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A Los Angeles City Council committee passed a proposed ordinance Wednesday that would effectively ban rodeos in the city, after hearing passionate public comment on the issue from animal rights advocates and rodeo defenders.
A Times' investigation found 125 injuries reported at California rodeos in the last 21 years that include broken legs, backs and skulls. Experts say the reported injuries are likely just a fraction of those that occurred.
The rise prompts urgent calls for residents to get up to date on their vaccines and consider taking other preventive steps to stymie severe illness.
ADVERTISEMENT “Livestock is the lifeblood of rodeo,” says Douglas Corey, DVM, of Pendleton, Oregon, who has played a central role in crafting animal welfare rules for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for more than 30 years and is a PRCA Hall of Fame inductee. The organization adopted its first livestock policy in 1947, and today it has 70 rules governing animal health and safety. Keeping horses and livestock injury-free has been—and will continue to be—a PRCA priority, he told attendees during the 2020 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention, held v...
California Veterinarian: Looking Back, Voided Claim Rule Was First Step In Right Direction Sponsored by: As the dust has (somewhat) settled from the high-profile spate of horse fatalities at Santa Anita Park in 2018-19, one California veterinarian said that the culture around injury prevention in the state has completely changed. Dr. Ryan Carpenter led a virtual panel discussion earlier this month as part of the 2020 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, gathering veterinarians from different disciplines to speak about how safety efforts have evolved in the...