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Episode 9: The Bullsh*t of Bullfighting
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In this episode, we sit down with Maite van Gerwen, animal scientist and director of CAS International, the international committee against bullfighting! We discuss what people might not know about bullfighting, how the practice is held in place as 'cultural heritage', and why public perception of bullfighting has been changing.
What can YOU do about this? Sign these petitions:
https://www.bloodfiestas.org/en
https://www.animanaturalis.org/nobullfightingbailout
Update: Right after recording this episode, a Mexican court decided that bullfights can continue again until the case is closed. See more information here: https://www.animanaturalis.org/n/46602/polemica-resolucion-de-la-suprema-corte-revierte-la-prohibicion-de-corridas-de-toros-en-la-plaza-mexico
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - What happens in bullfighting?
10:35 - Blood fiestas
16:00 - Government subsidies
18:09 - How is public perception changing?
23:40 - Bullfighting as cultural heritage
26:35 - 'Emergency slaughter'?
29:48 - Why are people cheering?
31:45 - The human rights case against this
35:26 - Education is the answer
38:08 - What can we do?
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