8155 - Bull involves spectators in bullfight...

[scottobear]

A half-ton bull named "Little Bird" has flown into Mexico's history books by leaping into a packed crowd of bullfight fans and injuring seven in a panicked frenzy.

Television images from a bullfight on Sunday showed terrified spectators scattering as the 1,107-pound (503-kg) beast jumped over the heads of stunned journalists and crashed into the most expensive seats at the vast Mexico City ring.

The rampaging bull -- whose name "Pajarito," means "Little Bird" in English -- gored one woman, who is hospitalized with a 6-inch (15-cm) gash in her chest. Several other people were also injured before a bullfighter stabbed the animal to death with his sword.

Bullfighting remains a popular sport in Mexico, although it does not draw the same crowds as during its heyday in the middle of last century.

Mexico City's bullring was built 60 years ago and is one of the biggest in the world, holding 48,000 spectators. Little Bird was the first bull in the ring's history to jump into the crowd.

Comments

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

Pajarito means Little Parakeet. It surprises me this hasn't happened before, bulls can jump amazingly, especially the smaller ones. The one shown here is a very agile type compared to the brahma mixes. I hate that someone got hurt but I don't like bullfighting. The fact he jumped into the expensive seats might cause some action. In many of these people vs. bulls arenas the only thing seperating the animals frenzied movements and people sitting on the ground to watch is a metal pole fence. People get stomped on all the time.

[tempestmir.livejournal.com]

Saw this on tv this morning. Is it wrong that I was rooting for the bull? Yes, it's terrible that people were hurt...but it's not the bull's fault he was there.

I'm rather upset that they killed the poor thing. He was just reacting instinctively in his fear. Hell, I'd be pretty freaked out, too, if somebody was stabbing me with things and waving a cape in my face.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Bullfighting is probably in my top 3 most stupid, mean-spirited public activities list.

I was stunned to see this on the news.

[ilenebook.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a big buncha bull to me...I HATE bullfighting and any torture of animals for peoples' pleasure.
I have had my say today.

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

I hate it too. They were using his nature against him. I find it an evil "sport".

[i.livejournal.com]

good for him! i have no sympathy for anyone who enjoys watching animal torture, culture be damned. even better that he went for the rich ones.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

The exact meaning of "Pajarito" must be one of those things that changes regionally but I’ve always heard it to mean "Little Bird".
Yeah I’ve always rooted for the bull in bullfights, you wanna torture some animal to death you deserve what you get.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I root for the bull, too. Not like he asked to be put in a ring, pissed off and pointed at some guy with tight pants and a mickey-mouse hat.

[boopydoodle.livejournal.com]

Poor bull!! I don't understand mean-spirited activities like that!!

[sedefendendo.livejournal.com]

terrifying.......i remember visitng neighboring farms in wisconsin as a child and being taken into the barns where these massive bulls had rings in their noses connect and bolted to walls..........sad.........and very very scary to me.........

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Good thing you're safe and sound in a bull-free zone!

[sedefendendo.livejournal.com]

yeah, nothing but scary camels and the uber scary beardos..................i am starting to soften on the bulls! lol

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

At least wooley booleys don't spit!! (camels and beardos, do)

[weezeroni.livejournal.com]

I've always hated everything about bullfighting. I feel slightly guilty, but I was rooting for the bull as well. I don't know how anyone could watch that...