Cloverdale Rodeo in Canada Bans Timed Events!
Saturday May 26, 2007
The Cloverdale Rodeo, Canada's fifth-largest rodeo and event stop on the Canadian Rodeo Tour has decided to drop steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping and wild cow milking from its future events. The announcement came one day after animal rights activists stormed the arena and had to be removed.
The Cloverdale Rodeo has been under increasing attack from the animal rights movement, and the death of a calf at this year's rodeo was a catalyst for the move to axe the 'cruel' events (or so say the anti-rodeo movement).
The Cloverdale Rodeo has been under increasing attack from the animal rights movement, and the death of a calf at this year's rodeo was a catalyst for the move to axe the 'cruel' events (or so say the anti-rodeo movement).