Spaniards set bull's horns on fire during festival

Dramatic footage filmed in the Spanish town of Medinaceli on Sunday shows a distressed bull being tied down and having its horns set on fire in a traditional Spanish festival dating back at least 400 years.

A number of animal rights groups, such as 'Coordinator for the Abolition of the Correbous' and 'Tots Som Poble' ('We Are the People') have reportedly been advocating for the abolition of the festival, calling it cruel and barbaric.

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