{"id":755338,"date":"2018-11-23T09:10:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T14:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755338"},"modified":"2018-11-23T10:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:11:26","slug":"festival-of-devils-mob-sets-bull-on-fire-at-spanish-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755338","title":{"rendered":"The devils celebrate with fire: Mob sets bull on fire at Spanish festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The cruel tradition sees men strap huge horns made of wood coated in tar to the poor animal\u2019s head. The attachments are then set on fire.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>HANA CARTER:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Toro de Fuego \u2014 meaning \u201cbull of fire\u201d \u2014 has been a day of festivities in Spain for centuries&#8230; The cruel tradition sees men strap huge horns made of wood coated in tar to the poor animal\u2019s head. The attachments are then set on fire, causing the terrified animals to smash into walls in an attempt to free themselves from the flames&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>More than 3,000 bulls are torched across the country each year, activists say. The latest shocking footage of the cruel tradition was filmed in the ancient town of Medinaceli. Despite phones being banned by organizers, animal rights group Anima Naturalis managed to expose the brutal event. In the footage, the bull, thought to be just a few years old, whips its head in a blind panic in front of a cheering crowd&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>PETA director Elisa Allen said the \u201cagony the bulls must suffer is almost unimaginable&#8221;&#8230; she said: \u201cThe fiery balls can burn for hours and they burn the bulls\u2019 horns, eyes and other parts of their bodies and cause tremendous stress. \u201cIt\u2019s totally understandable that compassionate people would want to do anything they can to ease the bulls\u2019 suffering. \u201cAnd history will not look back kindly on the people who support and enforce this sadistic and archaic event, of which the vast majority of Spanish people are ashamed&#8221;.&#8217;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/11\/21\/mob-sets-bull-on-fire-at-spanish-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/11\/20\/bull-set-on-fire-by-locals-during-spanish-festival-8160320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MORE&#8230; <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nRELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orkpLb72lfM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANA CARTER: &#8216;Toro de Fuego \u2014 meaning \u201cbull of fire\u201d \u2014 has been a day of festivities in Spain for centuries&#8230; The cruel tradition sees men strap huge horns made of wood coated in tar to the poor animal\u2019s head. 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