Mexican town continues bull running tradition despite legal struggle over bullfights in capital
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Tlacotalpan, Mexico - 01 February 2024
1. Aerial of bull running festival ++MUTE++
2. Vehicles carrying bulls entering town, people
3. Various close up of bulls
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Humberto Alegría, Festival Organizer:
"This tradition has been around for years, it has existed for years. For as long as I can remember, it has existed for years, and I say to the young people that we have to support this tradition."
5. Various of vehicles carrying bulls entering town
6. Crowds watching
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Elva Arroyo Urbano, Resident:
"They’ve improved the way they bring them (only) a little tied up. They let them rest and they don’t mistreat them as much. There’s a little more discipline in the way they (handle) the bulls.”
8. Men getting off of vehicle carrying bulls
9. People running as bulls are released onto the streets
10. Various aerials of people and bulls running on the streets ++MUTE ++
11. People chasing and tugging on bulls's tails; UPSOUND (Spanish) "Let go of the tail!"
12. Crowd cheering; UPSOUND (Spanish) "The tail!"
13. Various of people chasing and tugging on bulls's tails
14. Crowd watching from behind fence
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Claudia Martínez, Animal Rights Activist:
"The bull is bloodied for most of the run, this happens in the morning and it's six, seven in the evening and the bull is still out there and continues to be abused and mistreated. They yank at it, they hit it, they cut it, they throw all kinds of objects."
16. Various of people chasing and tugging on bulls's tails
17. People watching
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Humberto Alegría, Festival Organizer:
"Unfortunately, people don't understand. We tell them many times, to not pull their tails, to not ride them, to not throw beers at them, but there are people who are not even from here who come to do that. It is an outrage and it causes problems here in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz."
19. Various of exhausted bull laying next to river bank
STORYLINE:
For nearly a quarter century, the residents of this riverside town in southeastern Mexico have taunted, slapped, chased and run from bulls as part of a religious festival.
For Humberto Alegría, member of the organizing committee, the tradition should be supported because it is something that distinguishes the town.
It is reminiscent, though at a much smaller scale, of the running of the bulls in northern Spain and has continued year after year despite laws banning the mistreatment of animals.
This year, it takes place amid an ongoing legal battle over bullfights 300 miles (485 kilometers) to the west in Mexico City.
The festival tied to Candelaria -- Candlemas in English – runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 9 among the colorfully painted houses of Tlacotalpan.
The bulls, donated by the town’s most well-off families, are just part of days of cultural and artistic events.
Beer drinking crowds of mostly young men clad in red shirts chased them through the streets, tugging on their ears and tails, to an improvised coral where some people tried to climb atop them.
In 2016, animal rights groups successfully pushed legislation in the state of Veracruz banning this sort of event.
But Tlacotalpan has continued its festival undeterred in the name of tradition.
Local authorities say the event has continued since the town was founded on the banks of the river in 1777.
The annual threat of fines – there’s no record of whether any have ever been imposed – have not stopped the town’s tradition.
AP video by Feliz Márquez
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Tlacotalpan, Mexico - 01 February 2024
1. Aerial of bull running festival ++MUTE++
2. Vehicles carrying bulls entering town, people
3. Various close up of bulls
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Humberto Alegría, Festival Organizer:
"This tradition has been around for years, it has existed for years. For as long as I can remember, it has existed for years, and I say to the young people that we have to support this tradition."
5. Various of vehicles carrying bulls entering town
6. Crowds watching
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Elva Arroyo Urbano, Resident:
"They’ve improved the way they bring them (only) a little tied up. They let them rest and they don’t mistreat them as much. There’s a little more discipline in the way they (handle) the bulls.”
8. Men getting off of vehicle carrying bulls
9. People running as bulls are released onto the streets
10. Various aerials of people and bulls running on the streets ++MUTE ++
11. People chasing and tugging on bulls's tails; UPSOUND (Spanish) "Let go of the tail!"
12. Crowd cheering; UPSOUND (Spanish) "The tail!"
13. Various of people chasing and tugging on bulls's tails
14. Crowd watching from behind fence
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Claudia Martínez, Animal Rights Activist:
"The bull is bloodied for most of the run, this happens in the morning and it's six, seven in the evening and the bull is still out there and continues to be abused and mistreated. They yank at it, they hit it, they cut it, they throw all kinds of objects."
16. Various of people chasing and tugging on bulls's tails
17. People watching
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Humberto Alegría, Festival Organizer:
"Unfortunately, people don't understand. We tell them many times, to not pull their tails, to not ride them, to not throw beers at them, but there are people who are not even from here who come to do that. It is an outrage and it causes problems here in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz."
19. Various of exhausted bull laying next to river bank
STORYLINE:
For nearly a quarter century, the residents of this riverside town in southeastern Mexico have taunted, slapped, chased and run from bulls as part of a religious festival.
For Humberto Alegría, member of the organizing committee, the tradition should be supported because it is something that distinguishes the town.
It is reminiscent, though at a much smaller scale, of the running of the bulls in northern Spain and has continued year after year despite laws banning the mistreatment of animals.
This year, it takes place amid an ongoing legal battle over bullfights 300 miles (485 kilometers) to the west in Mexico City.
The festival tied to Candelaria -- Candlemas in English – runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 9 among the colorfully painted houses of Tlacotalpan.
The bulls, donated by the town’s most well-off families, are just part of days of cultural and artistic events.
Beer drinking crowds of mostly young men clad in red shirts chased them through the streets, tugging on their ears and tails, to an improvised coral where some people tried to climb atop them.
In 2016, animal rights groups successfully pushed legislation in the state of Veracruz banning this sort of event.
But Tlacotalpan has continued its festival undeterred in the name of tradition.
Local authorities say the event has continued since the town was founded on the banks of the river in 1777.
The annual threat of fines – there’s no record of whether any have ever been imposed – have not stopped the town’s tradition.
AP video by Feliz Márquez
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