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Bullfighting:
A Tradition of Tragedy
Sarena Chou
197C0040
Agenda:
Procedure
Victims
Suggestions
Definition of Terms
• Bullring: the arena where bullfighting
occurs
• El Matador: star bullfighter
• Los Picadores: lancers on horseback
armed with spears
• Los Banderilleros: bullfighters on foot
with barbed wooden decorated sticks
Procedure
Preliminary Phase:
El Matador assesses the bull’s agility,
intelligence, dangers, sight and
strength.
Procedure
First Stage:
Los Picadores plunge the lance into the
bull’s neck.
Procedure
Second Stage:
Los banderilleros advance to insert
barbed wooden decorated sticks into
the bull’s neck muscle.
Procedure
Final Stages:
1. El matador asks for permission to
perform and kill the bull.
2. El matador creates a series of passes
with red cape, bringing the bull closer
to his body for the eventual kill.
Procedure
The Kill:
El matador inserts his sword between
the shoulder blades(肩胛骨) and into
the bull’s heart.
Procedure
Finale:
1. If el matador performs well and
makes a clean kill, he will be awarded
the bull’s ears or tail.
2. The half-dying bull is quickly pulled
out of the arena by horses and
distributed for sale.
Victims
Before the fight, the bulls…
 Get drugged with tranquilizers(鎮定劑) and
laxatives(瀉藥).
 Have heavy weights hung around their necks.
 Have Vaseline rubbed into eyes.
 Get horns shaved.
Victims
What about the horses used in bullfights?
 They are blindfolded.
 They are gored.
 They have wet newspaper stuffed in their
ears.
 Their vocal cords(聲帶) are cut.
What Can You Do?
• Don’t visit any bullfighting.
• Don’t stay at resorts which have
bullfighting arenas as part of recreation
facilities.
• Visit the places that have banned
bullfighting. Ex: Barcelona, Tossa de
Mar
Don’t be an accomplice to
this savagery!!!
Thank You!