Cruel Festival Event Has Bulls Chased, Tormented, And Then Brutally Stabbed – Take Action!

Published: June 14, 2022 at 08:58 PM Author: PENNY EIMS

Pamplona, Spain – Each July, thrill-seekers hoping to check a box from their bucket list travel to the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, to witness or participate in the “Running of the Bulls” event.

While a small segment of society may see the Running of the Bulls as exciting, the vast majority see it for what it is – a violent spectacle that culminates in the brutal killing of the bulls in a ring after the chaotic street “race” concludes.

Every aspect of this annual event is inhumane. During the run, the terrified bulls often slip, fall, and crash into walls and barriers – suffering injuries that will never be tended to, while surrounded by a loud mob of uncaring participants and spectators.

The website for the bull run clearly outlines what happens to these exploited animals, as well as to some of the human participants:

Barriers and fences are placed to corral the bulls along the city center streets to the bullring, where they will later face their demise. Since 1910, 16 people have died while participating in the bull runs, the majority from being gored.

Please add your name to the petition today. We will be forwarding your signatures and comments to the Mayor of Pamplona, Enrique Maya, along with our demand for an end to this torturous event. Additionally, please SHARE this petition to raise awareness about the cruelty behind the Running of the Bulls event and the subsequent bullfights that are inherently torturous and cruel.

Attention Mayor Enrique Maya:

We the undersigned demand that the Running of the Bulls and bullfight events at the San Fermín festival be terminated. The majority of people in Spain are against bullfighting and in many countries, these abhorrent and exploitive spectacles have been banned. We urge you to be a true leader and bring an end to these disdainful events that have fallen from favor around the world.

