AR-News: Spaniards slam 'cruel' race

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IOL
July 05 2004 at 04:33PM 
 
Pamplona -  Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the streets of the Spanish 
city of  Pamplona dressed only in their underwear on Monday to protest against 
the city's  famous annual bull run. 

About 300 acvtivists from the People for the  Ethical Treatment of Animals 
(Peta) are opposed to what they call the "cruel  bull running" which attracts 
tens of thousands of tourists each  year.

"Before being let loose in the streets of Pamplona the bulls are  drugged and 
submitted to various acts of torture to frighten them," Peta said in  a 
statement.

Running with the bulls during the festival is a highly  popular but also 
dangerous activity that was popularised by writer Ernest  Hemingway.

Tales of derring-do by the runners trying to stay one step  ahead of the 
maurauding bulls as they thunder through Pamplona's dusty streets  resonate in the 
city's bars for the rest of the day.

The animal rights  protesters had wanted to demonstrate naked, but the local 
authorities  demurred.

Last year a Spaniard died from his injuries after one run 
 
    *   This article was originally published on July 05,  2004 



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