SEOUL (AFP) — South Korea's rare fighting bulls are to get a performance-based "salary" to prevent them bashing each other too badly in the ring.
Each of the 100 or so bulls competing in the league at Jinju, a town near the central south coast, will get between five million won (5,400 dollars) and 10 million in the first year of the scheme.
The JoongAng Daily, quoting an announcement from the Jinju Bullfighting Association, said the aim of the regular payment is to prevent owners forcing their charges to fight frequently in hopes of winning prize money.
Unlike in Spain, the bulls fight each other by locking horns and trying to push each other backwards. The first beast to back off is the loser.
The association wants to prevent serious injuries which could result when the bulls are forced to fight frequently for prize money, the paper said.
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