Jallikattu: Bulls 5 kills + 60 injured.

[highland145]

At least five men were gored to death during a bull-taming festival in southern India known as Jallikattu.

During the controversial event, which started Sunday across the southern state of Tamil Nadu, bulls are released into a crowd and the wild animals are forced to fend off people trying to either ride them or pluck bundles of money and gold tied to their specially sharpened horns.

On Wednesday, at least five people – including a 45-year-old vendor – were killed by raging bulls.

The Hindu reported the vendor, identified as M Jeeva Kumar of Koilpatty, was watching the events when a ferocious bull gored him in Vadamalapur, near the exit point.

One person was killed in Palamedu on Monday, while two died in Siravayal and another in Palakurishi on Tuesday.

Officials said at least 60 people have been injured or mauled since Sunday.

The controversial sport was banned by the Indian Supreme Court in 2014 on grounds of animal cruelty. However, the government lifted the ban last year after widespread protests, BBC News reported.

In its decision to overturn the ban, government officials said Jallikattu was important for the “survival and well-being of the native breed of bulls and preserving cultural traditions.”

Animal rights activists claim the event causes unnecessary stress to the bulls. According to the BBC, Jallikattu is more than 2,000 years old and is considered one of the world’s oldest sports still practiced today.

Unlike traditional bullfighting, the bull is not killed in Jallikattu. Instead men try to dominate and tame the animal without using weapons.

Cruelty? Maybe. Idiocy? Definitely.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/0...ath-during-controversial-indian-festival.html

 

[Ns1]

specially sharpened horns.

brilliant.

 

[lxskllr]

They should have an elite level using a moose with specially sharpened horns(sic). Of course it should also have a greater payoff with the money hanging from it.

 

[IronWing]

India, life expectancy as of 2015
Male: 67 years
Female: 70 years

 

[AdamK47]

India's annual hold my beer event.

 

[highland145]

India's annual hold my beer event.

 

[Drako]

Thinning of the herd.

 

[highland145]

They should have an elite level using a moose with specially sharpened horns(sic). Of course it should also have a greater payoff with the money hanging from it.

Those things are huge. The results vs man will be the same as below.

 

[IronWing]

^ There's a Zinke caption waiting to happen.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

If this was on TV here I'd watch it and I'd be rooting for the bulls.

You have to give these guys in India some credit. They might be stupid, but at least they're men. If you're going into the ring against a bull, go unarmed. Those Mexican sissies in their 1970's disco clothes could learn a few things.

 

[right_to_know]

It doesn't look much worse than rodeo or something similar.
I would be more concerned about cultural imperialists attempting to force themselves on the natives.

 

[shortylickens]

Its hard for me to feel sorry for them. You mess with the bull you get the horns.

 

[highland145]

^ There's a Zinke caption waiting to happen.

 

[Darwin333]

Damn, got him right in the nuts! I can't imagine what getting kicked and/or stomped in the nuts would feel like but I doubt we have to worry about him passing on his dumbass genes.

 

[SlowSpyder]

This is like snake handling preachers. I always root for the stupid to lose. Good show, bulls.

 

[NAC4EV]

In India do they kill and eat the bulls?????????????

 

[AdamK47]

No!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IronWing]

Do they eat the dead morons? Only seems reasonable.

 

[shortylickens]

Do they eat the dead morons? Only seems reasonable.

Do you wanna catch Moron? Cuz thats how you catch Moron?

 

[pcgeek11]

Wow. It would be bad enough without sharpening the horns.

Go bulls!

 

[Jeeebus]

The frightening part to me is that the Indian Supreme Court can ban something and the government can just say "nahh we're good" and overturn the decision.

 

[highland145]

The frightening part to me is that the Indian Supreme Court can ban something and the government can just say "nahh we're good" and overturn the decision.

Heh, who needs lawyers when you have fight club.....

 

[Kaido]

They should have an elite level using a moose with specially sharpened horns(sic). Of course it should also have a greater payoff with the money hanging from it.

 

[JTsyo]

If this was on TV here I'd watch it and I'd be rooting for the bulls.

You have to give these guys in India some credit. They might be stupid, but at least they're men. If you're going into the ring against a bull, go unarmed. Those Mexican sissies in their 1970's disco clothes could learn a few things.

Spanish?

 

[tamz_msc]

They justify this because it's supposedly 'culture' and 'tradition'. If you try to ban it the politicians in Tamil Nadu call it stifling of their Hindu tradition, in an effort to cozy up with the BJP in the centre, who are basically Hindu supremacists. This is because there is an election in the state this year. If any other political party says they're going to do something about this, their opponents will say 'it's an attack on Tamil pride' and hence those who are against this are anti-Tamil. Basically a confirmed win in the elections.

If you try to argue 'but what about animal cruelty?' they'll say what about Muslims who are to consume beef? Cows are sacred in India.