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Horse killed in Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon race

During a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race on Saturday July 12, a horse named Rider suffered a leg injury and was euthanized. This marks the first animal death of the 2025 Calgary Stampede and brings the total known animal deaths to 110 since the VHS began tracking deaths in 1986.  Animal deaths happen almost every year…

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Companies pull animal welfare campaigns in Calgary

CALGARY, June 30, 2025—Animal protection organizations are raising the alarm about mounting censorship efforts by major advertising companies and media groups in the lead-up to the Calgary Stampede. While the Stampede is heavily promoted across Canada as a national celebration, the darker side of its animal events is increasingly hidden from public view. When animals…

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