Spain Pamplona bull-running festival scrapped for first time in decades The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Spanish city to cancel its iconic – and booze-fuelled – bull runs. 07/07/2020
Spain Could COVID-19 spell the demise of Spain's bullfighting tradition? Bull breeders say this will become an "environmental, cultural, and economic" problem. Spain's pro-animal party say that's a load of bull. 27/05/2020
no comment Tensions high as Peruvians protest at bullfighting event Hundreds of protesters marched in Lima on Sunday (November 3) to call for an end to bullfighting as the country's most high-profile bullfighting event, the Feria Taurina del Senor de los Milagros, begins 04/11/2019
no comment Horns lock at controversial buffalo fighting festival in Vietnam The buffaloes fight in pairs in an elimination contest, the two competitors lock horns for several minutes, sometimes just seconds, before one signals defeat by running away. 07/09/2019
Spain Bullfighting returns to the Balearics Bullfighting has returned to the Balearic island of Mallorca after a partial ban was overturned by Spain's top court. 10/08/2019
no comment Bullfighting returns to Mallorca, despite protests After two years without the tradition on the Spanish island of Mallorca, bullfights have returned to the capital city of Palma. Outside the arena, however, a group of protesters gathered, holding signs and chanting slogans calling the tradition "torture". 10/08/2019
Spain Footage of a bull with horns on fire causes uproar Several French NGOs called out the old Spanish tradition of setting a bull's horns on fire after footage of a bull with his horns on fire went viral on social media. 29/07/2019
Spain Panic on first day of Spanish festival as bulls gore three people Three people were gored and a further two people suffered head trauma during the first day of Spain's best-known bull-running festival in the northern town of Pamplona on Sunday, the Red Cross said. 07/07/2019
no comment Sanfermines fiestas kick off with the 'Chupinazo' firework ceremony The Sanfermines fiestas kicked off on Saturday with the much-anticipated “Chupinazo” ceremony, which sees the launching of a firework rocket to mark the start of the event. 06/07/2019
Spain Watch: Dozens protest ahead of San Fermin bull run in Pamplona Dozens of demonstrators lay half-naked on the streets of Pamplona on the eve of the San Fermin festival on Thursday. 05/07/2019
Spain At least three people hurt in Pamplona bull run At least three have been injured at the traditional running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, with at least one man gored by a bull’s horns 08/07/2018
Spain San Fermin organisers refuse to cancel fiesta over sexual assault Spain's famous Running of the Bulls festival opens in Pamplona despite calls for it to be called off over the treatment of the animals and a sexual assault case in 2016 06/07/2018
Spain Anti-bullfighting protesters say 66 bulls will be killed Protesters call for an end to bullfighting as Spain's iconic San Fermin festival gets underway in Pamplona 05/07/2018
Spain Victory for anti-bullfighting advocates in Spain's Balearic Islands A Spanish province yesterday come one step closer to banning bull fighting once and for all. 25/07/2017
no comment Hundreds attempt to outrun bulls in Spanish festival Thousands of tourists come from all over the world for the famous festival. 10/07/2017
world news Naked protest ahead of Pamplona's running of the bulls Protesters have made their voices heard ahead of this week’s opening of the Pamplona running of the bulls festival in Spain. Animal rights 05/07/2017
Spain San Fermin, more than just a bull run To get the full 360º picture of the San Fermin festival you have to look beyond its iconic bull runs. 05/07/2017
