http://www.mexicoreporter.com/2007/11/23/child-matadors-in-mexicos-bullrings-says-nyt/ Multi-media reporting from Mexico Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.mexicoreporter.com/2007/11/23/child-matadors-in-mexicos-bullrings-says-nyt/comment-page-1/#comment-41 jim stewart Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:10:28 +0000 http://mexicoreporter.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/child-matadors-in-mexicos-bullrings-says-nyt/#comment-41 I am an avid afficionado of bullfighting. I am all for promoting the event but not with youngsters. Bullfight promotors are doing themselves a disservice by putting children into the ring, bringing down even more criticism to a spectacle already under fire. It is not uncommon to see boys as young as 17 in novileros, and I support that. I'd say children as young as 11 or 12 could face small animals (no larger than yearlings) for caping and practice, but 17 should be the youngest age allowed in a public venue. I am an avid afficionado of bullfighting. I am all for promoting the event but not with youngsters. Bullfight promotors are doing themselves a disservice by putting children into the ring, bringing down even more criticism to a spectacle already under fire. It is not uncommon to see boys as young as 17 in novileros, and I support that. I’d say children as young as 11 or 12 could face small animals (no larger than yearlings) for caping and practice, but 17 should be the youngest age allowed in a public venue.

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