Guys, i know that you may feel it's not the 'right way' to do things, but why not get few well build supporters just to hang around you so no harm can be done to you, if i was in US i would come with you just for protection. Don't be aggressive, but don't let them be aggressive towards you.
@ssuperslugful Not certain what you mean by elsewhere, but SHARK is involved in a number of issues across the US, and we've gone into Canada and Mexico also.
I enjoy the rodeo I love to ride my horse I love a lot of things in life. But if you didn't notice they get these steers around the horn that's like grabbing you by the neck of your shirt you won't feel it until I jerk you off your feet. But I want to see the video where you pick the wrong cowboy and you all get a serious reality check.
@dnggy Many of these animals are injured, and some are killed. Claiming otherwise simply ignores reality. "The wrong cowboy?" "Reality check?" Sorry, we are not intimidated.
@dnggy First off I have been to a event like this an 3/4 of the steer died from a broken neck how bout some one grab you by the head heck the shirt at that whip you around real quick I bet you they would break your neck to. I am a horse lover to I do trust riding an I would never expose my animals to the abuse that goes on. An my horse would protect me at all cost thats a true rider not one that is to chicken shit he uses abuse to be heard.
@dnggy, please take off your rose-coloured glasses. This is the reality, you can SEE it up there. Steer-busting is legalized animal brutality. Period.
You guys do realize the roping skills are needed by ranchers who have to get control of livestock, right? This goes on everyday at farms and ranches all over the country.
@sheltomlee Roping skills on a ranch have nothing to do with roping animals with a time clock and scoring to win prizes without regard to injuring the animals.
@SHARKonlineorg Yes, actually it does. That's why the event is cast in the rodeo in the first place. It's what ranchers do and have always had to do. I thought you people were after the truth? Or is that only when convenient?
@SHARKonlineorg Actually they sure do. I've seen calves jump in rivers trying to follow their mamas and die. The prize is that the calf lives. Time is evrything in situations like that. You are a gunsil and a fool who knows nothing of ranching or livestock in general.
@katiedog20 You're saying ranches use time clocks to see which of their employees can rope the fastest and there are judges standing by to disqualify them if they don't rope correctly?
@SHARKonlineorg Actually, if you work on a ranch and you let cattle die... you get fired. So yes, technically there is a time clock, a prize, and a judge. If you still don't get it I'll break it down for you... The time clock is the count down to death or ingury. The judge is the rancher/owner/cowboss. The prize is the cattle get to live and you get to keep your job. If you don't get that your on the little buss my friend.
@tinigunner111 Can't answer the queston, can you? You're the one worried about the starving people and calling us selfish, but you haven't lifted a finger to help. You think that by crying about people instead of animals you'll look like a concerned person while demeaning others who are out there helping at least some kind of living creature.
We're an animal abuse investigation organization, therefore, we help expose the harm done to animals by apathetic people of your ilk.
you rodeo cruelty people are cruel worrying about steer when there are billions of starving people in asia and africa and your worrying about cows? how selfish and stupid are you?
@tinigunner111 How many of those billions of starving people from Asia and Africa have you taken into your home, and given food and safe haven? How much of your time, money and effort have you given those people? Why are you selfish by spending money on internet access when it could go to feed a starving person? Why don't you hock your computer, sell your car and house and give that money to those starving people?
While you think about that, we'll continue to work for the animals.
would anyone from sharkonline come suck my dick if i stop abusing animals? if not sorry this is way too fun waching the critters suffer and sometimes die from the rough treatment.
@titsonaboarpig I'm not going to say anything to you. I don't need to. You're the one that's going to stand with God one day and HE will make things even. So what does this mean (You are probably some inbred redneck)? You are going to hell.
first of all its called steer tripping or steer roping and the cattle is a tough breed of cow that can take hard work and the hot shot they use only hurts for i sec i have been shocked before not that bad
tbone122222: If rodeo people weren't feeling guilty about what they're doing and feel the need to hide their actions, they would have no problem about us videotaping. Pretty simple.
it is incredible that there are people who, in their reactions, try to explain that these animals don't suffer........ If it wasn't harmful to the calves, you might try to practice this on your kids!
