AnimaNaturalis and CAS International have documented the traditional roped bulls of Teruel, one of the most prominent acts of animal abuse on its festival program.
This modality consists of making the bull run through the streets of the city with ropes tied to its head and can last up to 50 minutes. The animals are surrounded by the crowd, which harasses and harasses them throughout the journey between the bullring and the corrals, suffering high levels of stress.
On Monday, July 11, on the occasion of the closure of the Heifer program, our undercover investigation team documented this cruel celebration in which a total of six bulls were used and which the mayor herself considers one of "the signs of identity from Teruel.
The controversy has arisen due to the absence of calves and heifers in the children's modality, which this year has been restricted by a legal vacuum. The bulls were replaced at the last minute by carts to comply with the regional regulations on bullfighting, which does not authorize the participation of children under 16 in this type of show.
The party councilor of the Teruel City Council, Javier Domingo, has lamented this change and has stated that he hopes to be able to resume the party with real bulls in 2023. "We want to continue working so that the regional regulations regarding bullfights are modified, as and how they committed themselves from the Government of Aragon”.
The Popular Party has also proposed a modification to the 2001 bullfighting regulations to allow the presence of minors that "adapts to current times", while the mayor of Teruel, Emma Buj, has insisted that bullfighting is part of the culture of the territory and that, therefore, "it must be introduced from a very young age".
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