An anti-bullfighting activist protesting the gory sport on Sunday was attacked by a bull when he jumped into a French arena in an attempt to protect the animal, police said.
A man in his 30s and a woman attending the event in Carcassone in southern France sneaked their way into the main ring, AFP News Agency reported. The incident happened during the "novillada," when younger bulls are placed in the ring.
A bull charged toward the man, stabbing him with its horns and causing "a long but not deep" injury, police said. The woman was not injured.
A source told AFP the man "was very lucky" and was not "properly gored."
The man was rushed to the hospital and treated for his injuries.
Two other protesters hung a banner that read, "Stop Bullfighting" at the event earlier in the day. Bullfighting is banned in most parts of France except in some towns in the southern part of the country where it is part of the local traditions, AFP reported.
In August, a vegan activist jumped into a bullfighting ring at a French festival to urge French President Emmanuel Macron to ban the sport in the country, according to The Local.
The protester ran through the ring with a sign that read: "No to the Corrida, save the bulls -- Vegan strike group."
#1: Justified To: All (#0)
Stupid progressive: "Oh the bull will know im on their side and will not hurt me!"
Justified posted on 2017-08-28 20:40:17 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: Justified (#0)
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-28 20:53:53 Reply Private Reply
#3: nolu chan To: misterwhite, Justified (#2)
It appears to me that it was the matador and several banderilleros who sprang into action, the first being the matador. The banderilleros rarely get gored as they do not work in close like the matador.
Where the bull is not killed by a matador (killer), the equivalent is the toreador. In Portugal, killing the bull is illegal.
The banderillos stick the bull with barbed sticks (banderillas) with ribbons on them. They run about with larger capes and somewhat less splenderifous outfits than the matador. As needed during a bullfight, they regularly distract the bull.
The guys on horses are picadores. They stab the bull in the back of the neck area, weakening the muscles used to raise the head, and the horns, before the matador goes for the kill.
When the bull gores the matador, in Spain at least, they kill the bull and then go kill the mother of the bull.
nolu chan posted on 2017-08-29 00:40:22 Reply Private Reply
#4: nolu chan To: Justified (#0)
This guy got off easy. While I was in Spain, a marine went running with the bulls and got a horn right up his rectum. It damn near killed him, and certainly wrecked his backside. He was destined to use a colostomy bag forever more.
nolu chan posted on 2017-08-29 00:50:49 Reply Private Reply
#5: misterwhite To: nolu chan (#3)
That's how we should treat terrorists who kill Americans. If that doesn't work, extend it to the entire immediate family.
They may be willing to kill themselves, but are they willing to kill their entire family?
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-29 10:42:19 Reply Private Reply
#6: XDMAR To: Justified (#1)
XDMAR posted on 2017-08-29 10:46:43 Reply Private Reply