Toro de la Vega, 2011
A bull lies fatally wounded during the "Toro de la Vega" festival in Tordesillas, near Valladolid, September 13, 2011. A bull is lanced to death by hundreds of men riding horses or on foot during the annual festival that has been celebrated since 1453. Animal rights activists have repeatedly asked for the festival to be banned due to the prolonged suffering of the bull. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
VD02. TORDESILLAS (VALLADOLID), 13/09/2011.- Decenas de personas participaron hoy en el tradicional Toro de la Vega de Tordesillas (Valladolid), fiesta que tiene su origen hace más de 500 años y consiste en que el animal es soltado al campo, entre pinos y acompañado a pie y a caballo por lanceros, que tienen como objetivo acabar con su vida antes de que supere unos límites para ganar el torneo. EFE/R.García
A man pierces a bull with a lance during the "Toro de la Vega" festival in Tordesillas, near Valladolid, September 13, 2011. A bull is lanced to death by hundreds of men riding horses or on foot during the annual festival that has been celebrated since 1453. Animal rights activists have repeatedly asked for the festival to be banned due to the prolonged suffering of the bull. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)