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Spain's bull fighting tradition is running into controversy

An age old tradition is facing protests from people against cruelty to animals.

By :  dr swati srivastava
Update: 2016-09-11 06:17 GMT
Six top Spanish bullfighters fought one bull each during a bullfight in honor to fallen bullfighter Victor Barrio who was killed while performing with a brave bull during a bullfight this past (Photo: AP)
Supporters of bullfighting, known as \"aficionados\", are not giving up without a struggle. They see bullfighting as an art that is an integral part of Spanish culture, like flamenco (Photo: AFP)
The Madrid protesters held up banners saying: \"Bullfighting, the school of cruelty\" and \"Bullfighting, a national shame\" (Photo: AFP)
The tradition is now facing opposition as thousands took to the streets of Madrid to demand an end to the centuries-old but controversial tradition (Photo: AP)
Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas touches his eyebrows before the paseillo or ritual entrance to the arena before a bullfight (Photo: AP)
1,736 bullfights had been staged in the country last year, or 132 less than in 2014 (Photo: AP)
Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas, one of the top Spanish 'matadors', looks as a bull makes a flip (Photo: AP)
An age old tradition is facing protests from people against cruelty to animals.

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