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"I'm happy to have achieved this great victory," said the 11-year-old matador on Saturday, before leaving the bloodied bull ring in Merida, southeastern Mexico.
A local judge earlier gave the go-ahead for the child to fight six calves aged from one to two years after reviewing licenses and permits submitted by the child's father, former French bullfighter Michel Lagravere.
Animal rights groups and child protection officials had previously complained to the state human rights commission to suspend the event.
A video of the fight will be sent to Guinness for consideration for a world record -- for the number of bulls killed and the age of the bullfighter.
Some 3,500 people, including many young children, gathered at the ring to witness the bullfight.
Several bullfights by Michelito were banned in France last summer after protests from anti-bullfighting associations.
Michelito has killed dozens of bulls in Mexico since he was six years old.
The anti-bullfighting alliance in France said it had targeted him over other younger matadors because ‘he fights in corridas aiming to kill’.
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No child should be doing things like this. His values are allready disturbed. How can a child learn to have respect for all living creatures, when his environment allows and probably stimulates him to kill young bulls and get pleasure out of it? I wonder if this kid has respect for animals and nature at all, let alone if he will be a grown up. I think this, and all bullfighting, is senseless and cruel and should globally be made illegal. What do you think? I think this kid should be kicked some sense, and his environment even more!! Sick people!!!
The most disgusting thing I have seen! Isn't there something more important and useful that this kid should be learning?? Just horrific!
What a bright future this child has by being taught that killing for sport is a skill to be proud of. Pathetic at best.
I Hope and pray , very soon , a bull will put an end to the life of this evil human.