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The Controversy Of Bullfighting In Spain
Bullfighting has been a topic of controversy in recent years, due to people speaking out about the unethical slaughtering of innocent animals exploited for entertainment purposes. Spaniards see this act as more than just as a sport, and how it is a major key to their culture. If one were to seek the prime areas of bullfighting, it will be found in the following cities of Spain : Sevilla, Cordoba, or Ronda.
Upon entering a bullfighting arena, a lot of newcomers have no idea what to expect. The first stage of this ritualized event contains a music orchestra full of “joyous” music, but is not a fun thing for the bull, for it is a signal of them soon entering the arena to be stabbed and tortured until death. The first stage, the bull is to be

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