Shocking moment man breaks one of Spains most ‘controversial’ traditions

A shocking clip has emerged of one of Spain’s most controversial traditions – and the one rule that is never meant to be broken.

The jaw-dropping footage was captured by a videographer from Pamplona, Spain, who goes by the Instagram handle ‘georgezet’, during the city’s historic San Fermín festival for the world-famous Running of the Bulls.

Suddenly, one of the participants appears to fiercely grab onto the bull’s tail, before putting his arms up in the air triumphantly.

His moment of jubilance is over as swiftly as it began, after an angry mob is then seen violently pushing him to the ground, appearing to kick him over and over.

The unidentified man just broke one of Spain’s biggest rules – you never pull on a bull’s tail.

The cruel act is strictly prohibited during the Running of the Bulls festival.

Acts such as hitting, tugging, or harassing the animals endanger runners and can provoke fatal goring.

Violators face severe penalties, including potential arrest, massive fines, and immediate removal from the event, according to the North American media company, Matador Network.

Pulling on a bull’s tail agitates and disorients the animal, which can cause them to suddenly turn around and put runners at risk of being trampled and gored.

It is unknown if the man faced any consequences for breaking the rule.

Animal rights activists have long demonised the event, highlighting how it stresses the bulls and is abjectly cruel.

Around the world, more than 180,000 bulls are killed in these kinds of festivals each year, according to the Humane Society for Animals.

This year, around 60 people have been gored or bruised during Spain’s San Fermín bull runs, Euro News has reported.

Sixteen people have been killed during the festival since records started in 1911, with the last death being reported in 2009 when a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard in the neck, heart, and lungs.

Back in June, a bullfighter was gored through the leg and tossed by a raging bull in front of a stunned crowd in Spain.

Matador Paco Ureña ended up being impaled after gracefully dancing around the animal at the Las Ventas arena in Madrid.

Dressed in traditional attire, the performer guided the bull in tight circles, darting out of harm’s way as the bull charged at him repeatedly.

Suddenly, the performance takes a brutal turn when the bull’s horns hook under his right arm and hurl him into the air.

Gasps erupted from the crowd as the animal then caught its left leg, lifting him clear off the ground.

Ureña is carried for several seconds before crashing back to the sandy arena floor.

The bull immediately moves in, but other matadors rush in to intervene, using their capes to cover the animal’s eyes, giving Ureña precious moments to escape.

In the aftermath, the matador could be seen hobbling away with a serious wound to his leg, later being treated in the bullring’s infirmary.