Bullfighting Bullfighting is a spectacle that is practiced mainly in European countries such as Spain,Portugal, and France as well as Latin American countries, such as Mexico. During this event the bulls fought in a bullring, mainly known as “arena” which is an especial open central circular amphitheatre that during the spectacle would be surrounded by a lot of people. Even do the spectacle of bullfighting has existed in one form or another since ancient days, throw the years the discussion about this topic has increased because there are people speaking in name of the animal rights accusing the bullfighting as a blood sport , an barbarous event that promote violence but on the other hand as I said before its ancient tradition, symbol of the culture of several countries, and there are people standing for what they call art. …show more content…
It is the only art in which the artist risks his life. It is also a celebration of life, understanding death as a part of it. “Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter 's honor.”— Ernest Hemingway Animal torture is not a purpose of bullfights. The purpose of torture is suffering; the death and the injuries of a bull in this practices do not mean that the suffering of the animal is the purpose.Bullfights don 't imply torture more than fishing, lobster consume, or lamb sacrifices in muslim celebrations do. This practices do not have any of this purposes even if they could have this effect. If these activities had the previously mentioned intentions, then a significant number of religious rites, leisure activities and even gastronomic practices, including fish and beef consume that often generate stress and pain to affected species would have to be