in the runs -- 20,500 people ran in 2011 alone -- this is a tiny fraction of the participants.
The portion of bulls killed at the event? One hundred percent.
Much media coverage of the event neglects to mention the bulls’ final destination: the bullfighting ring. In fact, the bull run, which may date back as far as the 13th century, began as a way to move bulls from the corral to the bullfighting ring, according to Time magazine.
A bullfight at the 2013 San Fermin festival. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Animal welfare advocates criticize bullfighting as torture for the sake of entertainment. This year, about 100 activists participated in a semi-nude protest organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and AnimaNaturalis, an animal rights group based in Spain, The Independent reported. Covered in red paint, protesters held signs outside the bullfighting ring reading “Pamplona’s streets are stained with bulls’ blood.”
The League Against Cruel Sports, a U.K.-based charity, notes that bulls sometimes do not die in the ring immediately, but are merely stabbed repeatedly until they become paralyzed, then are still conscious as their ears and tail are cut off for "trophies."
pamplona bull fight
A bullfight at the 2014 San Fermin festival. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Though the bullfights only technically occur after the bull run, those who oppose the run note that even the run itself is unnecessarily stressful and painful for the bulls. This year, people have been spotted slapping and taunting the bulls and trying to hang onto the animals, ABC News reports.
Proponents of bull runs and bullfighting cite them as joyous cultural events, and dispute that they are frivolously cruel. Alexander Fiske-Harrison, author of Into the Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight, argued in a February speech that bulls raised for bullfighting have, on the whole, far better lives than most cattle raised for meat.
A Jandilla bull charges at a participant during the first 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ ANDER GILLENEA (Photo credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-SAN FERMIN
Participants run in front of Victoriano del Rio Cortes' bulls during the third 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 9, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ ANDER GILLENEA (Photo credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-SAN FERMIN
A spectator on the barrier (L) calls a participant out for grabbing the horn of a Victoriano del Rio Cortes' bull during the third 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 9, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ ANDER GILLENEA (Photo credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 4
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 09: Revellers run with the Victoriano del Rio Cortes' fighting bulls along Estafeta street during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 9, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering Estafeta street during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering Estafeta street during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering Estafeta street during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering Estafeta street during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 4
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 09: Revellers run with the Victoriano del Rio Cortes' fighting bulls along Estafeta street during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 9, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering the bullring during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
San Fermin Running of the Bulls 2015 - Day 3
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina's fighting bulls entering the bullring during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-SAN FERMIN
A participant falls in front of Del Tajo-La Reina's bulls during the second 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 8, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ MIGUEL RIOPA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-SAN FERMIN
Participants run and fall in front of Del Tajo-La Reina's bulls during the second 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 8, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ MIGUEL RIOPA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-SAN FERMIN
A Del Tajo la Reina's bull falls during the second 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 8, 2015. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO/ CESAR MANSO (Photo credit should read CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)
SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOURISM-PAMPLONA
A runner is gored by the Miura bull during the last bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANDER GILLENEA (Photo credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Teams have made their big splashes in free agency and made their draft picks, it's time for you to do the same. It's fantasy football mock draft time. Some call this time of year best ball season, others know it's an opportunity to get a leg up on your competition for when you have to draft in August. The staff at Yahoo Fantasy did their first mock draft of the 2024 season to help you with the latter. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens are here to break it all down by each round and crush some staff members in the process.
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
With free agency and the draft behind us, what 32 teams look like today will likely be what they look like Week 1 and beyond for the 2024 season. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski reveal the post-draft fantasy power rankings. The duo break down the rankings in six tiers: Elite offensive ecosystems, teams on the cusp of being complete mixed bag ecosystems, offensive ecosystems with something to prove, offenses that could go either way, and offenses that are best to stay away from in fantasy.
It’s key to note that we’re not saying the “best team” or “best roster.” Instead, we’re talking about the best confluence of factors that can outline a path for survival and then success.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Padres-Marlins trade that sent Luis Arraez to San Diego, as well as recap all the action from this weekend in baseball and send birthday wishes to hall-of-famer Willie Mays.
In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: The Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. "We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year," wrote Shuntaro Furukawa, the president of Nintendo, on X. Rather, Furukawa wanted to warn users not to expect the actual announcement in next month's Nintendo Direct livestream.
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.
Budgeting apps can help you keep track of your finances, stick to a spending plan and reach your money goals. These are the best budget-tracking apps available right now.