I guess a good part of the rodeo people don't want to hurt the animals, but it seems that another pa
this almost never happens. it looks completely staged. rodeo is a tough sport but the animals are treated with the up most care possible. im going to school to stock contract and its these damn peta assholes and tree huggers that make our lives hell. we would never intentionaly hurt any of our stock. Im with the wyoming cowgirl this is bull shit u cant feel the impact in the stand go save them damn polar bears or some indangered insect no one has ever heard of. get a life.
iowacowgirl08: 'Almost never"? So that's an indefinite definite? We've already got a life. It's exposing animals abusers. You, on the other hand, should pay more attention in school.
yall are the biggest joke ive ever heard of the rodeo has been around for a long time and its people like you who would rather go sit in a dark rooms with animals with no life that has nothing better to do then try and make other peoples lifes miserable stay out of Texas with this nonsense
jtcunit1123: When ya'll stop abusing animals, we'll leave you alone. Then you can go cry about someone else picking on ya. Until then, we'll be exposing your cruelty to animals.
@SHARKonlineorg you guys are all homos why dont you worry about something important in this god damn world. Its people like you that make our world fucked so i got two words for you. fuck you........ pussys i hope all these damn steers suffer just to pess you faggets off
Im from the rodeo capital of the world and let me tell you i agree this looks staged.. its not abuse none of the animals are hurt during events.. more cowboys are hurt then animals! And you CAN NOT feel the empact in the stands thats such bull shit!!!! Go find a better cause to support like the polar bears dieing!!!
you are a dumb ass rodent eating hick who gets off on livestock being fucked up. Do you know how much orphins cost? because you can abuse them too. of course the local homeless would be much easier to mess with, shit happens. Rodeos are for sick spicks who have been inbred for the last 50 years.
ignorant fucks who post this shit. do you even know how much cattle costs, then why would you abuse them. if yo uwant ot se abuse go to your local so called "humane society" and see the cement slabs your animals sleep on. These animals are treated like kings and queens. the straw they sleep on alone can cost into the thousands a week, and thats not including feed, and you say this is abuse. do me a favor and think before you open your fucking mouths.
brl182: Deny, deny, deny. The basis of all that is rodeo. The video so busts you, dude, and then you do the denial thing and prove that not only are y'all animal abusers, but liars as well. I guess that just follows, right? Still, pretty despicable.
you are a dumb ass rodent eating hick who gets off on livestock being fucked up. Do you know how much orphins cost? because you can abuse them too. of course the local homeless would be much easier to mess with, shit happens. Rodeos are for sick spicks who have been inbred for the last 50 years.
Totally out of context. I've covered at least 100 rodeos, including some at Huntsville, and only saw one steer get his horn broken off. That was at a minor leage rodeo with poor stock. Rodeo stock is too valuable to have abused. This looks staged.
wow Johnny lets go teach a cow to fall and a horse to trip WTF..its staged?????...wow..sure it is...lets teach all of the animals to pretend that they are hurt..PFFT give me a break! Rodeo animals are used and then if injured discarded. Im sure the rodeo has so much money to stage everything..wowser someone is sooo very ignorant.
shark yall are chicken shit. that man told yall he didnt want any video tapes on his place and yall continued buggin the shit outa him. as for the walker county rodeo...it brings out many fans every year and makes money to go back to the youth. yall are a waste to society and are taking up oxygen that could be put to use for things way more important. i wish the man in wc would have broke the camera when he hit it.
duckhunter057: People who choose to spend their time watching animals abused clearly need to get a life. Let 'em make money without cruelty, or label them as the losers they are.
The guy complaining about cameras on his property was only complaining about SHARK cameras. That's because he's a wimp who allows animal abuse on his property, and he doesn't want to be exposed. Too late. Too bad.
People need to learn about something before they make comments about people that rodeo. These animals are fed well and taken care of at these events. Rodeo has been going on for decades and I'm very proud to say that I rodeo and I have nothing to hide. All I have to say is get a life sharkonlineorg..... Or take up a hobby....
why do some of you rodeopeople twist that animals tail till the point it starts moving nervously as the one in the beginning of this vid? dont get my question as being mean, Im just asking out of curiosity to hear your answer. Is it cause you´re afraid it wont come out of that "box" all wild, or that it wont come out all?
this is retarded. I have no problem with your opinion. but using peoples names and ruining the reputation of some good people in huntsville is out of line. and another thing, steer busting (or tripping) is not a very common event anymore because we have seen the danger to the animals. You can come video and post it on here saying whatever you want but its just wrong to hassle contestants while at a rodeo. that is there time to do there thing, you are a spectator so you need to do just that
monday: Why, if rodeo people have nothing to hide and are proud of their behavior, would anyone care if we name them? After all -- they'd like to be famous. As for steer tripping/busting/roping, it is a sanctioned event by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. That means it is accepted by the rodeo world, in spite of its inherent cruelty and danger to the animals.
