BULLFIGHTING CAN BE TRACED BACK TO CRETE 4,000 YEARS AGO. IN SPAIN A BULLFIGHT, LASTS APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES DURING WHICH THE BULL IS STABBED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE FATAL BLOW IS DELIVERED WITH A SWORD BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES. BULLFIGHTING IS PRACTICED IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL, FRANCE AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. THE BULLS ARE BRED ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIGHTING SPORT.