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183 Linda Garcia Sickening display of human stupidity 0 Jul 27, 2025
182 Seema Ruchandani 0 Jul 27, 2025
181 Barb Fox 0 Jul 26, 2025
180 Paula Madden 0 Jul 26, 2025
179 LESLIE BLAIR 0 Jul 23, 2025
178Anonymous This so called entertaining fun event needs to be stopped immediately- it’s is cruel, violent, dangerous, and heinous and the terror and agony and abuse these bulls go through all to have a few laughs for uncaring people is heinous and heartbreaking. 0 Jul 18, 2025
177 Linda Stipe 0 Jul 13, 2025
176 Maryam Khamo Nezhad These heartless people shouldn’t be breathing 0 Jul 13, 2025
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167 Carol Long DISCUSTING!!!!!!!!! 0 Jul 11, 2025
166 JoAnn Sangataldo Cruelty and causing pain and suffering is not entertainment for those with compassionate hearts!! 0 Jul 11, 2025
165 Sheree Ginaldi 0 Jul 11, 2025
164 Shelley Whalen Disgusting!!!! 0 Jul 11, 2025
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147 laurie tomboulides Barbaric and cruel! Stop this! 0 Jun 16, 2025
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145 Donna Vonsternberg This has been going on way to long. Put an end to this useless cruelty that's for entertainment only! 0 Jun 16, 2025
144 Kathy Norton End this cruelty 0 Jun 16, 2025
143 Armella Feil 0 Jun 16, 2025
142 Nahomy Rivera 0 Jun 16, 2025
141 Ja Ed A centuries old blood sport, brutally and savagely killing untold numbers of innocent bulls. Please end this awful and unnecessary killing! Implement a mechanical or digital target, but stop killing live animals!! 0 Jun 16, 2025
140 Sylvia Craig This is such a demented cruel mentality. Centuries ago - illiterate people knew no better. There is no excuse for such ignorance now. So they simply enjoy torturing animals in this 21st century - appalling! 0 Jun 16, 2025
139 Nadira Mangal 0 Jun 16, 2025
138 Amy Ginkel 0 Jun 16, 2025
137 Pam Giardino Stop this stupid cruel bull shit 0 Jun 16, 2025
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135 Barry Kephart Spot it now. Do not support Spain until it stops. 0 Jun 16, 2025
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126 Karen Lambert 0 Jun 16, 2025
125 Carol Pfeiffer 0 Jun 16, 2025
124 Robin Poritzky 0 Jun 16, 2025
123 Sheree Slone 0 Jun 16, 2025
122Anonymous This is NO TRADITION. THIS IS ANIMAL TORTURE!!! 0 Jun 16, 2025
121 Paul Corbey 0 Jun 16, 2025
120 William Marcogliese This Is Definitely Cruilty at.its.ginest as all Cruilty to a Animal.Ti.make.it run.Fir it's life So Scared And evil people want to hurt these beautiful Animals We have to make this End Bullfighting and The Running Of Bulls is nothin But Cruilty put a Enyti this now 0 Jun 04, 2025
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117Anonymous 0 May 10, 2025
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115 Glyn Clarke 0 Apr 25, 2025
114 John Baskin Pamplona - you should be ashamed of allowing this barbaric practice !! Outlaw this evil event - these bullfighters are not heroes in my mind, but rather egotistical psychopaths - this is sick, and God will ultimately judge this type of unnecessary barbarism !! 0 Apr 10, 2025
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110 Marie France Fuster 🤬🤬🤬🤬👎👎👎👎 0 Mar 28, 2025
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103 Lynette MacLagan Stop this barbaric cruelty, torture and death! 0 Dec 27, 2024
102 shinzirou yoshimura 0 Oct 15, 2024
101 Kim Atrosh 0 Sep 29, 2024
100 Simone Smith Stop using animals for entertainment .Animal abusers should face similar abuse . 0 Sep 26, 2024
99 Susan May No wonder there is so much violence in the world when you see images like this and realise the bloke is getting his pleasure out of doing this. 0 Sep 25, 2024
98 el Roslyakova 0 Sep 12, 2024
97 Jimena Florencia De Franchi 0 Aug 29, 2024
96 0dette RIBAUD 0 Jul 30, 2024
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92 luke Almendarez 0 Jun 01, 2024
91 Samantha Herring 0 May 19, 2024
90 Vicky Scharff Cruel torture of these beautiful animals just to satisfy their blood lust. Ban this horror! May 08, 2024
89 Jill Heins May 07, 2024
88 Candace Eschuk May 04, 2024
87Anonymous How can people attend this brutality Abolish immediately and start charging as animal cruelty No admiration for this at all Apr 26, 2024
86 Karen Coll Apr 26, 2024
85 RONA JEANETTE REDIG Apr 20, 2024
84 Linda Albright Apr 19, 2024
83 Joannie Rios This brutal tradition need to be abolished. They should be no place for barbarism at this age of days Apr 18, 2024
82 terry fiske Apr 17, 2024
81 Robin Adams 😡😡😡😡😡 Apr 16, 2024
80 Melissa Metheny How awful!!!! Same needs to be done to these men!!!! Apr 15, 2024
79 Andrea Morris Apr 12, 2024
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74 TRACY HICKS Apr 05, 2024
73Anonymous Apr 02, 2024
72 Tammie Casson Mar 28, 2024
71 Maria Marrero Mar 24, 2024
70 Sally Wood You are not men if you engage in this, you are cowards and psychopaths. There is nothing brave or honourable here, just perverted blood lust and sadism. All of you should be ashamed Mar 24, 2024
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48 Sophie Guerin Feb 20, 2024
47 mandy stratham Sick and so cruel it's mind boggling how people do this and enjoy it.... Feb 10, 2024
46 Sandra Pruneda Feb 10, 2024
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37 Ana Castro Jan 20, 2024
36 Patricia Burgos It's effing unbelievable this S*** is still going on!! The POS that enjoy this need to be on the other end Jan 18, 2024
35 Susan Pritt We the undersigned demand that the Running of the Bulls and bullfight events at the San Fermín festival be terminated. The majority of people in Spain are against bullfighting and in many countries, these abhorrent and exploitive spectacles have been banned. We urge you to be a true leader and bring an end to these disdainful events that have fallen from favor around the world. Jan 17, 2024
34 Bonnie Zotos Jan 17, 2024
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25 LMiReReb LMiReReb 1 Jan 03, 2024
24Anonymous Dec 22, 2023
23 hennie weidema Dec 18, 2023
22 Toni Murray I can’t even believe this still exists, my country would RIOT if this idea was even SUGGESTED! You cruel, heartless, deplorable excuses of humans, I can’t tell you how glad I am that humans have died by taking part in this, it’s exactly what they deserved. Trash taking itself out. Dec 18, 2023
21 Barb Mulgrew Dec 07, 2023
20 Rachel Murray Dec 06, 2023
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18 Stephanie Kline Morehouse Nov 30, 2023
17 Jacqueline McGrath-Curtis Nov 25, 2023
16 Ingrid Rodrigo Nov 23, 2023
15 Carolyn Spencer Nov 19, 2023
14 kendra madden disgusting ritual!!!! inhumane and should be thought of as barbaric! Nov 18, 2023
13 Gabriela Barberio Nov 17, 2023
12 Amy Ong Nov 16, 2023
11 Francoise Welvaert Nov 12, 2023
10Anonymous Nov 10, 2023
9 GERALDINE SMITH Nov 09, 2023
8Anonymous Nov 06, 2023
7 Valérie Paillard Nov 04, 2023
6 Jake C Valen Cold hearts! will it ever stop? Perhaps when Homo Sapiens leave the planet. Disgusting behavior hoping the bull has a victory.. Nov 01, 2023
5 Sherry Mainquist Nov 01, 2023
4 Lisa Moya Oct 31, 2023
3 Sandra Lubrano Oct 29, 2023
2 Bassam Imam GOD-willing, this heinous act will never happen again. Oct 25, 2023
1 Melinda Funk Oct 21, 2023