LOL wot u mean u have seen the danger to the animals JACKASS....pretti fuckin obvious that bones break DICKED...all people that watch this shit and pay for it or even have fun...it's sick....sick like your HICK teeth scum
damn, they cows. u know what they gonna do when they grow up, you gonna be eating em on your mc donalds burger. if you dont like it, DONT WATCH IT and grow a pair of balls!!!!!!!!
WOW, the video makes this look really harsh, and it's not all good, but the funny point is look at the H-town IQ. Such a small town with so many geniuses. lol!! Some of the responses are equally stupid. With a beer in the left hand and right hand on their boob.
maybe we can go to the team of the movie «the secret» and ask them to stop that with their thinking? They will said not to focus on taht and be positive!!! I appreciate your courage and love of life of doing that. We need people like you to open eyes and help to have a beter world!
Great video. It shows the reality of the cowardice of this sport. Big burly men throwing animals around, injuring and killing them just for fun. I'm a slight woman and have encountered a cowboy inside a ring while protesting the rodeo. His buddy pinned me down while he kicked mud into my face and laughed. These men have so much hatred towards those who are weaker than them. They need therapy, not the rodeo.
I dont think you need all the sensationalizing. Let the video speak for itself and stop with all the commentary. rodeos are about money and people trying to relive "the old cowboy days". What you all may not know is that on a real working ranch we value our livestock and wouldnt dream of hurting them. Yes we rope our cows to doctor them but in a gentle manner. Our cows are our livlihood which is why we give them vaccinations, tend to injuries, get them good feed and plenty of water.
sharonmaster: If you watch SHARK's videos, you will find that our consistent position is that rodeos do NOT accurately depict ranch work. Of course real ranchers carefully rope their animals, or they'd have few left. Rodeos don't represent either the old or the new Western US of A.
not every rodeo does that and they dont have to pull that hard i kno i go to a rodeo every saturday there also and i dont think yu can get rodeos banned well alest not here it is the COUNTRY AND THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT
fuck rodeos and fuck hillbilly fucks thats think fuckin throwin a rope over a cows head an fuckin yankin it is a sport thats so fuckin wrong i couldnt even finish watchin if i saw someone doin that i would go over an put the rope aroud there fuckin feet an put the other end to my fuck car an see how they like it im really pist.. those 3 dudes r fuckin pussys thinkin its funny shockin the poor animal that can stand for itself man i would seriouly fuckin kill them
u animal rights people need to get a LIFE. yall are ridiculous.. this is a joke. rodeo is a sport. just like football. people get hurt in football n we dont have "people activist" sticking up for them!
haha what joke. That was sure some horrible abuse on your cameraman. I have seen worse abuse in highschool. No wonder no filed charges against them, i didnt see anyone get hit, and both peopl used abusive language. Go get a life. You guys are just looking for trouble.
rednecktastic: Had this same thing happened the other way around, you rodeo folks would have been crying like little girls. It's the same thing with your animal abuse. It's OK if you are abusing them, but look at the crying and whining that happens just because y'all are being exposed. What a pitiful bunch you are.
Why don't you get a real job and quit harassing the great American Cowboy for doing he's. Most have families and are just trying to provide for them, but ignorant people like you and SHARK make it hard for them. Again I say GET A REAL JOB and quit harassing part of America's culture and tradition. If you don't like the way things are, move out of the USA and go bother someone else. I'm sure some of the cowboys would help you pack.
fishhook: There's no one great in the rodeo world. It's time for these animal abusers to get a real job. We're not harassing you -- we're outing you, and we're going to keep it up.
Let's be politically correct, it's called steer tripping not "steer busting". Quit trying to make it sound worse than it is. Also you're lucky that you have been showed such kindness by Mr. Crosby for handling it how he did, you should be careful when you secretly video people, it could be dangerous if the wrong person finds out. That's a warning not a threat, just trying to keep you safe.
fishhook: Politically correct would be calling it "single steer roping." But since rodeo is all about tradition, let's call it by its original name -- "steer busting.
