It’s beyond belief that EU is sponsoring animal cruelty in Spain

The goring to death of several people this summer in Spanish bullrings has highlighted a most horrific form of organised animal cruelty.

The romantic image of the Corrida no longer fools many people. The sight of the swashbuckling matador, swishing his cape to taunt a mighty opponent, is an illusion. The animal is weakened before entering the ring by being beaten over the kidneys, and having Vaseline rubbed into its eyes to impair its already poor sight.

And then, prior to the matador’s supposedly brave final showdown with the bull, the animal is subjected to repeated stabbing. The exhausted creature is bleeding from numerous wounds as the “heroic” performer prepares to plunge his sword into its quivering pain-racked body.