Bull Fighting in GOA

kammaldeep · Oct 17th, 2008, 15:44

Just saw this horror video...Full Fighting in GOA

I think its high time and as human beings we shhould stop this...

haydn · Oct 17th, 2008, 16:00

disgusting! that people will bet on the suffering of other creatures. are these not the sacred cows then?

karuna · Oct 17th, 2008, 16:00

Moving to dogs, cats....forum.

PRIYA · Oct 17th, 2008, 17:55

Horrifying and absolutely despicable the apparent enjoyment of the spectators.

Nick-H · Oct 17th, 2008, 17:59

I didn't watch the video, but they do it in Tamil Nadu too.

The courts have branded it illegal, but hey, the people cry, it's our tradtion. Which makes it ok it seems.

Holy cows, anyone?

federica · Oct 17th, 2008, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Holy cows, anyone?

Maybe they take it literally:
Holy cows, but not holy bulls

snowcrab · Oct 17th, 2008, 21:09

Buffalo, not cattle.

PRIYA · Oct 17th, 2008, 21:27

I don't care whether it's cows, bulls, giraffes or hippos. It's just not right to put any creature through that kind of anguish.

Kanehanahou · Dec 4th, 2008, 05:30

When I lived in Benaulim it was common for word of these fights to be spread word-of-mouth (no, I didn't attend and don't condone), and barely a few times I saw the police vans en route to intercept the fighting.

And no, buffalo steak is good (if you eat meat), one of the nicest is at Lucky Star in Colva..

machadinha · Dec 4th, 2008, 07:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by haydn

are these not the sacred cows then?

Bullfighting is an ancient Mediterranean tradition, so will stem from Portuguese influence, certainly in Goa. I'm willing to wager a bet that's how it originated in Tamil Nadu too. (Moreover, the religions it originated from may well have extended eastwards at the time, that is to say far older than any Portuguese colonization, more likely transferred by the ancient Greeks if they were. Or similar rites may well have been simultaneous and indigenous there, centering around bull worship as they do.)

Not judging or condoning it, but I don't think it has anything to do with any Indian concepts of the cow being sacred or not.

crvlvr · Dec 4th, 2008, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by PRIYA

I don't care whether it's cows, bulls, giraffes or hippos. It's just not right to put any creature through that kind of anguish.

If the same buffaloes met in the wild, wouldn't they fight anyways? Isn't this typical of males in the animal kingdom attempting to establish dominance?

Street dogs fight in India on a daily basis. Is that cruel too?

machadinha · Dec 4th, 2008, 12:20

Er, well, those bullfights aren't like that, Crv.

Anyway little did I know I'd ever get into a bullfighting-yes-or-no discussion here, of all places, and I don't intend to.

I just figured that as so often I'd offer some perspective as to what context to place it in.

birds · Dec 4th, 2008, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

The courts have branded it illegal, but hey, the people cry, it's our tradtion. Which makes it ok it seems.

It is illegal in Goa too but several ministers like it very much so there is little the police does

.

kammaldeep · Dec 4th, 2008, 13:56

I would say ... ILLEGAL things are always LEGAL in india

steven_ber · Dec 4th, 2008, 14:45

Cock fighting goes on in Chattisgarh and Karnataka, and both states promote it in their tourism pamphlets, those are only 2 that I've noticed, are there more?

And we're not innocent in England either, only the name is different, Marriage.

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haydn yumm! Join Date: May 2007 Location: blue mountains Posts: 169	disgusting! that people will bet on the suffering of other creatures. are these not the sacred cows then?

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	I didn't watch the video, but they do it in Tamil Nadu too. The courts have branded it illegal, but hey, the people cry, it's our tradtion. Which makes it ok it seems. Holy cows, anyone?

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PRIYA Discombobulated Elsewherean! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 1,180	I don't care whether it's cows, bulls, giraffes or hippos. It's just not right to put any creature through that kind of anguish.

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machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,376	Er, well, those bullfights aren't like that, Crv. Anyway little did I know I'd ever get into a bullfighting-yes-or-no discussion here, of all places, and I don't intend to. I just figured that as so often I'd offer some perspective as to what context to place it in.

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kammaldeep Looking for Peace in Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 150	I would say ... ILLEGAL things are always LEGAL in india

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