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Rodeo season wraps up with new actions, growing public opposition
Photo: Jordan Rivers \We Animals Media This summer, the VHS and supporters were hard at work advocating to end the suffering of animals in rodeos. Calgary Stampede This year’s Calgary Stampede rodeo and chuckwagon races were the deadliest of the past five years, resulting in the deaths of four animals: three horses used in chuckwagon…
B.C. rodeo season saw recurring issues, cruelty complaints, and growing public concern
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, September 12, 2024 – This year’s controversial rodeo season in B.C. has left the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) and thousands of advocates calling for urgent action from the provincial government. New footage released by the VHS today from two provincially-funded rodeos continues to show recurring welfare issues. Footage released today…