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Spanish Bulls Face Doping Tests

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By Bridget Johnson, your guide to Journalism


But will they have to testify before a congressional subcommittee about their steriod use?


More from Agence France-Presse:

    “Bulls will face tighter controls for steroids and other drugs at bullfights held next month as part of Madrid’s San Isidro festival, daily Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported Monday, citing organisers.


    Any bull that behaves in a suspect way in the ring during the festival, which will begin on May 11 and last for over a month, will undergo anti-doping testing after the bullfight, the newspaper said.


    Bulls were tested at the festival before, but this time around testing will be quicker and more systematic since it will be carried out for the first time at a laboratory in Madrid, it said.


    If an animal is found to have taken a banned substance, the rancher who supplied the bull can face a fine of up to 60,000 euros (95,000 dollars).”


Not to mention all the crushed kids who find out that their favorite bull is now a doper and thus no longer a role model…


(Photo by Pascal Parrot/Getty Images)

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