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You are not alone if you oppose rodeo cruelty
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur, We Animals . VHS is well known for its campaigns against rodeo cruelty and many compassionate Canadians have supported our efforts. But most animal welfare organizations...
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Is CBC being honest about calf-roping?
Calf-roping at the Calgary Stampede. Is this what CBC Sports is afraid viewers might see? Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur Anyone who watches CBC Sports coverage of calf-roping at the Calgary Stampede...
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Tormenting animals is always outrageous
The harassment of a moose has rightly provoked shock and anger but rodeo animals face routine abuse and it’s considered entertainment. Video of several men tormenting a moose in northern B.C. has...
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A helpful tip for CBC Sports
Rodeo animals are exposed to fear, pain and stress to make them perform. That’s not sport. That’s violence toward animals. Please sign our petition asking CBC Sports to stop broadcasting rodeo...
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Is the tide turning against rodeo in Canada?
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur . There are encouraging signs that attitudes toward rodeo and chuckwagon races in Canada may be changing, if independent opinion in mainstream media is anything to go by. A...
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The ad they didn’t want you to see
Last Friday, the Vancouver Sun ran a story about the refusal of the Abbotsford News to run our anti-rodeo ad, pictured above. The ad shows a photo of the steer-wrestling event at the 2008 Abbotsford...
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Calgary Stampede under fire for purchasing favourable “journalism”
Canadaland reports that in 2011, the Calgary Stampede commissioned a piece to run in prestigious magazine Canadian Geographic. Journalist Curtis Gillespie thoroughly investigated, and ultimately wrote...
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Poll shows BC is turning against rodeo
We’re changing hearts and minds in the battle against rodeo cruelty in B.C. A new public opinion survey by polling company Insights West shows that 62% of British Columbians are opposed to using...
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Poll: Most Canadians oppose rodeo
Calf roper at 2006 Russian River Rodeo, Duncans Mills, California So why does CBC keep broadcasting it? VHS has long criticized CBC Sports for broadcasting the Calgary Stampede rodeo. The CBC has...
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Great news: Abbotsford rodeo cancelled!
This won’t be happening at the Abbotsford Agrifair The Abbotsford Agrifair’s rodeo has been cancelled. Organizers say the decision to cancel the rodeo was made to save money, but the event has been...
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Why is the UBC alumni association promoting the Calgary Stampede’s cruel...
Calf-roping at the Calgary Stampede. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur It’s surprising and disappointing to learn that the University of British Columbia’s alumni association, Alumni UBC, is offering a...
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CBC to broadcast rodeo cruelty again
CBC Sports is once again planning to broadcast the rodeo and chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede. CBC continues to ignore the fact that a majority of Canadians are opposed to using animals in...
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Why is a convicted wildlife poacher on the board of the Canadian Professional...
Rodeo isn’t known for its kindness to animals but its board members should be held to some standard of ethical behaviour. VHS calls for removal of rodeo association board member . The Canadian...
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Why is animal lover Jann Arden promoting the Calgary Stampede?
Bucking horse at Calgary Stampede. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur Let Jann Arden know that rodeo is cruel — see actions below. Singer Jann Arden, long known as an animal lover, has been named as a...
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CBC used false information to defend Calgary Stampede
Calf-roping at the Calgary Stampede. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur The CBC has been using false information in its responses to concerns about animal welfare at the Calgary Stampede and the CBC’s coverage...
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Too soon to say that Stampede chuckwagon race is safer
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur VHS and animal advocates across Canada are relieved and pleased that no animal deaths were reported at this year’s Calgary Stampede. The Stampede says that safety measures it...
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Tell City of Saskatoon not to host rodeo championships
It has been announced that the City of Saskatoon is to host the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) starting in 2017. This follows the failure of the CFR to secure an agreement to continue holding the rodeo...
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Rodeo on the run?
Thats entertainment? According to media reports, the “dysfunctional” Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) is in chaos, with its general manager being fired and several board directors...
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Another rodeo, another spectacle of cruelty
This is what happened to animals at the Chilliwack rodeo The past weekend, the annual Chilliwack Fair’s rodeo once again saw animals tormented for the sake of entertainment — graphically illustrated...
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Newspaper refuses to print ad opposing rodeo
This is the ad the Williams Lake Tribune refused to print. So much for freedom of speech in Williams Lake Earlier this year, a tiny community newspaper in Iowa won a Pulitzer Prize for taking on...
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