- Title: SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL COW FIGHTING CONTEST IN MARTIGNY
- Date: 19th October 1997
- Summary: MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 19, 1997) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS: COWS FIGHTING / CROWD WATCHING (8 SHOTS) 0.40 2. MCU: MAN SAYING THAT ITS VERY POPULAR, FIVE OR SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE COME TO WATCH (FRENCH) 0.46 3. MCU/GV: COWS PREPARING TO RUMBLE/ RUMBLE (3 SHOTS) 1.09 4. MCU/GV: COWS FIGHTING/ CROWD WATCHING/ MAN SHOUTING (5 SHOTS) 1.42 5. CU: VARIOUS COWS (4 SHOTS) 2.05 6. MV: MAN SAYING IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, ITS AN INTELLIGENT ANIMAL, BUT COMBATIVE (FRENCH) 2.17 7. CU/ZOOM/LV/GV/LV: COWS/ MEN LEADING COW/ ARENA (4 SHOTS) 2.45 Initials P3 S3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
- Embargoed: 3rd November 1997 12:00
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- Location: MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND
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- Country: Switzerland
- Reuters ID: LVA6TJOQW77AOGPTRB3K5TBE0617
- Story Text: INTRO: Thousands of people have gathered in the Swiss village of Martigny for the annual cow fighting contest.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- At the annual cow fighting festival in Martigny on Sunday (October 19), 170 cows - some weighing 700 kgs (1,500 pounds) - battled for honours in front of a crowd of 5,000.
Cows from the Le Valais district are thought to be the only species in the world with a natural instinct towards aggression.
The event has been staged in Martigny's ancient arena since 1920.
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