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Women demand more equality in the San Fermin bullruns
By h.b. - Jul 9, 2007 - 3:20 PM
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A local womens' group wants to run with cows, instead of bulls
Right in middle of the famous San Fermin fiestas and the week of running with the bulls through the streets of Pamplona, the fiesta made famous world wide by the comments of Ernest Hemmingway, a group of women from the city are demanding more equality in the event.

They want to see a day when cows, instead of bulls run through the streets, and have launched an initiative ‘Las vacas quieren correr’.

The women say that instead of the traditional ‘mozos’ who run with the bulls, they should the ones to run with the cows, claiming it as ‘pure logic’.

They consider such an event will see less injuries at present ‘given the more pacific nature’ of the fairer sex, be it bovine or human.

More details (in Spanish only) www.estudiln.net


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