There were a few things I wanted to quote here, but there was too many and so I'm just going to put everything I want to say in one post.
Here are the issues I would like to raise:
a) Giancarlo, you accept and even condone whatever a country wants to do as long as it falls under the 'tradition' category? As Toefur mentioned, would raping children also be acceptable? How about the mindless slaughter of your parents? Your brothers, sisters, cousins, girlfriend, boyfriend, children? Is that okay? Do not throw around words such as 'arrogant' and 'ignorant' and 'idiot' at me, you know why? Because I think you'll find any sensible person agrees with me; and not just on this issue but on many others where you have chosen to personally insult me and disregard my opinon without any facts at all to back your opinion up; all you have is a mindset that refuses to budge regardless something being entirely wrong - and, in this case, murderous.
b) Rapmaster - For your infomation, I am also very strongly against hunting for sport. So your remarks that "nobody has a problem with it" are not only entirely wrong; they are also uninformed. The reason I chose to raise this issue is because when I did an anti-bullfighting speech last year, many members of the audience did not know the real facts behind what is regarded as a "sport". That's the reason why I now have an anti-bullfighting section on my site; and why I speak against it very strongly publically at any chance I get. You know why? Because I want to make a difference, and this is what I feel most passionate about in regards to animal cruelty.
You can deny it all you like, you can say 'It's tradition, it's okay'. But you know what? If you think it's so OKAY TO HEARTLESSLY SLAUGHTER AN ANIMAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES, YOU volunteer yourself for torture and intense pain. Step into the ring & be prepared to be stabbed, destroyed, drugged, tortured, teased and murdered; because that's what it comes down to.