Half naked
women and men have drenched themselves in fake blood to protest against
bull runs ahead of Spain's famous Running of the Bulls festival.
Hannah
Rose Bailey, from Australia, was one of 75 animal rights activists to
protest outside Pamplona's main square on Tuesday as the northern
Spanish city's San Fermin festival prepares to kick off this week.
The
22-year-old wore just her underwear and a bull horn headband as she
poured buckets of fake blood over herself as part of the demonstration
organised by AnimaNaturalis and PETA.
About one
million people from around the world come to see the week-long
festival's daily running of the bulls, where runners lead the animals
through the streets.
In the evening, there are bullfights.
'Torturing and killing animals can never be justified as entertainment,' Hannah said.
'We're
calling on Spain to end its widely condemned Running of the Bulls event
and the bullfights that follow - and, with them, the horrific suffering
and abuse of bulls.'
Ms Bailey was joined by 75 other protesters from Spain, Sweden, Russia and the UK.
AnimaNaturalis
director Aida Gascón told Spanish news agency Europa Press they were
trying to raise awareness of the 'cruelty and torture' these events
bring for the animals.
He said 54 bulls die in the festival each year.
The running of the bulls takes place in Pamplona every year from July 7 to 14.
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