Bullfighting returns to Colombia's capital by: Nicolas Arce

Bullfighting returns to Colombia's capital amid protests

Posted 22 Jan 2017, 6:55pm

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with riot police and harassed spectators attending a bullfight in Bogota as the spectacle returned to Colombia's capital for the first time in four years.

Police had to fire tear gas to control the protesters on Sunday (local time), many of whom shouted "murderers" and "torturers" while spitting and sometimes coming to blows with spectators nervously making their way to Bogota's 1930s-era brick bullring.

There were several arrests as tensions ran high in what at times seemed a reflection of deep social divisions between wealthy, well-dressed spectators who had expected a fun afternoon and a crowd of mostly young, angry protesters screaming obscenities at all who passed before them.

"Everyone you see going are old, conservative elites," said David Saitru, a 17-year-old protester dressed in black to mourn what he considered the barbaric killing of the bulls.

MY OPINION

I think that this is ridiculuos and stupid by the president and government , why this bad habit of kill bulls that don´thave the blame of nothing just are animals that want live they aren not our toys of torture for the entertaiment of some people that think that we are in the past , they think that life of an animal It's not important but now i think that this generation know that the life of the animals are important and is not necessary kill bulls by enterteining , i am surprise that the police do it to the protesters by this all was very violent the protesters do not have the blame they just want that the Bullfighting end, i am very agree with the thing that one protester say that is "My generation thinks differently. We're not prepared to see an animal suffer."

by: Nicolas Arce Traslaviña