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Rodeo Isn’t a Sport, It’s a Crime Under Chile’s Penal Code

By Andres Kogan Valderrama

HAVANA TIMES – In light of the recent visit by President Jose Antonio Kast and several ministers to the final of the 77th National Rodeo Championship in Rancagua, where this supposed “national tradition” was celebrated with speeches about Chilean identity and pride, I cannot fail to point out something so serious.

Many of us reject animal cruelty disguised as sport, and we do not accept that public authorities legitimize practices as abhorrent as rodeo, which constitute animal abuse and amount to acts of torture. In this activity, young bulls are dragged and injured........

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