Three dead in 24 hours from goring incidents at Spanish bull run festivals

In the span of a day, three men have died from wounds they sustained while participating in bull-running festivals in eastern Spain.

Bull-running festivals, or bous al carrer, see groups of people run in front of one or more fighting bulls as they charge through towns and are a long-standing Spanish tradition in the Valencia region, with many towns holding such events each year.

The controversial tradition has long faced criticism from animal rights groups who argue that the practice is…