Stop the Cruelty at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo
- 08
- May
Join us in demanding an end to two particularly egregious events at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo in Castro Valley, California – wild cow milking and mutton busting.
What is wild cow milking? A distressed mother cow is separated from her calf and forced into arena. Two men on horseback chase her down, violently rope her, and then forcibly milk her.
You can see a video of this event here: https://youtu.be/eFwjMTwi0U0
What is mutton busting? Children as young as four are allowed to ride petrified sheep as part of a competition. Injuries to children are not uncommon.
Rodeos are terrible for animals, but these two events are particularly cruel and unnecessary.
Sign the petition today and demand the Hayward Area Recreation Park District remove the two non-sanctioned events of wild cow milking and mutton busting at this year’s and all future rodeos.
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Please stop the cruelty? Please.
No mother of abything should have to be put through this!!!
Teach children respect for animals not how to abuse them. Please stop this vile practice.
Please put a stop to this now this is totally unacceptable!!!!!
My gosh have they all lost their minds.
Stop the cruelty
Pure evil at work, when anyone takes pleasure in the pain of someone/something else
Animals are not able to opt out of entertainment. It’s cruel, frightening, and immoral. Please stop!
As long as humanity continues down the path of distructive behavior, it is bond for a very violet future. If we do not show compassion to all livening things, then we are not more intelligent then other specious, we are an exsistance of souls that have no heart, no compassion ! A true understanding that change is a huge part of our growth and realizing how much we are brain washed to think eating meat or hurting an animal just because we have power is acceptable, then you might as well give our species a different name then the word human.
Please stop hosting your rodeos. Imagine if this were you or your family being dragged, hog tied and chased while people laughed? These animals are frightened and not having fun…
Rodeos are nothing but animal abuse with a crowd of people watching and in most cases cheering the abusers. Please stop this cruelty.
Cant believe this barbarity and cruelty is still in practice. It is a THING OF THE PAST!! Who would get pleasure from watching a mother cow run down and forcibly milked? IT IS SICK. Time for “traditions” like these to end!
Be decent people and stop this twisted behavior.
Hello. I am speak up for animals. I give them the voice they so urgently need.
Please contact me in regards to any and all petitions you are so kindly working on.
I do reside in Kentucky now, I WAS RAISED IN GRASS VALLEY.CA. AND LAS VEGAS.NEVADA.
Sincerely
Ms.Kelly Delerenzo
@ Facebook you can see I do have currently 4.655.followers which participate.
Watching petrified animals being ridden, roped or chased down is not entertainment; it is cruelty plain and simple.
Stop these cruel events now. This is shameful.
stop the cruelty
“It is man’s sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.” – Albert Schwietzer
Stop this insanity please!!!!!
Children can learn much more from animals by studying them, touching them, befriending them and learning to be compassionate.
Parents of children who encourage them to engage in such cruel and senseless activities would also benefit from compassion lessons.
Not entertaining, just plain cruel!
This must be stopped! I signed a petition last year; I am so disappointed this is still happening
This is not entertainment, it is animal abuse. This interaction with animals is neither compassionate nor educational.
Animals have a right to an Unmolested life, and a Wilderness with Food in it.
A Wilderness not A Men.
Animals have no voice. We are their guardians and their voice. They are not ours to eat, abuse, wear or for our entertainment. I will fight to end animal cruelty with the last breath in my body.
Children need to be taught these basic compassionate principals not be participants and perpetuators of animal cruelty and abuse.
Animal Cruelty cannot be allowed. Places like this, events like these should be shut down immediately. We must speak up and take action!