‘That Guy Is Shocking Horses’: Animal Rights Group Releases Video Capturing Cowboy Zapping Rodeo Horses
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RENO, Nev. (The Blaze/AP) — Last year, animal rights activists revealed video footage showing rodeo horses being shocked before leaving the chutes. Although this practice is allowable based on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s guidelines, some rodeos don’t want it. The Reno Rodeo was one of them and explained to the Reno Gazette-Journal that this was not how it wanted treatment of rodeo animals to be perceived. In order to combat this practice, it installed cameras above the chutes to monitor treatment of the animals.
Although the cameras were not showing any animal cruelty, a national animal rights group has released new video footage that revealed the horses were still getting shocked, leading Reno Rodeo officials to believe the cameras it installed were tampered with to hide the action that was in violation of the rodeo’s policy.
Representatives of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, or SHARK, say the video shows someone clandestinely giving electric shocks to horses as they’re released at the rodeo that was staged from June 14-23.
Here you can see the hat of a man kneeling behind the horse in the chute. (Image: SHARK screenshot)
The cowboy in the green shirt appears to be the one doing the alleged shocking. (Image: SHARK screenshot)
You can see him discreetly pocketing something here. (Image: SHARK screenshot)
“Literally, these animals have to be tortured to get them to perform, and that is animal cruelty pure and simple,” said SHARK spokesman Stuart Chaifetz.
After watching the video, rodeo spokesman Steve Schroeder acknowledged to the Gazette-Journal that bucking horses were shocked.
“It is true, that guy is shocking horses, and we’re not OK with that,” he said.
Watch the raw footage from SHARK where it shows cowboys kneeling down and shocking the horses before putting the devices discreetly into their back pockets (Warning: Content may be considered graphic to some):
Cowboys were found to be “messing” with overhead cameras the rodeo installed after SHARK released similar video in 2011, Schroeder added, and the man who administered the shocks worked “really hard to stay out of camera view.”
Schroeder wouldn’t identify the man, but said he no longer would be allowed at the rodeo. He said he expects the man and the contractor to face fines.
The man was identified as working for the livestock contractor Big Bend/Flying Five Rodeo Co. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the company’s owners were unsuccessful Sunday.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association allows electric shocks, but the Reno Rodeo doesn’t want them, Schroeder said. The PRCA position on shocks — or “hot shots” — trumps the Reno Rodeo‘s policy when an animal won’t leave a stall.
Even so, Schroeder said, that situation was seen in only two of SHARKS’ video clips. In seven other clips, “the horses were not in a situation where a shock would’ve been called for,” he said.
SHARK’s video also showed two running calves that were roped around the neck and flipped over on their backs. One calf’s rear leg was injured and the animal is seen hobbling out of the arena. The other calf’s neck appeared to break as the contestant continues to tie its legs, and the animal was loaded into a pickup for removal.
(Image: SHARK screenshot)
(Image: SHARK screenshot)
Schroeder said the two injuries in calf-roping competition were unfortunate incidents that sometimes happen at rodeos.
SHARK maintains the video clips show “jerk downs,” which the PRCA has prohibited for the 2012 season. A jerk down occurs “if a contestant jerks a calf over backwards in tie-down roping,” according to PRCA’s Website.
Schroeder said the Reno Rodeo wants better enforcement with disqualifications and fines large enough to dissuade jerk downs in serious cases.
“We want the public to know it’s not acceptable. It‘s a sport but we’re not here to hurt the animals,” he told the Gazette-Journal.
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Comments (72)
Bernice Durdan-Rowland
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:18pmI would suggest using the tazer on the individual before he tazes the horse, give the guy a “shot” of his own medicine, maybe he could come to enjoy it – only taze the human double the amount !!!!!
Report Post »DISGUSTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What man won’t do for enjoyment – - – - sickening !!!!!!!!
dynaboy
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 8:31pmI think for dinner to night I will have a big greasy beef burger made of lean beef from horse weeeenie
Report Post »Gums
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 6:21amYou’re an idiot.
