Bullfighting and tauromaquia use bulls and other bovines in staged public spectacles involving controlled confrontation, physical injury, and killing within organised entertainment systems. Animals are bred, selected, transported, and conditioned for participation in ritualised performances operating through commercial events, festivals, and cultural institutions.

Although bullfighting has been restricted or banned in some jurisdictions, related systems continue to operate across parts of Europe and Latin America under varying legal and cultural frameworks. The underlying structure remains consistent: animals are managed as performance assets within organised entertainment systems centred on spectacle, ritual, and public display.

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This index includes species used in bullfighting, rodeo-style tauromaquia events, and related bovine performance and spectacle systems.