Stop Rodeo Harm to Animals (and Children?) in Cedar Park
Stop Rodeo Harm to Animals (and Children?) in Cedar Park
The Issue
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
"Advocating for animals isn't about being against a particular culture; it's about promoting a culture of kindness and compassion." Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today.
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (former) Chairman Keith Martin: "Do I think it hurts the calf? Sure I do. I'm not stupid."
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance: “Numerous animals – including calves, steers and horses – are routinely injured and killed in rodeo events…Rodeo not only injures and kills many animals, but it exposes children to sanctioned animal abuse…Children who attend rodeos witness riders and ropers dominate and injure animals...They see brutal riders winning prizes. Animal abuse can become acceptable to them." www.hsvma.org/rodeos_inherent_cruelty_to_animals
Pasadena Code of Ordinances Chapter 6.40: "It is the intent of this chapter to control hazards to the physical and mental health of the public and to promote the protection of animals by restricting the display of animals for public entertainment or amusement in the city."
“Animals are not the only victims of the cruelty they suffer…The damage violence to animals can cause for children who witness it has long been flagged by psychologists. A recent review in the Journal of Adolescent Trauma concluded that ‘[w]itnessing violence predicts and increases a child’s engagement in maladaptive behaviors, including the perpetration of violence towards humans and animals…The U.N.’s recognition that children have a right to be protected from exposure to violence against animals is a momentous step toward a more holistic understanding of the damage animal suffering can cause.’” www.humanesociety.org/blog/un-recognizes-childrens-right-be-free-exposure-violence-against-animals
Please listen to what veterinarians say about rodeos: youtu.be/i9BDHkhc6IQ?si=7tT5AyBg_H8lG3so
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance also says:
A number of cities across the country have passed ordinances eliminating rodeo's most common devices--the electric prod, spurs and the flank strap--all of which use pain to force the animals to "perform." [Cities in Texas include Bastrop, Marble Falls, Decatur, Georgetown, Haltom City, and North Richland Hill. Many more cities, counties, states and nations are listed below.] It is no accident that where these devices are eliminated, rodeos disappear.” www.hsvma.org/rodeos_inherent_cruelty_to_animals
After their short and painful “careers,” animals in rodeos are sent to the slaughterhouse. Dr. C.G. Haber, a veterinarian who spent 30 years as a federal meat inspector, describes the animals discarded from rodeos for slaughter as being “so extensively bruised that the only areas in which the skin was attached [to the flesh] was the head, neck, leg, and belly. I have seen animals with six to eight ribs broken from the spine and, at times, puncturing the lungs.” …Every national animal protection organization opposes rodeos because of their inherent cruelty. www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/whats-wrong-with-the-rodeo
Why is it so easy to be kind to dogs but so difficult to be kind to calves and their parents? Please host events that celebrate compassion instead of harm to animals - and, quite probably, children.
Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today!
The State of Texas already banned horse tripping, and six cities in Texas banned the electric prod, steer wrestling, calf roping and other harmful devices and techniques used in rodeos.
Let’s add our city to this list: Bastrop, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 2.06.006; Marble Falls, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 6.06.006; Decatur, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-137; Georgetown, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 7.03.050; Haltom City, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 10.86; North Richland Hills, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-167. www.animallaw.info/article/detailed-discussion-rodeos
[Some other cities] "Within the United States [include]:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - by prohibiting the use of electric prods, shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened or fixed spurs, and rowels in rodeos, the rodeos can't force the animals to 'perform'. Pittsburgh is a blackout city for rodeos and their cruelty.
Leestown, Virginia has also effectively banned rodeo by restricting the use of flank straps, electric prods and spurs.
San Francisco, California prohibits rodeos.
Nevada prohibits steer roping. Nevada's state veterinarian says steer roping causes animals to get "hurt too often".
Pasadena, California prohibits rodeos.
Alameda County, California a veterinarian must be present at the rodeo.
State of Ohio bans use of flank straps.
