The Redbull

The Redbull, A Valentinobecka Production.
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Each year, approximately 10,000 bulls die in bullfights, an inaccurate term for events in which there is very little competition between a nimble, sword-wielding matador (Spanish for "killer") and a confused, maimed, psychologically tormented, and physically debilitated animal.

Preparations for the Bullfight
The bulls are intentionally debilitated with heavy sandbags dropped on their backs. A study conducted by scientists at Spain's Salamanca University found that 20 percent of the bulls used for fighting are drugged before they step into the ring; in the sampling of 200 bulls, one in five had been given anti-inflammatory drugs, which mask injuries that could sap the animal's strength. One common—albeit illegal—practice is to "shave" the bulls' horns by sawing off a few inches, which impairs their coordination. According to one matador, some of the top performers may also "ask breeders to deliberately select placid bulls .... It's the only way to sustain your energy for the duration of the season."

Ritualistic Slaughter
In a typical event, the bull enters the arena and is approached by picadores, men on blindfolded horses. The picadores drive lances into the bull's back and neck muscles, impairing the bull's ability to lift his head. They twist and gouge the lances to ensure a significant amount of blood loss. Then come the banderilleros on foot, who proceed to distract and dart around the bull while plunging banderillas—"brightly colored sticks with harpoon points" into his back. When the bull has weakened from blood loss, these banderilleros run the bull in more circles until he is dizzy and stops chasing. Finally, the matador appears and, after provoking a few exhausted charges from the dying animal, tries to kill the bull with his sword. If he misses, succeeding only in further mutilation, an executioner is called in to stab the exhausted animal to death.

"I can see how people see this as a barbaric thing," said one French celebrity matador, Chamaco, whose antics were described by one spectator as follows: "He yells at the animal, gesturing wildly and triumphantly, teasing it, taunting it, begging it to dance with him."