At 09:04:24 on 04.07.11, Flicka wrote:
Spain, the home of bullfighting is again causing controversy when it comes to the welfare of animals. Last year we discussed a festival where horses are ridden through fire, and now I've just read that it's the time of year for another ancient festival called Horse Wrestling. Read about it in the link. It just sounds and looks horrendous to me but will try and find out more before I sign the petition to ban it :(

At 17:56:05 on 04.07.11, Loes and co wrote:
what is wrong with these people????? Seems like a very stupid and dangerous way to do some conservation work and very distressing for the horses??

At 22:04:17 on 04.07.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Its aweful but to be honest it is alot like wild horse racing which takes place in approved rodeos i have seen plenty of horrible videos to do with this and wild horse races at rodeos and no matter how many petitions are signed they seem to be hanging around. No body seems to want to listen because lots and lots of people are for it either because they make money out of it or they enjoy watching it, people brought up around a sport being told it is ok within their culture is unlikely to be told otherwise which is why these sports seem to stick around, for every petition against it there will be one for it

At 05:13:49 on 22.08.11, JaymeeLS wrote:
I can only hope the people involved in it get trampled.