A bull is scheduled to be tortured to death this year during an annual ritual held in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The First Fruits Festival, which occurs annually on the first Saturday in December, is a Zulu cultural event intended to celebrate the coming of age of Zulu warriors. The young warriors—teenage boys as young as 14 years old—are tasked with killing a bull with their bare hands to prove their courage. According to reports, approximately 40 young men push sand or mud down the bull's throat, gouge out his eyes, and twist his genitals before kicking and beating the animal to death and tearing his flesh apart with their hands. Traditional rules reportedly dictate that no tools, not even a knife, be used during this event.
Letter Sent to:
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Lakela Kaunda
Anele Lokwe
Godfrey Mdhluli
Gareth Morgan
Welile A W Nhlapo
Buyelwa Patience Sonjica Sonjica
Jacob Zuma
Dear whom it may concern,
I am horrified by the inexplicably cruel way in which young men are allowed to torture and kill a bull during the First Fruits Festival in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Sand or mud is crammed down the bulls' throats, their eyes are gouged out, and their genitals are twisted before the animals are kicked and beaten to death and their flesh is ripped apart.
Bulls are sentient beings who, like humans, experience pain and fear. Please stop allowing these animals to be tortured in this sadistic and archaic ritual. Please ban the sacrifice of bulls during the First Fruits Festival or, at the very least, ensure that the bull is killed humanely.
Sincerely,
Kate Wallace
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