Check this out: cow fighting tournament in Switzerland!
Saas-Fee, in Switzerland, will have the pleasure, once again this year, to host the regional Summer Cow Fighting tournament! Weird? Well, the Swiss people from the Valais region certainly don’t think so, they have been holding such tournaments since the 1920’.
Here’s how it looks like:
It is to be noted that cows used here, from the local Herens breed, fight naturally to establish the hierarchy in the herd, and their horns are blunted before the fights. No bloodshed or dead animals here, the fights are mainly a pushing contest. The first cow to back down from a fight is eliminated. The winning cow from each regional tournament gets to take part in the grand finale La Reine des Reines (the queen of the queens) in Martigny next October.
The cow fighting tournament will be held Sunday, 9th August 2009 but it’s worth spending at least the whole weekend in Saas-Fee, for it will be filled with live music and fresh food and drinks. It is a quite popular event in Saas-Fee so better book your accommodation early if you want to give it a try.
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