Feminist icon Gloria Steinem is another famous name to join with PETA to sign a petition addressed to the Mayor of Pamplona- Joseba Asirón, calling for the San Fermín Running of the Bulls festival to stop.
The Running of the Bulls Festival in Pamplona
The petition is signed (see below) by twenty women's children's and animal organizations, which represent more than five million members and supporters.
It follows allegations of sexual assaults, rapes and attempted rapes against women, men and children during the festival.
Forty-eight bulls were apparently struck as they ran down the narrow streets of the city before they reached the bullring where they were killed.
"The crystal-clear link between violence to women and cruelty to animals is cause enough to shut down Pamplona's barbaric bullfights and related events", says PETA Managing Director Ingrid Newkirk. "PETA joins advocates around the world in calling on Pamplona to ban this cruel blood sport and the bloodlust-fueled sexual violence that goes along with it."
For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk.
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