Bullfighting not only generates controversy and outrage within the Spanish state but also beyond its borders. This is the case of the British newspaper 'Daily Mail', which has dedicated an extensive article on its website about a bullfighting school where, according to the media, children are trained to kill bulls.
The newspaper echoes how a bullfighting school located in the Madrid municipality of Colmenar Viejo responded to what the media calls a "wave of indignation" against its activity. The 'Mail' tells how in just four days students of this peculiar school killed up to 24 bulls and attached photographs and videos of these events.
As explained by the British media, in the images children up to 14 years old can be seen walking around the ring showing the ears of dead bulls, which are perceived as "trophies."
A member of the Animal Guardians, an organisation against bullfighting, says in the newspaper that children "tend to start killing bulls at the age of 14 and remain in these schools until aged 18, even if some stay until 21". "These kind of acts violate the rights of children and adolescents to live in an environment free of violence and it is imperative to do something about it,".
To conclude the article, the 'Daily Mail' explains that these corridas events are considered "practical classes" by the bullfighting schools. The British media also clarifies that calves are used by "inexperienced bullfighters, since they are less dangerous for humans." The 'Mail' also emphasises that "the calves feel more pain with the long swords and smaller "swords known as banderillas" , since the bullfighters have less experience and the blows are less likely to be mortal, which lengthens the torture."
Finally, he explains that activists against bullfighting are pushing for an international petition to ban these 'corridas' in Spain.