END KILLER CHUCKWAGON RACES

Tell the Calgary Stampede to drop cruel and deadly rodeo events now!

Screenshot from video showing Rider the horse falling in a chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday. Credit: di.filed2 | TikTok I'm heartbroken to share that yet another horse has died at the Calgary Stampede. This past weekend, a horse named Rider suffered a catastrophic leg injury while being forced to race in the notoriously deadly chuckwagon race. Despite the announcer telling the crowd he would “get the best care,” Rider was killed shortly after. These brutal races, often called the “Half-Mile of Hell," take horses’ lives nearly every year. The Calgary Stampede’s response? Instead of expressing any sympathy for what Rider endured in his final agonizing moments, the Stampede offered condolences to the driver who owned and KILLED Rider. I’m disgusted. Rodeo events aren’t just dangerous. They subject animals to fear and distress to force them to perform, which is illegal under provincial and national animal protection laws. That’s why we’ve filed a complaint with authorities, demanding an investigation into Rider’s death. They’re often called “professional athletes” by rodeo participants, but the animals used in cruel rodeo events are anything but. Human athletes choose to take on the risks of sport, but animals don’t get to choose. And they often pay with their lives. Eugene, this abuse has to stop. These preventable deaths are not accidents—they are the result of outdated and inexcusable abuse. Tell the Calgary Stampede to drop cruel and deadly rodeo events now! CHUCKWAGON RACES KILL,  THEY ARE MEANT TO KILL!