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Articles Rodeo Banned in Vancouver Media
Release May 16, 2006 Vancouver first city in Canada to ban rodeo Humane Society says decision should send message to Surrey's Cloverdale
Rodeo Vancouver City Council's decision to ban rodeo events in the city, the
first of its kind in Canada, is a victory for the humane treatment of
animals, says the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS). The council voted at its
May 16 meeting to prohibit a number of inhumane rodeo activities, which, in
effect, will prevent rodeos from ever taking place in Vancouver.
"This decision enhances Vancouver's reputation as a progressive city with
heart," said VHS spokesperson Peter Fricker. "It shows that Vancouver will no longer tolerate the abuse of animals for
entertainment." VHS hopes the ban will send a message to other communities that
rodeo is no longer acceptable in modern society. "We hope Surrey City
Council will follow Vancouver's lead and phase out the Cloverdale Rodeo,"
said Fricker. VHS has proposed to Surrey council that the rodeo be replaced
with a country music festival - a proposal backed by the BC SPCA.
Rodeo last took place in Vancouver in 1997, but VHS was concerned that the
rodeo industry might attempt to use the 2010 Winter Olympics as an
opportunity to showcase itself. Rodeo was featured in the 2002 Olympics in
Salt Lake City as one of the cultural events, despite protests from the
public and animal protection groups. "Rodeo is based on animals'
reactions to pain, fear and stress," said Fricker. "It's animal abuse, plain and simple. We're glad it will never happen in
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