Report Post »isobamamadd
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 7:19pmthese Peta people someone posted above that they would teaser people tazzing horses. It’s fine to let the cops use tazers to the Death of a Human , but a little shock to a horse is unacceptable. Have not heard one word about the Seals in Alaska losing Hair and Teeth from radiation, and tuna containing radiation from leakage out of the Fukishima power plant but i guess it‘s because they are not baby seals so it’s ok.
Report Post »BonnieC3
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 7:55pmIn the videos of the two calves, you can hear the hip break on one and the neck snap on the other… at least those two calves wont be facing any more pain in the arena. I find the shocking of the bucking broncs despicable. They already use a bucking strap that is tightened as the horse leaves the chute. Now this? Are rodeo audiences aware that this is being done? Do they care? At least some news agency should make this public and hopefully there will be enough outrage to get it stopped.
Report Post »toto
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 8:59pmHumane treatment of both humans and animals should be the desired norm. Would also suggest some criminal elements earn the taser while the animals have done done nothing to deserve miserable treatment. Those that try to improve their sports are to be applauded for considering the animals well being. They cannot speak for themselves.
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:53pmHow is this worse than strapping Obamacare on the backs of the poor?
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:41pmHow can an intelligent person even begin to compare the two.
Report Post »tommyg524
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:41pmI’m betting when he gets to hell, he’ll be dragging around a few bodies tide to him for eternity, that sort of thing happens there i hear.
Report Post »bankerpapaw
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:19pmI love to watch rodeos, but this crap is totally unnecessary.
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:51pmHideous!
When you’re done with the horse, throw him over by the dumpster.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:01pm@TheCoffinMaker
Report Post »You are right animals are FARRR more valuable then people………
All you eco-nuts and PETA wackos out there get this straight! PEOPLE OVER ANIMALS!!!!
I agree with this however … there is no call for intentional injury of these animals… God is crystal clear in the Bible about the treatment of animals WE ARE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS and take care of them not abuse them.
The rodeo is a sport and in this sport people and animals alike are going to get hurt. That does NOT however mean we should ban or punish those involved in the rodeo.
A small shock does not hurt the horse and is safer for the PEOPLE then standing behind it and giving it a slap on the back end! I did not see anything wrong with shocking the horse.
o2nine17
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 12:54pmWhere is the “sport” in this? I understand where it came from, that these events show the skills of the people who have to raise and care for these animals in farming situations, but as “entertainment” it’s just disgusting.
Report Post »garylee123
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:21pmAny bets on how you feel on abortion?
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:26pm@ Gary – Any bets on how you feel about Michael Vick’s dog fights?
Report Post »Blazen420
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 12:35pmAnimals rights people make me sick!
Report Post »feverpitch
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 12:55pmI don‘t really care how you feel about animal right’s activists. If I ever catch one of you rodeo pukes hurting an animal, you are going to find out how much fun tasers can be. You puke!!
Report Post »SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:00pmI want to start a new group. People for the ethical treament of plants and vegetation (PETPV). I for one am tired of people planting and harvesting unwilling fellow life forms that have been brutalized for thousands of years. They should not be treated as second class citizens simply to be eaten for our enjoyment or to spruce up our landscapes and yards. I have photos of these poor things actually being potted in hanging popts !!!! Trust me it is too brutal for the BLAZE. We must stand united and have these so called “farms” (veggie slaughter centers) shut down. When will the inhumanity and cruelty stop? Too much chloroform has already been spilt. Stop the brutalizing of inncoent plants and veggies everywhere, they simply want to live. Contributions to PETPV will be used to further the view that plants are people too.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:11pmPieces of crap like you masquerading as caring human beings make me sick.
Report Post »While I do not hold animals lives above humans, I do recognize that animals are living, breathing, feeling beings and they can and do feel pain and no human has a right to purposefully cause pain to any animal, especially for some sick pleasure sport. Shock and animal and they feel the same pain as you feel if someone would shock you. It mystifies me as to how people of your ilk can even find a way to justify causing pain to an animal.
SquidVetOhio
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:44amThe lesson learned, use the high voltage on the animal rights activist first and then the horse.
Report Post »needawhitepresident
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 12:10pmFines and barring him from events? The jackass who shocked those horses with the stun gun should be jailed on animal cruelty charges and then have his ass beat when he gets out of jail. (I was raised on a farm and we NEVER treated our animals so cruelly.)
