In addition to honoring the sport itself, it offers the author's opinion on what he sees as the considerable bravery of matadors. Hemingway's love of bullfighting also features in his novels, including "The Dangerous Summer," about two rival matadors.
Hemingway's interpretation of bullfighting as an honorable tradition is at odds with animal rights activists and others who view it as animal cruelty. In this article, which focuses primarily on bullfighting in Spain, we'll look back at the history of bullfighting and see how it continues to evolve.
We'll also learn who does what in a bullfight and what happens to the bull. We'll look at the business of bullfighting and finally, examine the charges of animal cruelty that are causing it to be banned in a growing number of areas. DeSuisse is not Martin's last name; he asked to use a pseudonymous last name due to the controversial nature of bullfighting.
In the past, meat from fighting bulls was used for dog food or animal feed, but today, "the meat is being rediscovered as part of, like, the whole organic craze," DeSuisse said. Fighting bull flesh has uses beyond the butcher shop: It is also processed for pet foods, animal feeds and processed foods for humans, Alexander Fiske-Harrison, author of "Into the Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight" Profile Books, told Live Science. Beef cattle flesh also has multiple uses, he added, but "because the toro bravo [fighting bull] is neither bred nor reared for the flavor and texture of its meat — it is leaner and tougher, living much longer and living wild — a lesser proportion of its flesh is used for unprocessed human consumption as opposed to as gelatin, processed foods, animal and pet feed than that of cattle bred and reared exclusively for that purpose.
The meat certainly has an unusual history, from farm to table, often with a stop at the bullring. Fighting cattle, of breeds distinct from cattle farmed for eating, are raised on specialized ranches. Early in their lives — and the age varies from ranch to ranch — the breeder determines which bulls will fight, which cows will be selected to breed and which ones will be slaughtered, DeSuisse told Live Science.
Most of the time, the bulls' moms cows are tested for their fighting qualities, partly because some people speculate that a bull's fighting qualities are inherited from the mother, DeSuisse said. In addition, ranchers are hesitant to physically test bulls' fighting abilities because they can fight only once; after a bull has fought, it retains "instinctive memories" of the fight, and its behavior changes, DeSuisse said.
In such a test, known as a "tienta," a matador puts the cow through her paces, using a cape and typical bullfighting maneuvers, DeSuisse said. Spectators, the Presidente and the matador also make judgments as to the bravery of the bull—a bull that is unwilling to charge results in a disappointing performance.
This act is supposed to last no longer than 10 minutes from the moment the trumpets sound to the moment the bull falls to the ground, but it is where the matador will showcase most of his artistry and skill. He will make a series of passes, inciting the bull to charge with the muleta so that the animal passes very close to his body.
This is a show of technical skill, artistry, courage and dominance over the bull, and, when done well, should build beautifully as in a symphony. All of the performance done with the muleta is known as the faena. After four or five such passes, when the matador feels that the bull is ready, he trades his imitation sword for a real steel blade.
Now, he stands directly in front of the bull, and draws its attention to the muleta so that it lowers its head. When the bull falls to the ground, another torero comes with a dagger to ensure the animal is killed swiftly. Coined by Auguste Comte , meaning the study of society- socius being with others ology….
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