The truth about calf roping
What’s the Calgary Stampede rodeo hiding about calf roping? The Calgary Stampede rodeo website doesn’t show calves being roped. Is it because calf roping events (also referred to as tie-down roping) look like this? The reality of calf roping Say no to calf roping When shown photos of calf roping events, a majority of Calgarians (62%) say they would not watch the event. Nationally, 71% of Canadians would also not watch calf roping. Add your name to the growing number of people who oppose calf roping and other inhumane and deadly rodeo events. Take the #SayNoToRodeo pledge! Take action Express your opposition to the inhumane rodeo and chuckwagon events at the Calgary Stampede by signing the pledge. The total number of signatures will be included in communications with Stampede organizers and decision-makers. Learn more about calf roping To learn more about calves and the practices used in calf roping, visit…
Should we ban rodeo? A dialogue from Alberta Views
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur \ We Animals Media As the Calgary Stampede rodeo is once again making headlines nationwide for the animal suffering it causes, Camille Labchuk of Animal Justice argues that we should ban rodeo, calling it “a spectacle of suffering, offering fleeting entertainment yet causing serious fear, trauma and even death to the animals who are goaded into performing.” “At its core rodeo necessitates cruelty and inhumane treatment of the animals who are conscripted into the ‘sport.’ Animals are coerced into running or bucking through fear and often pain.” Read the perspectives on rodeo in the dialogue from Alberta Views, and take the #SayNoToRodeo pledge to express your opposition to these inhumane and outdated events held at the Calgary Stampede each year.
Steer and three horses euthanized at Calgary Stampede rodeo & chuckwagons
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur \ We Animals Media Four animals were euthanized due to serious injuries sustained during the 2024 Calgary Stampede rodeo and chuckwagon races. The death toll of the Stampede rodeo and chuckwagon races has now reached 109 animals since 1986, including 78 horses used in the chuckwagon races. Read key media coverage below. Learn more Read and watch to learn more about the animal welfare issues at Canada’s largest rodeo, the Calgary Stampede. Learn more Take the pledge Sign the pledge to not attend inhumane rodeo events and chuckwagon races. Take the pledge Share your vision Share what animal-friendly activities you would love to see in the Stampede’s future. Share your vision July 13 coverage Global News Read now July 9 coverage Calgary Herald Read now CBC Read now CTV News Calgary Read now City News Calgary Read now