Rodeos have already been banned in many parts of California for their cruel nature. However, where they have not been banned yet, they continue to promote abuse, exploitation, and killing of innocent animals, as well as violence to the public and to a new generation.

Rodeos are a deplorable form of entertainment, they involve activities such as CALF ROPING, in which calves suffer neck and back injuries, broken legs, spinal cord paralysis, severed trachea, internal hemorrhaging, damage to internal organs, bruises, and torn ligaments; BULL RIDING, in which bulls suffer injuries such as broken legs and back; STEER WRESTLING, in which young cattle suffer broken neck injuries, torn ligaments, broken bones, severed spinal cord, severed trachea, and internal bleeding; BRONC RIDING, which causes injuries to horses such as broken neck and spine, back problems, and tears in leg tendons; BUCKING EVENTS, during which horses often injure their backs and legs; STEER TRIPPING, in which young male cattle suffer fractured horns, neck injuries, back and hip sores.

During rodeos, participants use flank straps, ropes, electric prods, whips, raking spurs, sharp sticks, and caustic ointments, all of which cause tremendous physical and emotional pain to the animals. The pain is evident from the countless pictures, and videos of rodeos found online. You can see the terror painted on the animals’ faces as they try to get away and attempt to save themselves from being openly and brutally abused, tortured, beaten up, choked, slapped, stepped on, and shocked by electric prods.

The majority of the rodeo animals are not being treated with such major injuries but continue to be abused over and over again until they are too weak to perform. Often they die due to their injuries or tremendous loss of blood. A lot of them end up in a slaughterhouse. 

So how can this brutal abuse, exploitation, and killing of innocent animals be called “entertainment”?

We must stop rodeos in the whole state of California before the big season begins this summer. Please sign this petition to end rodeos in the state of California and save beautiful and innocent animals from abominable and unnecessary tortures.