As an animal-friendly alternative, authorities in the town of Mataelpino, near Madrid, replaced the bull with a resin ball, decorated with the face of an angry bull. Unfortunately, rolling such a huge resin ball down a hill towards people isn’t a particularly safe activity either.

Si no fuera por los encierros de Mataelpino las bolas de 300 kg se extinguirían pic.twitter.com/ChInGYaIul

— ЄГіҠѦ LѺթѦҬЄԌԱі (@ErikaLopategui) August 29, 2017