Calves should not be used, as they are not nearly strong enough to withstand such force on their necks. Roping them around the neck should be banned anyway. What’s wrong with roping their rear legs?
Better yet, what’s wrong with roping the rodeo riders around their necks and jerking them to the ground? They think they’re so tough, let them see what it feels like…
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:19amGetting into a ring with a “willing” opponent is a sport – boxing, wrestling, martial arts, extreme sports.
Jumping on the back of an “unwilling” creature for fun is not a sport. Its cruel & unnecessary.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:42amHow do you know they’re unwilling? Maybe they love it. After all, thousands of people buy tickets to see them.
Report Post »feverpitch
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 1:01pm@ SquidVetOhio
Do you know what the definition of coherent is? Your argument makes absolutely no sense. That’s like saying maybe the girl down the street enjoyed being raped because so many guys bought a copy of the video. Can you be any dumber? Didn’t think so.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:17pm@ feverpitch
It’s unfortunate, but true. People like @squidvetohio will find a way to justify causing pain to an animal as they somehow don’t understand the actual pain the animal feels, or, at least (and even scarier), they don’t care. The animals feel pain the same way human beings do, yet it’s justified to cause them pain. I can’t help but wonder if the ancient romans felt the same way about the Christians they put in arenas with lions — make them less than human and then humans will enjoy watching them die. What blood lust some human beings have!
Report Post »SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:52pmWhile I am not for hurting animals unecessarily I think a word of caution needs to be issued to so many people who are commenting here. First of all Humans are much much more valuable than animals. Secondly, animals are to serve are needs and purposes. They are used for clothing, food, medicinally, and in labor. The danger is that while we should not be engaged in harming animals for sport or amusement I think the tendancy is to fall off the log in the other direction and begin attributing things to animals that are just plain ridiculous. This is where many in the animal “right” movement error. Testing medications on animals has saved millions of lives. Animals have increased and lifted out of poverty many people around the world as either livestock or labor to work the fields. Could this not be considered by some as abuse? I have heard the arguments made before and that is just plain stupid. Finally and this will enflame some but the tazers being used while creating a shock is little more than a spur in the butt to animals this size. It is not the same as you or me getting tazed so while I can appreciate some have a distaste for this I think many here are blowing it way out of proportion for what it truly is. Branding is much more painful as is castration. Cattle prods anyone?????
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:40pm@ sleazyhippos offspring
“Secondly, animals are to serve are needs and purposes. They are used for clothing, food, medicinally, and in labor.”
Where in your mind do you draw the line? Serving our needs includes our entertainment? That certainly seems like quite the stretch. I will agree with you that people are more important than animals, but people need to understand that animals feel pain just as you and I do and in no way would any God intentionally cause pain to an animal, especially for man’s recreational purposes.
I also believe that when possible, we should not use animals for medical research and certainly not for stupid makeup companies who use them terribly to sell their crap to people.
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:48pm@sleazy said: Humans are more valuable than animals.
Well that all depends, doesn’t it? Humans are pretty much only valuable to other humans.
Do you think fish would be worried if all humans disappeared – or – would humans be worried if all fish disappeared?
Report Post »SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 5:23pm@JHRUSKY….I would ask you to be as consistent as your comment to another. Read what I wrote and please avoid reading into my comment. I didnot say for entertainement did I? You stated….”Where in your mind do you draw the line?” Exactly it is for me to draw the line with my thoughts about right and wrong not you. I believe we would agree on some matters of animal mistreatment and then we may disagree on others. Who‘s to say your right and I’m wrong or vice versa. With regard to medical we would totally disagree with one another. I believe that if helpful medicines can be developed to help humanity then we should develop them and test their safety on animals first.
@ JOHNNY…..I’ll let your silly comment stand by itself, it needs no rebuttal….to do so would imply an intelligent thought was behind it.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:54pm@ sleazyhippos illegitimate offspring
“I would ask you to be as consistent as your comment to another. Read what I wrote and please avoid reading into my comment. I didnot say for entertainement did I?”
Fair enough. You did not. I inserted that as the entire subject matter here is about using animals and causing them pain/discomfort for entertainment.
