So...to all those that think rodeos are not cruel and the animals are not harmed.. a steer at the Cloverdale Rodeo had it's spine broken yesterday. I wonder how it feels to have someone jump down onto your back from on top of a horse?. Can you just imagine?Terrified, confused...a cowthug and horse thundering after and no where to go, no escape... then thud!Crack! Excruciating Pain! This defenseless animal that did NOT ask to be a participant was killed, for the entertainment of an archaic blood-lust crowd. Please write a letter to Doug McCallum and Diane Watts, our councilors to let them know the rodeo has no place in a civilized society!
Lesa Ibarra

Lesa Ibarra
Surrey B.C.

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Cloverdale Rodeo: Let's send a clear message that this form of entertainment is no longer acceptable!
BCSPCA policy statement is against rodeos!
I attended the Cloverdale Rodeo and witnessed a calf get his hind leg torn off
I know in Calgary
The SPCA only inspects the "public" part of rodeos
Why don't you try protesting something else that really need to be addressed!
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Public Pressure does work, and things do change!
Any event, whether it be a circus or rodeo, that reinforces the oppression of animals
From one generation to the next, participation in this form of animal cruelty has been passed on as a legacy
Re: From one generation to the next, participation in this form of animal cruelty has been passed on as a legacy
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NEW: A steer at the Cloverdale Rodeo had it's spine broken yesterday