Animal protection group calls out Reno Rodeo President, Vet for abuse details

SHARK PRESS RELEASE Reno, NV - SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) is calling out Reno Rodeo President John Tipton and rodeo veterinarian, Dr. Joe Coli, on their denials that a horse was struck with a wire rod and electro-shocked in the anus, and endured other abuse during the Friday, June 28 rodeo performance. Tipton…

“Banned” horse shocker back at Reno Rodeo

SHARK PRESS RELEASE Reno, NV - In 2011 & 2012, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) exposed that horses were being shocked at the Reno Rodeo.   The Reno Rodeo Association claimed to have identified the person involved in the shocking, but would not make his name public. A small stock subcontractor from Washington State…

Reno Rodeo bans cameras

POST UPDATED TO INCLUDE LINKS TO MAJOR SPONORS ON FACEBOOK --- SHARK PRESS RELEASE Contact: Steve Hindi (630) 640 1889 RENO (June 3, 2013) -- After the Reno Rodeo was exposed shocking horses for two consecutive years by SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) investigators, rodeo officials have chosen to ban not just video cameras,…

New video of horse shocking at Reno Rodeo

by MARK ROBINSON Cross-posted from the Reno Gazette-Journal The group SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness, or SHARK, has released another video about shocking of horses at the Reno Rodeo. You may remember this passage from the original post about horse shocking at the 2012 event: [Rodeo spokesman Steve] Schroeder wouldn’t name the person [seen shocking…