On April 11th, 2018, a report on the St-Tite rodeo prepared by veterinarian Dr. Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun, as well as footage shot during this event, were made public.
The report and footage confirm what we already know: rodeos subject animals to fear, stress and undue risk of injury, or even death.
We must let the sponsors of the St-Tite rodeo know that we won’t stand for the deliberate infliction of physical and psychological suffering on animals in the name of entertainment.
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH RODEOS?
TORMENTED ANIMALS
Dr. Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun and many other experts agree: rodeos are fundamentally incompatible with animal welfare.

THOSE LEFT BEHIND: What happens to animals that don’t make it to the rodeo?

While pro-rodeo advocates like to tout statistics about the “small” number of animals injured or killed during rodeos, these figures do not take into account the animals harmed during practice or training. Neither do they take into account the fact that the horses bred to compete in bucking events, but who don’t qualify, often end up being sent to slaughter because, having been raised to be semi-wild, they are not generally comfortable or safe around humans.
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- England, Scotland and the Netherlands have banned rodeos outright and many other countries prohibit certain rodeo events.
- A number of states in the U.S., including California, Rhode Island, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin prohibit the use of certain painful tools, such as the electric prod, or prohibit certain rodeo events.
- A number of U.S. cities including Pittsburgh, Pasadena, Montgomery, San Francisco, Pompano Beach, Southampton, New York City, Greenburgh, and Baltimore County have nearly banned or strictly limited rodeo events and use of painful tools such as flank straps and electric prods. St. Petersburg, Florida and Fort Wayne, Indiana have banned rodeos outright.
- In Canada, the city of Vancouver has banned rodeos.