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NEWS ABOUT: bullfighting

bullfighting stories: 7 news summaries

 Matador Puts 
 Gay Drink Ad 
 on Cape 

Spaniard breaks with macho tradition, and how

Sep 24, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joselito Ortega is breaking more boundaries than one. The little-known Spanish matador will be advertising his new sponsor on his cape while in the ring, an unheard-of break with tradition. Then there’s the sponsor itself, a club-scene energy drink called (seriously) “Gay Up.” It’s not exactly... More »

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advertising • bullfighting • matador • gay • Joselito Ortega

 Kid Matador 
 Kills Record 
 6 Bulls 

Bloody spectacle gets last-minute go-ahead despite controversy

Jan 25, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - An 11-year-old Mexican bullfighter has broken a world record by killing six young bulls in a single bloody spectacle, reports the BBC. "I'm happy to have achieved this great victory," boasted the boy as he left the ring in Merida yesterday. The controversial bullfight exhibition won a last-minute... More »

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Mexico • children • animal cruelty • bullfighting • matador • Child Protective Services • boy

Olé! Breeder to Clone Prize Bull

US company to copy Alcalde's DNA

Feb 24, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Alcalde is one in a million: The hulking black bull's sons have struck fear in the hearts of Spain's bravest matadors for more than a decade. But now, in his waning years, his famed breeder has commissioned a US company to make him two in a million—with the cloned... More »

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Spain • breeding • bulls • bullfighting • Vitoriano del Rio • clone • breeder • matador • animal cloning • Alcalde

Spain Deals Bullfights Fatal Blow

Spanish television yanks coverage of lethal, decreasingly popular sport

Dec 6, 07 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The traditional sport of bullfighting suffered what may prove to be a death blow yesterday, when the Spanish national television network decided not to include coverage in next year's schedule. Traditionalists are up in arms, but animal-rights advocates cheered the decision, which will eliminate the traditional Sunday afternoon broadcast of... More »

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Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • bullfighting

Dwarf Matadors Stand Tall

Mexican little people hold their own in the arena

Nov 19, 07 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The image of a pint-sized bullfighter waving red at a calf might induce laughter among the more callous, but for Mexican little people, the bullfighting arena is serious stuff. The mini matadors acknowledge an element of humor in their act, but "if a little person can fight a bull,... More »

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Mexico • bullfighting • matadors • dwarf

Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

Public broadcaster deems gore and gorings unfit for kids and afternoons

Aug 21, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish state television will not show any live bullfights this year, bowing to restrictions on gore on daytime TV but disrupting a time-honored tradition. Televised bullfights had been a viewer magnet for public-TV station TVE, and fans are seeing red, the Guardian reports. "It is obvious that watching bullfights... More »

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television • Spain • children • culture • bullfighting • TVE

Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

Government bans violent protest ad but lets festivals continue

Aug 18, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal activists and bullfighting fans in France are butting heads over an anti-bullfighting ad that shows bulls being speared and slaughtered. The French government banned the ad as too violent, prompting cries of hypocrisy from a well organized group of celebrities and dignitaries who have been protesting the gruesome "... More »

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Spain • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • animal rights • bullfighting • La Corrida • Jean Claude Van Damme • corrida • animal

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