Is California on its way to banning rodeos? Behind the growing movement to buck the event

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    Many rodeo disciplines originate in traditional livestock activities, like roping calves, but today’s rodeo fans aren’t always cowboys and cowgirls. In fact, there are few other places where any city slicker can get so close to working animals.

    Each year, more than 30 million fans attend almost 600 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeos across the country and in Canada. A fan base without agricultural roots and the sport’s high visibility makes rodeo a target for animal activists and a steady stream of fans that simply want more information.

    How rodeo has used veterinary informationto prepare for—and respond to—a range of questions can be an example for the beef industry. Local rodeo events themselves may offer opportunities for the general public to get closer to livestock.

    Good Health, Good Performance
    With events ranging from steer wrestling to calf roping, spectator questions often revolve around the topic of animal health and welfare.

    Addressing questions firsthand is an initial step to a successful interaction, says John Barnes, a second-generation stock contractor and part of the family-run Barnes PRCA Rodeo Company in Peterson, Iowa. He is also the livestock superintendent for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, which places him in charge of the care of all bulls, broncs and calves brought in for the competition.

    Barnes says he starts by reminding fans that each rodeo is a performance and animal health is critical to any athletic performance for humans or animals.

    “Personally, the reasons for taking good care of the animal’s health are so important to me,” Barnes says. “I’ve been raised around livestock, and they only perform as well as they feel. They have to be at their peak health to perform at their peak ability. The cattle break from the box faster when they feel good. It’s the same with the horses and the bulls.”

    For Barnes, addressing each and every question is key to ensuring everyone has firsthand information. If spectators don’t hear the truth from him, they can get information from activists and other sources.

    Questions arise both from spectators and from folks in the livestock industry that want to know how the sport differs. Barnes is well placed to address these inquiries as he feeds about 300 head of cattle used in rodeo competitions at his ranch in Iowa, in addition to caring for 40 cows, 300 horses, 150 bulls and farming 600 acres of row crops.

    “We get questions from both sides,” Barnes says. “With cattle professionals, we have to get away from what they are used to in the feedlot or pasture business. When you travel as much as we do, the calves are used to different feeds and water. They are also used to travel more than the average livestock. When we load up shortly after the performance, folks are surprised how easy it is. We have to continually adapt to the conditions that are dealt to us, and the animals are used to that, too.”

    Barnes is quick to point out that in many ways livestock and rodeo are similar. Just like food animals, ensuring cattle and horses have fresh, clean water is critical.

    Comingling and long hauls are a part of any rodeo stock’s daily life, and Barnes’ animal health program focuses on prevention, including a lineup familiar to most beef producers: dewormers for external and internal parasite control; vaccinations for BVD and anaplasmosis; and West Nile vaccinations for horses.

    External parasite control is of a greater importance in rodeo stock, Barnes notes, because spectators can see a rough hair coat and may incorrectly assume the animal is not being treated well based purely on appearance.

    In addition to a focus on prevention, simply keeping an eye on the animals is the fastest way to detect changes in health status.

    “A change in routine is a change in health,” Barnes says. “It’s important to keep an eye on them. When you’re in the hospital, they wake you up to check on you. Just like that, if you want to make sure animals are doing okay, you have to check on them routinely.”

    This close attention to health and behavior changes is a side of both the livestock industry and rodeo that most people don’t get to see, Barnes says. Allowing fans to talk to him and other stock contractors is one way to show firsthand how the animals are treated...
    https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-handling/rodeos-put-animal-care-front-center




    a good counter to all the city slicker propaganda.
     
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    How Rodeo Promotes Community
    Taryn Cantrell

    “It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility… and of individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children’s future.”

    Robert F. Kennedy

    The world of rodeo and word “community” go hand-in-hand. With roots dating back to America’s agricultural and ranching past, rodeo has continued to pave-the-way for the preservation and protection of a lifestyle that is still relevant in our modern world. While modern advancements have changed the course of America’s Western Heritage, the love for this lifestyle continues to thrive through the sport of rodeo. Along with the hard work that goes into our beloved sport comes a strong sense of community, but what exactly is our favorite western past-time doing to promote this sense of community? Cowboy Lifestyle Network is proud to tell you.

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    Rodeo found its roots in the cattle industry in the American West when skills of working cowboys on the range were put to the test during competitive contests. As popularity caught on, the sport of rodeo was born into communities across the United States. Many of today’s rodeos have roots dating back to these early ranch competitions and have been kept alive by the dedicated rodeo committee’s that support them. However, no rodeo is possible without the support of its community.

    While the broncs and bulls are exciting to watch, 8 seconds in the arena isn’t quite enough time to make a lasting societal impact on a community. Because of this, many rodeo committees throughout the United States have taken the sport of rodeo to the streets through sponsorship, donation, scholarship, and volunteerism.

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    One of the various ways rodeo promotes community is through education. It is not uncommon to find rodeo queens in the classroom during rodeo week, sharing presentations on the ins and outs of rodeo events, western tack, cowboy and cowgirl attire, ranching history, and the importance of America’s western heritage. A peak into the wild west, for some students, this is the first introduction they have had to this integral part of American history. Through education on the past, we can positively influence the present, protect the future of rodeo and educate our youth on the importance of hard work and perseverance.
    Many rodeo committees also have the privilege of supporting local education through scholarship opportunities for local high school students. Whether it be through FFA involvement, community service, or simply recognizing the outstanding character of a local student, many rodeos across the county make a point to give back to those within their community. …

    https://cowboylifestylenetwork.com/how-rodeo-promotes-community/


    Rodeo is integral to community culture and spirit across the country.
     
