Supporters justify the act by calling it a tradition.
Opponents maintain that no matter what the history, bullfighting is torturous animal mutilation and slaughter. Commercialism One of the biggest supporters of bullfighting is the tourism industry. Travel agents and bullfight promoters portray the fight as a festive and fair competition. What they do not reveal is that the bull never has a chance to defend himself, much less to survive. Bulls' horns, like cats' whiskers, help the animals navigate, so a sudden change impairs the bull's coordination.