Residents of Ayacucho, Peru hold an annual amateur bullfight to mark the closing of the Senor Espiritu Santo festival, a celebration that dates back to the 17th century. This year, things got a little out of hand.
Three matadors were gored in succession on Wednesday at a major event of Spain's bullfighting season. Fearing more bovine revenge, organizers canceled the remaining fights.
[Spanish bullfighter Julio Benitez, known as El Cordobes Hijo, falls during a bullfight at the Monumental Bullring during the annual fair in Quito, Ecuador. Benitez was not injured. Photo via AP.]
A half-ton bull flew into the crowd at the Plaza de Toros bullfighting ring in Mexico City on Sunday, leaping over the barrier and landing on top of a picador. The bull returned to the ring and was promptly killed.
Spectators at the Tafalla bullring in Spain were shocked when a bull tried to escape from the arena and rampaged through the crowd, injuring 40 people. In the video, one spectator grabs the bulls tail.
Today lawmakers in the Catalonia region of Spain voted to ban bullfighting — to take effect in January 2012 — on grounds of animal cruelty. The vote comes shortly after large protests in Barcelona for greater Catalan autonomy.
Last night's Report featured the now infamous clip of a Spanish bullfighter being gored through the mouth by an angry steer. After seeing what these animals go through, you'll root for the bull.
