For Spain's majestic fighting bulls whose final hours draw thousands to bullrings every year, the blow has been deadly: With the virus decimating the season, many are now condemned to the abattoir.

The 11-year-old beast Raton, star of bull-running events in eastern Spain, is one of the biggest celebrity bulls in years. But has the raging bull become just an aging bull? WSJ's Ilan Brat ...

During the bull run organised on Tuesday, a bull broke through the protective barriers at one point of the route, killing a 73-year-old man and injuring three people, including a four-year-old girl.