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    $10,000,000 ( a figure I doubt ) is why animals are abused and the abuse is overlooked ....Greed conquers all.
     
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    LOL


    YOU quoting Robert KENNEDY !

    Wow YOU are desperate...

    It's a sad condition when all your Hallmark crap depends on abusing animals...the Good Old Amurican Way !!!
     
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    Haha, what a load of horse ****. All of that can exist just fine without terrorizing animals. Or are you saying community spirit can only exist if animals suffer?
     
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    Okay, now when this cowboy rides up behind me, what will he be on? Hopefully not a confused horse!!!!!!! lmao
     
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    The animals do not suffer here.
     
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    You didn't answer the question:
    Hey, how about a new event (obviously rodeo people have a hard time with anything new so I'll help)

    YOU go into the rodeo arena and run as fast as you can and a cowboy will ride up behind you, lasso you around the throat, and throw you to the ground by your neck.....how will it feel ?

    OH, and since you have NO voice, no way to protest...you can't protest...

    But wait, they do that to baby cows so I guess running down human children and lassoing them around the throat would be a better analogy and go over better with rodeo fans !!!

    AFTERALL, IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL so why not ?????

     
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    Is that the SPONSOR'S link ? Greed greed greed.....

    See if YOU can answer the question:
    Hey, how about a new event (obviously rodeo people have a hard time with anything new so I'll help)

    YOU go into the rodeo arena and run as fast as you can and a cowboy will ride up behind you, lasso you around the throat, and throw you to the ground by your neck.....how will it feel ?

    OH, and since you have NO voice, no way to protest...you can't protest...

    But wait, they do that to baby cows so I guess running down human children and lassoing them around the throat would be a better analogy and go over better with rodeo fans !!!

    AFTERALL, IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL so why not ?????
     
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    How TF would you know? Did you ask them?

    Did you ask a baby cow how it likes being jerked to the ground after being lassoed around the neck ? Because it doesn't complain is it OK ?

    How about a steer having it's neck twisted until it falls to the ground? Would that hurt YOU ???


    If cover-ups make you feel better you must feel really good.
     
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    Bullies are psychotic cowards who love to harm those who can't fight back.
     
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    i suppose you asked them if they want some ******* bucking around on them? I’m guessing they would rather be left alone.
     
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    Please don’t spam my thread with the same comments repeated. We have no intent or desire to give up rodeos and will not do so. They are safe and regulated. You not liking them is insufficient reason for me to give it up. It is one (a huge one) of many events on our local calendar and tourist draws. No one is forcing you to attend one. Just leave the rest of us the freak alone!
     
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    I’m guessing that they like their life and that they are alive and not steak or lamb chops on your plate having gone through that experience to get there.
     
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    Like the people who slaughter and eat these animals?
     
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    Drought, forest fires, agriculture, etc., etc. are not just city problems.

    I don't see your concerns being limited to the differences between cities and rural life.
     
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    FoxHastings said:
    Is that the SPONSOR'S link ? Greed greed greed.....

    See if YOU can answer the question:
    Hey, how about a new event (obviously rodeo people have a hard time with anything new so I'll help)

    YOU go into the rodeo arena and run as fast as you can and a cowboy will ride up behind you, lasso you around the throat, and throw you to the ground by your neck.....how will it feel ?

    OH, and since you have NO voice, no way to protest...you can't protest...

    But wait, they do that to baby cows so I guess running down human children and lassoing them around the throat would be a better analogy and go over better with rodeo fans !!!

    AFTERALL, IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL so why not ?????


    LOL, want to be left alone ???

    QUIT supporting animal abuse....
     
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    FoxHastings said:
    Bullies are psychotic cowards who love to harm those who can't fight back.


    No, like people who abuse animals for FUN and ENJOY IT !!!...Bullies are psychotic cowards who love to harm those who can't fight back.

    A quick death in the slaughter house for food doesn't compare.
     
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    FoxHastings said:
    Is that the SPONSOR'S link ? Greed greed greed.....

    See if YOU can answer the question:
    Hey, how about a new event (obviously rodeo people have a hard time with anything new so I'll help)

    YOU go into the rodeo arena and run as fast as you can and a cowboy will ride up behind you, lasso you around the throat, and throw you to the ground by your neck.....how will it feel ?

    OH, and since you have NO voice, no way to protest...you can't protest...

    But wait, they do that to baby cows so I guess running down human children and lassoing them around the throat would be a better analogy and go over better with rodeo fans !!!

    AFTERALL, IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL so why not ?????


    Is it spam because you can't/won't answer the question? :)

    Why wouldn't you volunteer to be a "calf" in the roping contest ???
     
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    I don’t think a bull goes through that thought process of comparing and contrasting lifestyles. What it can do is suffer in the moment. A quick humane death is better than a lifetime of exploitation.
     
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    there is a difference between killing to eat and bullying animals throughout their lifetimes. Giving these animals good lives free from constant exploitation, and a quick merciful death is the right thing to do.
     
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    i am sure the bull is thinking to itself “just leave us the freak alone!” every time they are forced into these inhumane events. You are forcing them to attend.
     
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    I am openly on the side of the exurban, small town , and rural America and our values against the bicoastal secular progressive big urban elites on each and every single issue. I do discuss other social and political issues as warranted but the urban vs rural is the big one to me
     
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    We do not and it is not. Regardless we will as usual defy and ignore such control freak micromanagement from city people.
     

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