"If we remain apathetic to the vision of pain in animals and, instead, find it entertaining occasion, this lack of compassion can easily be extended to our fellow human beings. "
-Tenzin Geyche Tethong, in a letter written on behalf of the Dalai Lama in 2002.
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"I am absolutely opposed to bullfighting, which are abominable spectacle whose cruelty is stupid, for the crowd, an education of blood and mud."
-Émile Zola, French writer, 1899, letter to Marcel Laurent.
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"Bullfighting disgrace to the people and the force of habit perverted by custom has re-established."
Rocafuerte-Vicente, the first president of Ecuador, 1839.
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"What can be said in favor of bullfighting in the late twentieth century? ... No argument holds water."
Ferrater-José Mora, English philosopher.
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"The difference between a bull and bullfighting is in the eye. The first is no blood or violence: just go to slaughter. The second one only sees the blood in the first place and refuses on principle to go beyond because it believes that any kind of beauty or art can be based on previous carnage. "
-Manuel Vicent, English writer, in his book "Antitauromaquia", 2001, Editorial Aguilar / Santillana, Spain.
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"does not seem to understand that a society that claims to be humanistic and modern rejoicing follow a ritual as barbaric. "
-Rosa Montero, English writer and author.
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" I support Animal Rights as well as Human Rights. It is the only way to be a complete human. "
-Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president.
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" The pathetic and operatic bullfight was the last remnant of a barbarous past and still dishonor our civilization.
-Desmond Morris, U.S. anthropologist and popularizer in the book "The animal contract", 1991, editorial Emecé, Argentina.
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"Bullfighting, also called 'English national holiday,' he has always seemed a monstrosity ... a disgusting atrocity. (...) The torture of the bull in the ring is nothing but a despicable and heinous crime."
-Paul Sorozábal, English composer.
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"The National Day is the highest exaltation of human aggression."
-Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, English naturalist.
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popular entertainment in my opinion is barbarous, worthy, if possible, to be completely removed. "
Balmes, Jaime Luciano. "(...)
Whereas these shows which are bulls and wild beasts in the circus or in the public square have nothing to do with piety and Christian charity, and wanting to abolish these bloody and shameful events, not of men but of the devil ... is strictly prohibited by our constitution, which runs perpetually, under pain of excommunication and anathema to be incurred by the very fact prohibit Ipso facto ... to enable the conclusion of these shows which are bulls and other beasts in their provinces, cities, territories and places are carried out ... And if any of them die there, not be given a Christian burial ... "
-Pope Pius V, Bull gregis salutis Domitius, 1567.
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