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The Doping of the Bulls

Humans aren't the only ones to be subjected to drug tests this sports season

Bull Fight: Photo by H E P
We give up. Even the animals are doping. A report this week in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo said that bulls fighting next month as a part of Madrid’s San Isidrop festival will be subject to drug tests if they’re behaving in a suspect way (like running at men holding red capes?). Unlike with humans, these drugs won't be helping the bulls. Corticosteroids or tranquillizers are intended to make it easier for the matador.

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