“You stated….”Where in your mind do you draw the line?” Exactly it is for me to draw the line with my thoughts about right and wrong not you.”
And I would disagree with you on that statement … if you think it OK to cause harm to animals, e.g. pain and discomfort, that does not make it right. That doesn’t change your mind, but it still does not make it right. Exploiting them is one thing, but causing pain is an entire different subject matter.
“I believe we would agree on some matters of animal mistreatment and then we may disagree on others. Who‘s to say your right and I’m wrong or vice versa.”
If it causes pain, how you you (or anyone) justify that? Pain is pain.
“With regard to medical we would totally disagree with one another. I believe that if helpful medicines can be developed to help humanity then we should develop them and test their safety on animals first.”
And I have stated if we can use computer models that are proven instead of animals, those should be used in lieu of the animals mistreatment.
Report Post »tropolis
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:47amThose on the right can care for an unborn child and animals at the same time, right? It seems like its one or the other?
I think rodeos are white trash entertainment for the most part.
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:12amWhy would you think WE can’t? Have you been drinking the Kool-Aid of the Left?
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:23amI guess you are upset no asked you to the rodeo? Well its o.k. anyone who can associate abortion to shocking animals has more problems mentally than can be covered in one little posting. You are a sick twisted White Trash Liberal. Abortion is horrible and shocking animals is cruel, in your poor sick mind their the same. What happened in your life that made you into a liberal?
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:27pm@ hayesstephen
It’s about compassion and caring and being human. @tropolis never said abortion and animal cruelty are identical. Read the message instead of reading INTO the message.
Abortion is murder (a legal term), animal cruetly is not murder. However, animal cruelty should be considered terrible by anyone who claims to care for life because those animals are alive just as you and I are, and they feel pain just as you and I do. They may not be able to reason as human beings do, but that doesn’t make them any less of a living, feeling being. I cannot understand someone who is against abortion being OK for causing pain to an animal for their viewing pleasure.
Report Post »SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:53pm@ JHRUSKY….I think the problem isn’t that most people want to cause pain for their pleasure. The problem is when militant crazy PETA types try to aggresively force their insane ideas on the rest of us with their unwanted propaganda and beliefs. Many are very sensitive to their intrusive moral busy body approach that over reaches to the point of absurdity. The other problem is that what some call cruel others do not. Is branding cruel? How about castration? What about electric fences, they shock the animals too? Cattle prods used in herding cattle? Spurs on cowboy boots to get the horses going? What about forcing them to pull buggys in the hot sun for the Amish or plow the fields? Living in small stables? You see while somethings are obviously evil other things are not as clear cut. What about bull fighting, a longstanding cultural tradition with rich history and story telling? Do we give constitutional rights to animals? Are they protected under the law? and to what degree? No matter your answer or feeling on this issue they are not always clear cut and tend to generate emotions on either side for different reasons. Animal testing for medical purposes OK? There is many many positions for each scenario. Bottom line is that animals are to be treated rightly, but in the end they do not have a soul or eternal significance as do humans.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 5:44pm@ sleazyhippos illegitimate offspring
“I think the problem isn’t that most people want to cause pain for their pleasure. The problem is when militant crazy PETA types try to aggresively force their insane ideas on the rest of us with their unwanted propaganda and beliefs.”
Peta can certainly be ridiculous and I agree with you on that. But I think it’s that some people want their entertainment no matter what/whom is harmed. Some items are necessary like electric fences as they keep the animal safe. Branding … I don’t like it yet it seems like one of those necessary evils. Pulling carts and working seems harmless and a good animal steward would never do anything to cause major discomfort or pain in their livestock. Bullfights a definite NO … barbaric sport.
“Do we give constitutional rights to animals? Are they protected under the law? and to what degree? ”
We cannot give rights to animals, but they should be protected from any form of cruelty with HARSH penalties.
“Animal testing for medical purposes OK?”
Only when computer models cannot suffice.
“Bottom line is that animals are to be treated rightly, but in the end they do not have a soul or eternal significance as do humans.”
