This week we are taking the bull by the horns! Matadors are the elite athletes in bullfighting. They use skill, physicality, and speed to maneuver and face their competition- an enormous bull. Though things don't always go according to plan, bullfighting remains a beloved and respected sport around the world. With some critics raising concerns about animal cruelty, supporters of the sport site the long standing tradition and legacy created by bullfighting. Where do you stand?

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Resources

https://www.spain-traveller.com/en/bull-fighting-in-spain/#:~:text=Experts%20consider%20that%20modern%20bull,to%20practice%20it%20on%20foot.

https://www.britannica.com/sports/matador-bullfighter

https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/bulls-and-bull-leaping-in-the-minoan-world/

https://www.toroshopping.com/en/rome-and-gladiators-the-origins-of-bullfighting/

https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/americanmasters/paris/corrida.html

https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/bullfighting-long-cruel-death/

https://madridbullfighting.com/blog/famous-bullfighters-killed-in-the-ring/