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Spanish area OKs flaming bull festivals (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

AP - Lawmakers who banned bullfighting in Spain’s Catalonia region this summer voted Wednesday to endorse other traditions that have been criticized as cruel to bulls, such as attaching burning…

Bull leaps into bullring stands in Spain, 40 hurt (AP)

August 19th, 2010

In this TV image provided by ETB via APTN a holds the bull by the tail after it jumped 10 meters (yards) from the ring into the stands at the Tafalla bullring in Spain Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 causing panic as it lurched through the screaming crowd, charging and tossing everything he could. Regional officials say 40 people were injured when the bull leapt into the packed grandstands. (AP Photo/ETB via APTN)AP - A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday.


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Gloomy economy dampens mood at Pamplona bull run (AP)

July 6th, 2010

FILE-- In this file photo from  July 12, 2009, Spanish bullfighter Joselillo performs with a Miura ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Hordes of humans are gearing up to sprint just ahead of thundering beasts in this city's historic old quarter, but Spain's famed running of the bulls is overshadowed this year by a vote to ban bullfighting in a populous province and a debt crisis forcing villages nationwide to cancel subsidized pueblo parties known for their wine, food, live music and bullfights.  (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)AP - Hordes of humans will sprint ahead of thundering beasts this week at Pamplona’s famed running of the bulls, but Spain’s most storied fiesta is being overshadowed by a…