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Tennis Australia must stop Spanish fans from promoting bullfighting at the Australian Open
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    Mary Smith
    Australia
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Bullfighting is one of the cruellest blood sports in the world so why is Tennis Australia allowing Spanish tennis fans to hold up flags with pictures of bulls on them during the Australian Open? This not only promotes this blood sport but it sends a message to the rest of the world that Tennis Australia condones this brutal torture and slaughter of bulls all in the name of 'sport'.

http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000390

Each year, approximately 250,000 bulls die in bullfights,(1) an inaccurate term for events in which there is very little competition between a nimble, sword-wielding matador (Spanish for “killer”) and a confused, maimed, psychologically tormented, and physically debilitated animal.(2) According to one matador, some of the top performers may “ask breeders to deliberately select placid bulls …. It’s the only way to sustain your energy for the duration of the season.”(3)

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TENNIS AUSTRALIA MUST STOP SPANISH FANS FROM PROMOTING BULLFIGHTING

Dear Tennis Australia

It has come to my attention that throughout The Australian Open Spanish tennis fans have been holding up flags showing a picture of a bull, this can only promote one thing, bullfighting.

Each year, approximately 250,000 bulls die in bullfights,(1) an inaccurate term for events in which there is very little competition between a nimble, sword-wielding matador (Spanish for “killer”) and a confused, maimed, psychologically tormented, and physically debilitated animal.(2) According to one matador, some of the top performers may “ask breeders to deliberately select placid bulls …. It’s the only way to sustain your energy for the duration of the season.”(3)

THE TRUTH BEHIND ONE OF THE CRUELLEST BLOOD SPORTS IN THE WORLD:

The first link shows the fate of a bull named 'Bright Eyes', by an anti bullfighting campaigner.

http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000993

http://www.wspa.org.au/wspaswork/bullfighting/bullfightingbloodsport.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxIfXbV88Ws

http://www.petalatino.com/cmp/ent-toros.html

http://www.wspa-international.org/wspaswork/bullfighting/default.aspx

http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000423

To allow Spanish tennis fans to continue to show a flag which represents this barbaric l blood sport is grossly unacceptable and unethical.

I ask that Tennis Australia put a stop to this straight away. To not do so will undoubtedly send a message to people worldwide that Tennis Australia condones bullfighting.

The Australian Open is watched by millions of people worldwide, I imagine most of these people are animal lovers who will frown upon Australian Open organisers and major supporters, such as KIA Motors and the ANZ Bank if flags promoting bullfighting are not banned from being shown at this tornament.

I can't imagine that the Australian Open would want to be in the spotlight for allowing Spanish tennis fans to continue to promote this inherently cruel blood 'sport'.

I know your time is valuable so I thank you for reading this letter and hope that a compassionate and ethical decision will be made in relation to this matter.

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Sincerely,

[Your name]

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