We don't make it sound like anything. The video shows what it shows.
hey thrillerkiller how about i treat u the same way u do to them animals? how would u like it? huh? good thing there are none of these in nj or i wouldve killed alot of u coward motherfuckers myself
I was watching horses warm up b4 a show once, and one horse wouldnt put his head in the desired 'pleasure' position. The rider pulled, ripped,yanked his mouth and kicked him in the belly too hard. The horses mouth eventually bled. She swore and cursed. Havent seen rodeo riders do that to their horses.
I dont go out with my video camera on the hunt for some kind of abuse.Shit happens. As for boycotting rodeo sponsors such as coca cola and wrangler, goodluck. That is the stupidist idea I heard. They are huge companies all over the world, and all the world aint gonna fall at your feet.
guidup: A number of huge corporate sponsors have already withdrawn from rodeo, including Starbucks, Choice Hotels and Campbell Soup subsidiary Pace Foods. More to follow...
the only reason these companies back out is that you are trying to sue them and boycott them for sponsering a good traditional U.S. sport. plus you are just dumb city slickers that at least half of you have never been out of your big cities to see what the rest of the world does you just decide something is right supposedly then tell the rest of the world that if they dont agree w/ you then they are abusive and need to treaty your animals with "love".Fuck off and go suck your mama's titties!
Right. City slickers who believe that abuse is wrong have never traveled. Sorry, Cletus but driving 10 miles to the local rodeo isn't traveling. People who are smart enough to recognize abuse are obviously much more cultured and learned that you are.
I hope that someday you will find someone who will "treaty" you with love. The world doesn't have to be full of pain and hatred. I hope that someday you learn that for yourself. Til then stay away from animals. They don't need your hate.
All you city people need to shut your mouths. You don't know what they hell your talking about. Rodeo is just part of the way us country people live, Rodeo people know and care about the animals more than you think and just because this stupid SHARK shit says that it's abuse doesnt mean it is. it's not trust me i live around the rodeos. SUPPORT RODEOS!!!
luckygirl2114: The images of steer busting in Huntsville certainly show everyone just how much you all "love and respect animals." SHARK doesn't attack barrel racing because it is not inherently cruel. We only go after cruelty.
Just because you have been on a whopping two cattle drives doesn't mean anything. i have been doin it my whole life, and i admit that the need to rope is rare, but it has happened
I come on here after long days and am usually tired, I apologise if my dislike for rodeo outweighs my ability to have good grammer and spelling after a ten hour work day. All im saying is that the treatment of animals like calves, 'broncs', bulls are horrible and i don't understand how these people can justify these treatment to themselves or among others.
yall are fuckin dumb as hell fuckin city folk that need to get a life it good american fun, stop tryin to take our lifestyle away enless you want a good ol ass kickin
I personally have been riding horses for en years, i've been on two cattle drives at my uncles farm outside of rocky mountain house, Canada. He moves his cows by having well trained cutting horses, not by getting them neck and back injuries. Rodeo riders are a disgrace to cattle farmers and western riders.
I post frequently because I continue to hope your group will substantiate all of its emotional ballyhoo. You disappoint me but I'm glad you are FINALLY interested in some facts. To answer your questions to the very best of my ability, I'll give you HONEST UNFILTERED empirical data based on my constant to semi-constant personal involvement and experience with rodeo year-to-date:
1. Zero
2. Not applicable.
Call me a liar if your prefer but it's the truth. You asked.
JungTexican: You rodeo people are truly amazing, and that's no compliment. Even in the boxing world, which is constantly peppered with charges of corruption, casualties, violations and violators are publicized. Everyone knew what happened when Tyson bit part of Holyfield's ear off. Rodeos are so low, the phony cowboys have to look up to see the bottom of a boxer's shoes.
Amusing! I am stating that in my extensive experience with rodeo this year (approx. 30 events and countless practice runs) there have been no injuries and no violators. Clear? Your ignorance abounds. Do you understand that, because most rodeo events are derivative of ranch activities, there are rodeo "runs" performed all day everyday? The PRCA makes up a sliver of these activities and there are many more rodeo assoc's. Bewildered by these facts? Use more strange sports analogies - I love boxing!
I would expect you to say no less. The raw emotional involvement from groups like yours disallows facts and statistics. When this data doesn't support your argument, what else are you going to do beyond resorting to insults and claiming there must be a cover up? As baseless as your position appears, I do appreciate the forum for debate. Can't imagine anything we haven't covered, so thanks again and take care.
