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Video: Youth protest against bullfighting in Mexico City

Video: Youth protest against bullfighting in Mexico City

| February 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

Young animal rights activists took to the streets in central Mexico City on Sunday in protest against the hundreds of bullfights that take place here in Mexico.

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Video: The thrill of the Huamantlada

Video: The thrill of the Huamantlada

| August 29, 2008 | Comments (0)

Watch last weekend’s festivities in Huamantla, Mexico in which 23 people were injured trying to challenge 500-kilo bulls.

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Filming bullfights is not worth dying for

Filming bullfights is not worth dying for

| August 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

My sympathies were a hundred per cent with the animal, who was surrounded by humans mad with booze and testosterone.

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Amateur bullfighting festival in Mexico ends with 23 injuries

Amateur bullfighting festival in Mexico ends with 23 injuries

| August 26, 2008 | Comments (0)

More than 20 people were gored or injured by bulls this weekend in Huamantla in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala after taking on one of the 24 bulls let loose into the streets as part of an annual festival.

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Child Matadors in Mexico's Bullrings, says NYT

Child Matadors in Mexico's Bullrings, says NYT

| November 23, 2007 | Comments (0)

This is a fascinating story from the NewYorkTimes about bullfighters as young as 14 getting into the ring. They’re not allowed to fight professionally in Spain, but in Mexico it’s a different story. Click here for the NYT story. See here for stories on bullfighting from MexicoReporter.com

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Video: Bullfighting can be as good as an orgasm, says wannabee matador

Video: Bullfighting can be as good as an orgasm, says wannabee matador

| August 22, 2007 | Comments (0)

Jose Hormos is part of the collective that organises the event in Huamantla each year that sees the bulls let loose in the streets. He spoke to NewCorrespondent.com about his views and the event, whilst sitting on top of a casket that contained a 450 kilo bull.

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Bull-taunting in pictures

Bull-taunting in pictures

| August 20, 2007 | Comments (0)

Anyone can try their hand at being a matador with the bulls in Huamantla, which are let loose in the streets as part of the celebrations for a religious festival. See here for more pictures:

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