An angry bull has managed to escape its enclosure, and went on a rampage among spectators at an illegal rodeo in Mexico.

The angry bull reportedly injured at least 10 people at the "La Salud" bullring in Puruandiro, Michoacan on Sunday, Mexico News Daily reported. Such events in Mexico are still prohibited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Illegal Rodeo in Mexico

Videos of the bull rampage were uploaded on social media. The angry bull was seen to jump over a weak fence meant to contain the animal.

Women and children were among the crowd in the arena. A number of people have been knocked down, including a woman who was trapped underneath the bull. 

Part of the audience close to the barrier was rammed, while others screamed and fled the area. In one of the videos, one onlooker can be heard shouting that a man in a wheelchair was in danger. 

Reports said there was bull riding, dancing, band music, as well as sale and consumption of alcohol at the event. Panic and terror only subsided after the staff contained the angry bull.

Municipal authorities admitted that they granted permission to hold the rodeo event. However, they said they would investigate where the authorization came from and why it was granted, El Universal reported.

Aside from Spain, Mexico has more bullfighting rings and high-quality bullfighters than any other country in the world. Bullfighting was brought to Mexico more than 500 years ago by the conquistadores.

Bullfighting in Mexico has earned mixed reactions from people, with some saying that it is traditional, while others said it should be abolished.

Mexico has made bullfighting a legal sport, with some Mexican states having animal protection laws. However, despite these laws, many animal rights activists said that these laws do nothing to protect the bulls.

Bullfighting has been deemed illegal before in Mexico, twice in its history. But at the moment, it stays completely legal. Mexico is also known to have child bullfighters. The city of Aguascalientes is home to two bullfighting rings.

According to a Humane Society International report, other countries that still consider bullfighting legal include France, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Portugal, and Spain.

The largest bullfighting in the world is considered to be in Mexico, with 60,00 spectators. There are around 225 bullrings in Mexico, and only Spain exceeds Mexico in the number of bullfights per year.

What is Bullfighting?

The bullfighter, also known as matador, aims to kill the bull swiftly and cleanly by placing a sword in a coin-sized area between the bull's shoulders.

Bullfighting advocates said if the matador aims correctly, the animal dies in a matter of seconds. However, that usually does not happen.

Most of the time, the matador misses the target and injures the bull's lungs and bronchial tubes that causes blood to flow through the animal's mouth and nose.

Four to six bulls are killed in every bullfight, with the fight each lasting about 20 minutes. Experts like zoologist Jordi Casamitjana said that evidence shows that the bulls and cows involved in bullfights suffer.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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