JungTexican: A final thought if you are leaving. Any true sport has to abide by certain rules and principles. Rodeo doesn't. They make them up as they go along, changing, deleting, ignoring as it suits the situation, all to the deteriment of the animal victims and any notion of sportsmanship. True sports are transparent, while rodeo is a solid wall of secrecy.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), the largest rodeo association, does not enforce its humane rules, doesn't release animal injury/death reports, doesn't release the names of people who violate humane rules (cause there's no enforcement), and does pay an "animal welfare coordinator" whose true job is to spin cruelty issues. Other associations follow the PRCA's lead. That makes the industry worthy of a blanket condemnation.
Please provide proof of death and/or serious injury resulting from this blatant disregard for humane rules. For these instances, prove to me that there was no punishment. There are literally hundreds of thousands of rodeo "runs" yearly which involve cattle and/or horses to choose from. FYI, no isolated incidents will suffice - such malicious indictments require at least a slight trend. Oh, and try to refrain using Carrie Underwood endorsements. :)
JungTexican: You are confused as to who is responsibile for proving up. Real sports are transparent. They post injuries, infractions, penalties, etc. That's how they demonstrate that they are legit. Show me where this information is posted for the public in rodeos. SHARK's videos demonstrate cruelty, injury and death. Show us where rodeo is responsible.
Your logic is entertaining. Sports saying a human participant has a sprained ankle is what makes them legit? Huh. You humanize animals and make these bold claims that are based on isolated incidents and videos scored with emotional music. Studies have shown that rodeo's injury rate is thousandths of 1% - less than their natural environment. I'm glad you have something to keep you busy but you have proven that your life's work can't even produce proof of a legitimate trend. Kinda sad, really.
Speaking of an animal's natural environment, have many of you spent substantial time with and around livestock? Getting emotionally charged and typing on a keyboard is easy - why not walk a mile in the shoes of those you so brutally castigate? At least then there would be some substance behind your argument. There are few causes other than animal rights that allow you to make such bold claims with such modest information. Let me know if I can help -- I just want you to be more educated. Goodbye.
JungTexican: Again, an attempt to distract. The video documented abuse is clear in spite of your attempts to create confusion. We don't need to walk so much as an inch in an abuser's shoes to identify abuse.
So at least you finally admit you have not spent time in the environment you criticize-that's a start. Unfortunately, your edited videos are the equivalent of sitting at an intersection, waiting for an accident, then insinuating everyone was maimed or killed, then emotionally proclaiming automobiles unsafe and unethical...
Propaganda?! Your hypocrisy knows no bounds. Def'n: 1.The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause. 2.Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause. Rodeo or SHARK? Oh, and those studies, they're "fiction" because they don't support your...ummm...propaganda, right? Gimme more than that or I may be forced to proclaim you as desperate.
JungTexican: Let's focus on rodeo abuse, and rodeo's refusal to tell the truth. Everything else is just a distraction. Your studies are completely, absolutely unsupported, fiction. That's the way it is with rodeo, just propaganda, versus SHARK's video documentation.
"Cruelty, corruption and cowardice" huh? These are words that I would be inclined to use, based on my experience & research, to describe certain animal "rights" org's. However, I refrain because I have limited access and can only assume (and hope) there are some good people involved that are simply misguided. Your baseless blanket assessment of the entire rodeo culture and its participants just proves your own lack of prudence.
i just want to think you guys, you have some of the better videos to watch, you know as a steerr roper myself i like to watch your videos so i can see alot of runs and alot of good horses working the way they are suppose to work. what you don't realize is that your so called facts are not facts at all but more fictions.
Marlin919: The video speaks for itself, but it's good to let people know that you as a rodeo person feel that this is acceptable treatment of animals.
Neptune & ocman, I'll let you off the hook with your reptilian comparisons and juvenile name calling. "Lynching, cocaine snorting mom's, John Wayne, f'ing stupid moron, inbreeding, child molestation" - you all continue to substantiate my point and prove unworthy of debate and serious consideration. This discussion no longer warrants my time but my offer remains open to Mr. Hindi. Respectfully, of course.
