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The Running of the Bulls during the festival of San Fermín has started in Pamplona in Spain but what is the annual tradition all about, is it safe and why is it controversial?

People crowded outside of the Town Hall of Pamplona, Spain for the beginning of the San Fermin bull festival on July 6, 2023. Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images.

A young cow jumps over participants after the “encierro” (bull-run) of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2023.

On the whole, San Fermines is extremely well organised and most of the bull runs in recent years have been clean. There are also always medical services on hand to treat anyone with cuts, bruises ...