[Madrid, December 6. Image via Getty]

An activist of the 'IgualdadAnimal' (Animals' Equality) organization holds a dead piglet during a demonstration for the abolition of animal slavery at the Puerta del Sol Square in Madrid on December 6, 2009. AFP PHOTO JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Barcelona, November 2. Image via Getty]

Environmental group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) activist performs for a protest during a UN conference in Barcelona on November 2, 2009. Representatives of some 180 countries kick off five days of climate talks today, the last UN session before a December conference in Copenhagen tasked with beating back the planetary threat of global warming. AFP PHOTO/JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Barcelona, October 15. Image via Getty]

A girl has her face painted in the first Barbie store in Europe after its opening in Barcelona on October 15, 2009. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)

[Toledo, Spain; October 12. Image via Getty]

A woman from Spain's ultra right party Alianza Nacional attends a rally held as part of the 'Dia de la Hispanidad' (Spain's National day) in Toledo on October 12, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Pedro Armestre (Photo credit should read PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

[Sevilla, Spain; September 28. Image via Flynet.]

[Katowice, September 17. Image via Getty.]

Spanish Basketball fans cheer on their national team ahead of the start of their 2009 European Championship Basketball game against France in Katowice on September 17, 2009. AFP PHOTO/ JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

[Madrid, September 16. Image via Getty]

Dancers of the Pilobolus Dance Theatre perform during the rehearsal of their new show 'Shadowland' on September 16, 2009 in Madrid. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)

[San Salvador, September 15. Image via Getty]

A Salvadorean girl watches the military parade during celebrations to commemorate the 188th anniversary of the Central American independence from Spain on September 15, 2009 in San Salvador. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate independence day on the same day. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

[Madrid, September 15. Image via Getty]

A student in traditional costumes takes part in a parade to celebrate Nicaragua's 188th independence from Spain, which Central American countries commemorate on September 15. AFP PHOTO/Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

[Leganes, Spain; September 13. Image via Getty]

Bolivia's folklore dancers perform during a meeting of Bolivia's President Evo Morales with Bolivian citizens in Spain on September 13, 2009, in Leganes bullring near Madrid . AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Madrid, September 8. Image via Getty]

Dancers of Cuba national ballet perform during the rehearsal of 'Swan Lake' in Madrid on September 8, 2009. AFP PHOTO/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)

The clip above gives a brief, quirky history of female matadors in Spain (even nuns did it!), and the old-timey pictures and costumes (and the fight against sexism) made the sport seem appealing to me. Then I watched the clip below, and it didn't seem as nearly enchanting anymore. NSFV (Not Safe For Vegans).

[Bunol, Spain; August 26. Image via Getty]

People are seen throwing tomatoes during the 'Tomatina' food festival on August 26, 2009 in Bunol, Valencia, in the southeastern region of Spain. The festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year sees tens of thousands of participants from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. AFP PHOTO/DIEGO TUSON (Photo credit should read DIEGO TUSON/AFP/Getty Images)

[Torremolinos, Spain; August 13. Image via Getty]

TORREMOLINOS, SPAIN - AUGUST 13: A woman enjoys the fine weather at a usually packed Costa del Sol Carihuela beach on August 13, 2009 in Torremolinos, Spain. Altough Spanish resorts remain busy, receiving 23.6 million foreign visitors in the first half year, the economic downturn has seen more than an eleven percent drop in visitors, especially from Britain, over the same period as last year. European holidaymakers are increasingly staying at home for their annual holidays. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

[Vegas de Coria, Spain; July 28. Image via Getty]

Two unidentified women members of the Spanish Army Emergency Unit (UME)are seen in a wildfire zone in Vegas de Coria, near Caceres, on July 28, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Pedro ARMESTRE (Photo credit should read PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

[Seville, July 20. Image via Getty]

A model presents a flamenco outfit on the Puente de Triana in Sevilla on July 20, 2009. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)

[Pamplona, July 9. Image via Getty]

Two women pose in a bar during San Fermin festival, on July 9, 2009, in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP PHOTO / Pedro ARMESTRE (Photo credit should read PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

[Pamplona, July 5. Image via Getty]

Activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 'bloodied' by banderillas in their backsstage protest against bullfighting at Mayor Square in Pamplona, on July 05, 2009, on the eve of the San Fermin Festival. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Carrion de los Cespedes, Spain; June 11. Image via Getty]

Women wearing traditional Mantillas gather in a street decorated with rosemary to mark the Corpus Christy Christian feast day on June 11, 2009 in Carrion de los Cespedes, near Sevilla. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)

[Madrid, June 10. Image via Getty]

A woman visits the poster exhibition 'Water for Life' by the Japanese Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) on the day of its inauguration on June 10, 2009 at the Matadero museum in Madrid. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)