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'It was mandatory' The Calgary Stampede will not go forward this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Thursday. This year's event was scheduled for July 3-12, but was deemed unworkable given the ban on large gatherings and the need for physical distancing. "This is very, very tough. Stampede is such an important part… Continue reading Calgary Stampede cancelled for 1st time in almost a century
Retired chuckwagon driver concerned sport won't survive if rodeos cancelled Natalie Valleau, reporting for CBC News, writes on Mar 25, 2020: The rodeo world is worried about the future of the Calgary Stampede this summer and many are wondering how the pandemic will impact their sport. Last week, the Calgary Stampede temporarily laid off 80 per… Continue reading No Stampede this year could force some cowboys to leave rodeo sports
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,… Continue reading Reno Rodeo bans cameras
SHARK PRESS RELEASE (Dec. 13, 2012) -- SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) has uncovered stunning evidence of horses being shocked out of the bucking chute at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) being held in Las Vegas this week. Shocking horses is against the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's bylaws and rules, the only exception being… Continue reading Champion riders seen shocking horses at Las Vegas National Finals 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… Continue reading New video of horse shocking at Reno Rodeo
As reported by THE HUFFINGTON POST via MARTIN GRIFFITHS at the Associated Press: RENO, Nev. (Jul. 10, 2011) — Sheryl Crow, hailed as a champion of wild horses that roam the range in the West, has been criticized by a national animal rights group that is calling her a hypocrite for performing at a Wyoming… Continue reading Sheryl Crow criticized for wild horses donation following rodeo performance
Colorado State legislation HB 11-1039 would outlaw the rodeo event commonly referred to as "horse tripping." Introduced by Rep. McCann on January 12, 2011, if HB 11-1039 becomes law, it will be a felony offense to commit this form of cruelty. HB 39 states: A person commits cruelty to animals if he or she intentionally,… Continue reading Colorado state bill would ban horse tripping
CTV reports: CALGARY — (Jul. 12, 2010) Three horses have died and a rider has been seriously injured at the Calgary Stampede. Stampede spokesman Doug Fraser says one horse died Sunday and two today. Fraser says a female rider was pinned under her horse when it died from a heart attack during the team cattle… Continue reading Three horses dead at Calgary Stampede
By VIVIAN GRANT Wild horses are meant to be in the wild. A majority of wild horse advocates focus on preserving our wild horses and burros in their natural environments or giving them sanctuary. They work to stop the gathers, or round ups. If most had their way, wild horses and burros held by the… Continue reading Wild Horses: After the Gathers
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