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VHS responds to Calgary Stampede’s new animal care statements
Screenshot: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh via CTV News With the 2025 Calgary Stampede almost a week away, organizers are carefully curating a narrative on improved animal welfare at their controversial and deadly rodeo and chuckwagon races. While minor changes like shaded areas and heart monitors are being promoted as signs of progress, they do little…
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…