I do not believe they have a soul or eternal significance, but then again, we cannot see man’s soul either so we take it on faith that there is one. There could be something for animals and we just do not know … they’re not talking.
Report Post »dopie joe
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:37amSometimes a horse or bull will freeze up in the chute when the gate is open.They shock the animal to make him leave the chute b/c the longer it stays in there the more dangerous it is for the rider.Those hot shots are not as powerful as you think they are.I am not going to waste any more of my time trying to explain this to a bunch of idiots.
Report Post »Hrothgar
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:57amExactly! We used hotshots for years to drive cattle through the squeeze chutes. It is a common practice on many farms and ranches to use either a hotshot or stock whip. Having tested a hotshot on myself I can tell you they provide a low shock that is surprising and uncomfortable. Dopie you are right also that it can be more dangerous for the rider if the animal freezes in the gate. I have seen a bareback competetion in which the horse froze and then reared up into the chute knocking the rider off into the corner where he was kicked by the horse.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:32pmUsing a hot shot to drive cattle from one place to another is entirely different than using it for pleasure alone. While it may not be ‘that powerful”, I‘m assuming you’d prefer it not be used on you if someone wants to move you and you don’t want to move. There is no benefit that I can think of to riding a bronc in front of a group of people other than the bring in dollars. I have nothing against capitalism, but when causing physical pain to an animal is required, we should be civilized enough to find other ways to fulfill our pleasures.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:26pmDopie I am with you. My child is a team roper, my husband spent years riding bulls and I still compete on in team penning. I really don’t see why everyone is throwing a fit, maybe they don’t know we use “gasp” electric fences to keep our livestock in as well! Oh the cruelty of it all!
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:37pm@ horsecrazy
“maybe they don’t know we use “gasp” electric fences to keep our livestock in as well! ”
Using an electric fence to keep livestock in (and away from harm as well) is quite a bit different than shocking an animal to get them to move in a way that pleasures you.
Report Post »dopie joe
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:55pmHrothgar
Report Post »I tested a hot shot out on the back of my buddy’s leg one night at the truck stop.He liked to tore the counter up,nor was he to pleased with me afterwards,but he got over it.
Constructionist
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:32amI would have more sympathy for the Left‘s animal rights argument if they did not also insist that murdering unborn humans is a woman’s civil right.
Just a little consistency in the messaging, please.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:10amFirst, I’m sure there are plenty of conservative, republicans who have had abortions or sought out the procedure for their pregnant daughter. The D&C procedure was and is still used as a PC way to obtain the same result. If possible, step back from you ideology for a second and try and make an argument that a woman’s right to make reproductive choices is somehow analogous to an animal being shocked or hurt for entertainment. Pretty sure the animal isn’t activity involved in the decision. While the zealots on both sides of the issue taunt each other with irrational logic and inflammatory labels, the rational people in the middle see it as a pro CHOICE issue, not pro abortion or pro life. To counter with any equally invalid argument. Many would respect the Right‘s position regarding pro life it they weren’t so pro military and pro war.
Report Post »TEIN
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:36am@Jrook..do you ever get dizzy from your spin??? Name one lefty/libby/progressive Pres. or Congress since the 1900 that has not engaged the USA in a military conflict or action?? You and your Libby/Progressive ilk are all about control through government means using lies and Alinsky tactics to achieve the end goal..spin somewhere else….
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:39pm@ jrook
” the rational people in the middle see it as a pro CHOICE issue, not pro abortion or pro life.”
I think what you’re missing is the reason the anti-abortion crowd are against abortions.
First and Foremost, I am anti-abortion and, at the same time, I am anti-animal cruelty (and cruelty includings using a shockstick in rodeos, calf-roping in rodeos, etc).
I firmly believe an unborn child is a human being. That alone requires that I be anti-abortion. I would not allow any child to be purposefully killed if I could intervene. I respect a woman’s right to choose about her life, but not if it means killing a child. In the same way, I respect any person’s right to do anything in their life, but not at the expense of killing a child.
Similarily, I respect people’s right to entertainment, but not at the expense of causing pain to another living being. We should be much more civilized than to desire to see an animal harmed.
