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Peopel take part in the traditional Running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 11 July 2022, Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three people, including an American, were gored during a bull run in Spain on Monday, per multiple reports.

Officials said a 25-year-old man from Sunrise, Fla., and two 29-year-old Spanish men, were injured during the fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival on Monday, theAssociated Press,AFPandNew York Postreported.

According to the outlets, the American was inside the bullring when he was pierced in the calf. AFP reported that one of the Spanish men was in the ring when one of the animals impaled him in the groin. The other man was gored in his knee while in the street.

Per the reports, the Navarra regional government said three other runners were bruised during the event.

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A man is almost gored during the fifth ‘encierro’ or running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 11 July 2022, Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The outlets said the goring incidents are the first to occur at this year’s festival. Three or more runs are conducted daily, with each run ending at Pamplona’s bullring.

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Animal rights activists protested in Pamplona this year, according to theWashington Post, as they have in previous years.

Various animal rights organizations oppose the act of bullfighting, includingPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA).

“Bullfighting is the long ritualized execution of bulls and many tourists who come to the bull-runs don’t actually realize that the same bulls they’re running down a couple of streets with are later killed in the bullring that day,” Chelsea Monroe, PETA senior digital campaign officer, told thePost.

“They’re stabbed over and over again for 20 minutes until they’re dead,” said Monroe. “We want the tourists to know that their money is supporting this really cruel industry.”

source: people.com