California prohibits the use of electric prods once an animal is in the chute.
In California a written report of animal injuries must be submitted to the California State Veterinary Medical Board within 48 hours of the conclusion of the rodeo.
Rhode Island and California require a veterinarian present at every rodeo.
Southampton, New York effectively bans rodeos by prohibiting the use of electric prods or shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened spurs, bull hooks and bullwhips at rodeos.
Baltimore County, Maryland prohibits calf roping
Montgomery, New Jersey bans the use of electric prods at the annual rodeo.
Rhode Island prohibits all calf roping except breakaway roping, thus also resulting in steer roping being illegal.
Baltimore, Maryland prohibits use of spurs in rodeos.
Napa County, California prohibits rodeos.
Fort Wayne, Indiana prohibits rodeos.
St. Petersburg, Florida prohibits rodeos.
Greenburgh, New York prohibits rodeos on town property.
St. Charles, Illinois prohibits the use of electric prods once the animal is in the holding chute.
Los Angeles banned rodeos
Outside the United States
The United Kingdom prohibits rodeos.
Australia's Capitol Territories [sic] prohibit rodeos.
Auckland, New Zealand, the country's largest city, prohibits rodeos on Council-owned land.
Germany prohibits calf roping.
Vancouver, Canada prohibits calf roping.
Cloverdale Rodeo in British Columbia, Canada banned calf roping, team roping, cowboy cow milking and steer wrestling.
State of South Australia and Victoria, Australia have eliminated the "sport" roping of small animals (calves, goats, etc.) by requiring animals to weigh at least 200 kg.
Bauru, Arealva, and Avai, Brazil, ban electric prods, flank straps, and spurs.
Santo André, São Caetano, Franca, and Diadema in São Paulo, Brazil, prohibit rodeos.
The Netherlands has banned the USA rodeo.
Link to ordinances and laws [a work in progress] to guide local government officials: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Wy8S02BqPh4JdJnfBLkAKDnGewA22tkYaONhMi2WYb4/edit?usp=sharing
Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today.
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The Issue
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
"Advocating for animals isn't about being against a particular culture; it's about promoting a culture of kindness and compassion." Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today.
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (former) Chairman Keith Martin: "Do I think it hurts the calf? Sure I do. I'm not stupid."
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance: “Numerous animals – including calves, steers and horses – are routinely injured and killed in rodeo events…Rodeo not only injures and kills many animals, but it exposes children to sanctioned animal abuse…Children who attend rodeos witness riders and ropers dominate and injure animals...They see brutal riders winning prizes. Animal abuse can become acceptable to them." www.hsvma.org/rodeos_inherent_cruelty_to_animals
Pasadena Code of Ordinances Chapter 6.40: "It is the intent of this chapter to control hazards to the physical and mental health of the public and to promote the protection of animals by restricting the display of animals for public entertainment or amusement in the city."
“Animals are not the only victims of the cruelty they suffer…The damage violence to animals can cause for children who witness it has long been flagged by psychologists. A recent review in the Journal of Adolescent Trauma concluded that ‘[w]itnessing violence predicts and increases a child’s engagement in maladaptive behaviors, including the perpetration of violence towards humans and animals…The U.N.’s recognition that children have a right to be protected from exposure to violence against animals is a momentous step toward a more holistic understanding of the damage animal suffering can cause.’” www.humanesociety.org/blog/un-recognizes-childrens-right-be-free-exposure-violence-against-animals
Please listen to what veterinarians say about rodeos: youtu.be/i9BDHkhc6IQ?si=7tT5AyBg_H8lG3so
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance also says:
A number of cities across the country have passed ordinances eliminating rodeo's most common devices--the electric prod, spurs and the flank strap--all of which use pain to force the animals to "perform." [Cities in Texas include Bastrop, Marble Falls, Decatur, Georgetown, Haltom City, and North Richland Hill. Many more cities, counties, states and nations are listed below.] It is no accident that where these devices are eliminated, rodeos disappear.” www.hsvma.org/rodeos_inherent_cruelty_to_animals
After their short and painful “careers,” animals in rodeos are sent to the slaughterhouse. Dr. C.G. Haber, a veterinarian who spent 30 years as a federal meat inspector, describes the animals discarded from rodeos for slaughter as being “so extensively bruised that the only areas in which the skin was attached [to the flesh] was the head, neck, leg, and belly. I have seen animals with six to eight ribs broken from the spine and, at times, puncturing the lungs.” …Every national animal protection organization opposes rodeos because of their inherent cruelty. www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/whats-wrong-with-the-rodeo
Why is it so easy to be kind to dogs but so difficult to be kind to calves and their parents? Please host events that celebrate compassion instead of harm to animals - and, quite probably, children.
Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today!
The State of Texas already banned horse tripping, and six cities in Texas banned the electric prod, steer wrestling, calf roping and other harmful devices and techniques used in rodeos.
Let’s add our city to this list: Bastrop, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 2.06.006; Marble Falls, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 6.06.006; Decatur, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-137; Georgetown, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 7.03.050; Haltom City, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 10.86; North Richland Hills, Tex. Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-167. www.animallaw.info/article/detailed-discussion-rodeos
[Some other cities] "Within the United States [include]:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - by prohibiting the use of electric prods, shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened or fixed spurs, and rowels in rodeos, the rodeos can't force the animals to 'perform'. Pittsburgh is a blackout city for rodeos and their cruelty.
Leestown, Virginia has also effectively banned rodeo by restricting the use of flank straps, electric prods and spurs.
San Francisco, California prohibits rodeos.
Nevada prohibits steer roping. Nevada's state veterinarian says steer roping causes animals to get "hurt too often".
Pasadena, California prohibits rodeos.
Alameda County, California a veterinarian must be present at the rodeo.
State of Ohio bans use of flank straps.
California prohibits the use of electric prods once an animal is in the chute.
In California a written report of animal injuries must be submitted to the California State Veterinary Medical Board within 48 hours of the conclusion of the rodeo.
Rhode Island and California require a veterinarian present at every rodeo.
Southampton, New York effectively bans rodeos by prohibiting the use of electric prods or shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened spurs, bull hooks and bullwhips at rodeos.
Baltimore County, Maryland prohibits calf roping
Montgomery, New Jersey bans the use of electric prods at the annual rodeo.
Rhode Island prohibits all calf roping except breakaway roping, thus also resulting in steer roping being illegal.
Baltimore, Maryland prohibits use of spurs in rodeos.
Napa County, California prohibits rodeos.
Fort Wayne, Indiana prohibits rodeos.
St. Petersburg, Florida prohibits rodeos.
Greenburgh, New York prohibits rodeos on town property.
St. Charles, Illinois prohibits the use of electric prods once the animal is in the holding chute.
Los Angeles banned rodeos
Outside the United States
The United Kingdom prohibits rodeos.
Australia's Capitol Territories [sic] prohibit rodeos.
Auckland, New Zealand, the country's largest city, prohibits rodeos on Council-owned land.
Germany prohibits calf roping.
Vancouver, Canada prohibits calf roping.
Cloverdale Rodeo in British Columbia, Canada banned calf roping, team roping, cowboy cow milking and steer wrestling.
State of South Australia and Victoria, Australia have eliminated the "sport" roping of small animals (calves, goats, etc.) by requiring animals to weigh at least 200 kg.
Bauru, Arealva, and Avai, Brazil, ban electric prods, flank straps, and spurs.
Santo André, São Caetano, Franca, and Diadema in São Paulo, Brazil, prohibit rodeos.
The Netherlands has banned the USA rodeo.
Link to ordinances and laws [a work in progress] to guide local government officials: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Wy8S02BqPh4JdJnfBLkAKDnGewA22tkYaONhMi2WYb4/edit?usp=sharing
Please enact ordinances to protect animals (and children?) from harmful rodeo practices today.
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Petition created on June 17, 2024