09/07/2023 2:49 pm (act. 09/07/2023 02:49 pm)
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At least five runners were injured in the third bull hunt of the traditional “Sanfermines” festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Sunday morning.
A fighting bull caught one of the men in the arm with its long pointed horns. The man and a second runner were taken to a hospital, and the other three were treated at the scene. A total of 15 runners have been injured since Friday.
Five injured in third bull hunt in Pamplona
dangerous scenes
Pamplona. During the third chase, there were sometimes dangerous scenes as several bulls fell on the sidewalk despite the anti-skid means, lost contact with the herd and, disoriented, attacked the runners in the narrow streets. As one bull tried to grab a man standing right in front of him, another runner managed to distract the bull at the last moment by pulling hard on the tail from behind.
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Animal rights activists complain that, for animals, bull hunting is nothing more than a panicky flight into a crowd that is completely unknown to them. It is animal cruelty that must be stopped immediately.
always hurt and dead
The centenary celebration in honor of the city’s saint, San Fermín, began on Thursday and ends next Friday. Every day, early in the morning, six fighting bulls, some of which weigh over 600 kilos, and several tame lead oxen are chased through the narrow streets of the old town to the arena. This is where bullfights take place at night.
Dozens of runners are injured each year in the predominantly young men’s tests of courage along the 825-metre course. There have been 16 deaths since 1924, the last one in 2009. There are eight executions in total.