Hundreds of animal rights campaigners in protest against bull fighting

(13 Sep 2014) Thousands of people gathered in the Spanish capital on Saturday to protest an annual bull spearing event that activists claim is extreme animal abuse.
The demonstrators broke makeshift spears as they stood in central Madrid to rally against the Toro de la Vega event, where men on horseback chase down a bull and spear it to death.
The bull spearing will happen on Tuesday in the town of Tordesillas, about 190 kilometres (118 miles) northwest of Madrid.
It has been held for centuries and is defended by supporters as an important historical tradition.
During the event, a bull is driven by men on horses with spears to a field where it is killed and the person who kills it wins a medal.

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