August 16, 2013
Animal Protection Group Calls on County Commissioners to Age-Restrict Rodeo Events
On July 13, 2013, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) videotaped a horse tripping event held at the Harney County Fairgrounds in Burns, Oregon. On August 3, 2013, SHARK published a video exposing multiple acts of horses having their legs roped and then crashing to the ground. The horses often struggled terribly to get back up.
Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlqH7uBJF68
Today, August 16, 2013, SHARK received the following notice from YouTube about this video:
"The only thing this video shows are horses being hurt at a public event," states SHARK President Steve Hindi. "That the largest video sharing website in the world has declared that that footage is so disturbing that children shouldn't see it fully exposes how violent and inappropriate rodeos are. They are not family entertainment. They are modern gladiatorial events where rodeo thugs brutalize innocent animals for the crowd's pleasure."
SHARK is sending the following letter to Harney County Commissioners Pete Runnels and Dan Nichols asking that, due to their violent nature, that no children be allowed to attend future rodeo events at the county fairgrounds:
County Commissioner
Pete Runnels
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County Commissioner
Dan Nichols
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Dear Mr. Runnels and Nichols,
My organization, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) videotaped a horse tripping event held at the Harney County Fairgrounds on July 13, 2013. What we captured on video was animal abuse of such a powerful and disturbing nature, that YouTube has deemed it inappropriate for children to view.
I strongly encourage you to view the video, so you can see for yourself the violence that was committed at the county fairgrounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlqH7uBJF68
Because of the violent animal cruelty, and because children should be protected from seeing such brutality, we are calling on you to age-restrict those who attend future rodeo events at the Harney County Fairgrounds. If you care about the mental health and well-being of children, you will take action to protect them.
Sincerely,
Steve Hindi
President,
SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness
Contact: Steve Hindi – 630 640 1889/Stuart Chaifetz – 856 428 2635
