Victory! Los Angeles Bans Use of Painful Devices Like Electric Prods on Rodeo Animals
Support Us In a historic decision, the Los Angeles City Council has banned the use of pain-inflicting devices including electric prods on animals at rodeo events. The 15-0 vote was unanimous in deciding that “electric prods or shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tiedowns, and sharpened or fixed spurs or rowels” are inappropriate for use on animals and should be phased out of use at rodeos and other public events involving animals. “Rodeos often use a number of inhumane implements … to encourage aggressive behavior in animals to produce an entertainment product. Animals s...