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Bulls to be dope-tested

Madrid: Doping tests are to be introduced for the first time at Spain’s most prestigious bullfighting festival after allegations that bulls are given drugs to make the matador’s job easier. Breeders at next month’s Feria de San Isidro face fines of up to €60,000 if they are proved to have given their bulls drugs. Blood and urine samples will be taken from bulls that vets think are behaving strangely. Bulls undergo other tests before they enter the ring, but this will be the first time they are subjected to specific anti-doping tests. At first they will apply only to the Feria de San Isidro, but could be carried out at other bullfights within the Madrid region. — ©Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2008

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