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Bull Kills Basque Bullfighter in French City of Aire Sur L’Adour
Latin American Herald Tribune ^
Posted on 06/18/2017 2:13:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Bullfighter Ivan Fandiño was gored to death Saturday afternoon by a bull of the stockbreeding ranch of Baltasar Iban in the French city of Aire Sur L’Adour, the communications department of the Basque matador told EFE.
Fandiño, 36, was feinting the bull with his cape when he tripped, and as he fell defenseless to the ground, the animal gored him in the side.
He was taken immediately to the infirmary, and from there to a hospital in Mont de Marsa, where nothing could be done to save his life.
Spain’s king and queen expressed their sorrow for the death of bullfighter, whom they called a “great figure of bullfighting.”
King Felipe and Queen Letizia communicated their condolences in a message on Twitter from the royal household: “Our most deeply felt tribute and our remembrance of Ivan Fandiño, a great figure of bullfighting."
TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: bullfighting; cruelty; fandino; fandio; france
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:15:02 PM PDT
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
To: nickcarraway
Mess with the bull...
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:16:24 PM PDT
by
chris37
(Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
To: rrrod
Play stupid games... win stupid prizes.
4
posted on
06/18/2017 2:16:55 PM PDT
by
Klemper
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:18:52 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS!!!)
To: Klemper
Saw my ladt bullfight while in Colombia earlier this year. Just doesn’t sit well with me any longer
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:19:23 PM PDT
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
To: nickcarraway
Gosh, I hope this doesn't lead to an anti-bull backlash. Bulls are a peaceful breed of animal and this should, in now way, cause anybody think of bulls as otherwise. To do so would be a bigger tragedy than the death of the bullfighter. This was clearly the act of a lone-wolf, self-radicalized bull with no clear ideological underpinnings.
You've been warned, bullophobes. No anti-bull sentiment will be tolerated.
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:24:34 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: nickcarraway
Bullfighting is grotesque and inhumane. (This from a carnivore and occasional hunter.)
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:26:13 PM PDT
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: rrrod
Your lady is a bullfighter!?
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:26:59 PM PDT
by
dinodino
To: nickcarraway
It was a fair fight. Well, not really...
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:28:30 PM PDT
by
exinnj
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:28:51 PM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:30:39 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
BRAVO!!!
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:31:25 PM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
Reminds me of that joke about the American visiting a restaurant in Spain and seeing another diner having bull’s testicles for dinner.
To: nickcarraway
I have no sympathy for him. Since they don’t rush the bull to the animal hospital when he is stabbed.
The bull is doing what he needs to do according to his nature. He has a right to self-protection.
Torture a bull, you get gored. Bull 1, human 0.
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:45:12 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
To: Seaplaner
“Bullfighting is grotesque and inhumane. (This from a carnivore and occasional hunter.)”
This Carnivore and Huntress agrees!
I watched one on TV with my Dad once and I just had to leave the room. It was painful to watch, and I’m no wimp.
I think the same kind of people that enjoy that type of entertainment also enjoy cockfighting, or the ancient rules of Aztec gaming when the losing Team Captain, ‘lost’ his head!
*SHUDDER*
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:46:27 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: doorgunner69
heh heh, never been that hungry, thank God...
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:46:29 PM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:49:24 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: rrrod
To: Texas Eagle
It’s not the breed, it is how it is raised.
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:50:38 PM PDT
by
PAR35
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