Report Post »DTR
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:28amWhat is wrong with you people? This does not hurt the animals at all. Calf roping, steer wrestling, bronc riding, and bull riding are fine! Those 2000 pound animals are not nearly as fragile as a 6′5″ 300 pound body builder. People fail to realize this. I promise you, that steer is just fine when you twist its neck to rope 3 of its legs, the bull is fine after he throws the rider off in 7.6 seconds, that bronco is fine when the rider spurs his shoulders, and that calf is fine when he gets roped (yes even in team calf roping). Get over yourselves people!
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:44pmEven if you are right (and I think you are either lying, or won’t admit to yourself that some of those calves are harmed), those animals still feel pain and discomfort for your viewing pleasure. That is about as primitive as it gets.
Report Post »justoneofnine
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:22amProv 12:10 – A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Report Post »battles
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:17amA quick shock to a horse – terrible. A longer police taser shock to a human – no problem!
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:27amGee you have no idea whats being discussed here do you? Two thousand pounds verses 200 pounds at the same voltage does not get the same reaction from the shockee.
Report Post »cristo52
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:05amObama signs horse meat bill: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/1129/Way-cleared-for-horse-slaughter-to-resume-in-US-after-5-year-ban
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:11amWhat’s next.. DOGS? Who eats horsemeat?
Report Post »rosegrower
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:22amHorsemeat is considered fine dining in France. Any more questions???
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 12:41pmEWWWWWWW cats and dogs in China was bad enough for me.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:05am…
Report Post »Rodeos in American should be banned.
They are nearly as abusive to animals, as bull fights in Spain.
They both should be banned.
rosegrower
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:25amRodeos were implemented for a purpose – to display the work skills of the best cowboys in the business of cattle ranching / horse training. These people don’t qualify, any more than our faux president qualifies as an example of a “chief executive.” Rodeos don’t need to be banned, but lame, worthless people in any industry should be rounded up and given the heave-ho from their respective jobs.
Report Post »shakedowncrews
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:37amI think YOU should be banned from America, moron.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:52amUmm.. Equating a sport that pits one persons rodeo abilities against another
is Not the same as skewering a bull to death..
Just weed out the abusers.. instead of “branding” the whole sport.
And as for rodeos being a sport…
Report Post »A person could make a case that American Football should be banned too.
LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:01am…
Report Post »Only a sorry sack of s**t, would harm a horse.
cristo52
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:51amU.S. government horse round-up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_F6lnAoOU
Report Post »SmokeyBehr
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:46amTo all of the people that are going to whine and cry about the “poor animals”: How would you like to work for 8 to 30 seconds a week, get free transportation, free food, and free medical? That’s the life of a rodeo animal. It’s almost better than being on Welfare.
Yes, animals are going to get injured or killed, but that happens every day out in the feedlots and on the range. They are just animals. Cattle and horses aren’t people. Get over it.
Report Post »freeway
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:31amYou have no soul to be saying this. All animals are gods creatures and are not put on this eath for humans to abuse.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:46pmIt is so heartbreaking that idiots like you are here on earth. How anyone can figure an animal is no more than a commodity to do with what you will is despicable. No living being deserves to be the recipient of intentional pain, especially one that cannot understand why they are being harmed. If only your type would attain some compassion for all living creatures this world could be a better place.
Report Post »NewLife24
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:45amAnd this is posted while we scream protect women ..if we want to see video footage of the baby kicking, silently screaming as it dies at the hand of the one who is supposed to protect and nurture it.. God I pray for this country and its sin which is against you only O’ God. Please God forgive us.. Please.. have mercy..
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:43amHow would they like to get their sorry azzes shocked?? Let’s see how they like it!! Gotta say, I don’t support PETA in any way shape or form but if you have to shock these horses to bronc, then leave horses out of it.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:34amDo they mind if a jockey whips them while racing? Nothing like a “Don’t taze me bro” moment.Guess it gives new meaning to “riding dirty” and “barebacking”. Calf roping always seemed not so much macho, but I would like to see bull roping. Now that would be entertaining! While in Spain and got to go to a bull fight, always cheered for the bull….
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:51am“…always cheered for the bull….” Heh heh heh…. I thought I was the only one who did…. :)
Report Post »felix
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:33amDisgusting !
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