Fair ? ocman. We do not perceive these animals as abused,simply used,and no real cowboy would impose intentional harm. It is indeed a more anthropocentric view than you share. But it's not based solely on tradition; we also have a definite difference of opinion on a bovine's cognitive capacity.
ocman, if you have resorted to claiming that I am a hick that drinks moonshine (oh yes, but you don't sensationalize), all the while displaying less than refined grammatical skill, then I must assume your argument hollow. Once again, a surplus of emotion, a shortage of substantive data. And I need to be lynched, huh? I just think you need a hug.
JungTexican, SHARK's video speaks for itself. If the rodo industry had any real ethics, decency or morals, it would deal with these issues and those who violate your supposed rules. The industry does not deal with the violators at virtually ever rodeo because rodeo humane rules are a public realations ploy, a fraud, and nothing else.
Hindi-respond! For every incident you consider cruel I can easily give you a hundred examples of animal lives that are enhanced due to rodeo. Sensationalism is your business and you have proven yourself an adequate editor of such. I suppose I could sit at a dog park and post a secret expose on those barbaric dog owners who tug on their leashes thuggishly, consequently damning the world of canine ownership.
I exaggerate - slightly. Your humanization of livestock is silly and I find it more entertaining than inciting. You enjoy raising the hackles of these rural cowboys for which you hold such disdain. Just keep in mind that while because your rudimentary debate tactics appear effective in your own video, this doesn't mean your life's cause has any substantial merit.
You need not worry about the merit or lack thereof of our efforts, do you? However, it is fascinating to hear a rodeo person, someone who dons a John Wayne Halloween costume and runs around tormenting animals in a perverted show under the auspices of "western tradition" claim that someone else's efforts have no merit. That is the grin of the day. I think I can say with some certainty that Steve would really look forward to a debate. Interested?
First, on this forum you'll have to settle for dealing with someone other than our president, at least most of the time. However, he would be more than willing to debate you in a public speaking forum. How about it?
Second, this is not an issue where each cruelty can be countered by a positive story, although your argument that you could do so is rejected on its face. In that case, a child molester would be allowed to claim that other "good deeds" should get him a pass. Ridiculous.
Stating that violators of the "supposed" rules are never punished? Huh. Will gladly debate Mr. Hindi publicly. I sent an email from a gvtc domain a few weeks ago - please use that email to reach me. Again, sensationalism at its finest. You compare child molestation to a sport created from actual exercises that were/are required to medicate and herd livestock. You may not enjoy it, but please discover grounds other than humanization to make yourself sound more credible and less anserine.
We actually don't do much with this account but post videos and deal with comments. We're lax about checking mail cause we're busy with other stuff. You can E-mail Steve at shindi at sharkonline dot org. Hope this makes sense.
It's bad enough that you know nothing about the activity that you are trying to defend, but when you are actually supplied names, places, dates and video and you still deny, well, that's what you call a rodeo person.
ok for who ever made this your a f-ing dumbass steer trippin (its real name ) is not a prca event the banned that sport from the prca years ago so if your goin to protest about it get your shit straight and why in the fuck are yall there if you dont care for the sport or support it then you shouldnt be there so you can quit your lil bullshit game of animal cruelty and stfu
Once again we have rodeo people who either have no idea of what they are even involved in, or are simply lying about it. Steer tripping, if you wish to call it that, certainly still exists and is a PRCA event, involving some of your biggest excuses for "stars" such as Trevor Brazile, Cody Ohl, Cash Myers, etc.
yepp yepp and darn proud of it! well c'mon honey! i get hurt on my ranch and in the arena all the time, but ill warn ya, ive always got my 9mm on hand! :]]]
And we do take care of animals, BUT the animals we care for are our horses. And by horses I DONT mean the broncs (the ones that buck) I mean the ones we rope off of, run, ride and jump from. Any rodeo participant will tell you that their mount is the most important thing. Except for the roughies who don't have a mount. :]]]
Well, you sure put us in our place. So the animals that you don't actually own are meaningless to you, and you love to have "accidents" with them. Do tell us more.
glad to! i love seein cowboys get hung up then set free by the bull fighters: goes to show how tough they are. i dont mind fallin off my horse: means i get to mount him one more time. calves flipping thru the air dont bug me:happens all the time. a bronc bucks off a rider, rider lands funny then takes off running for his life is sure gives me a hoot. i love to watch the horses chase after em too! & no they arent meaningless to me, i love them cuz the steer the cowboy is chasing is dinner for me!
Funny how you don't show his face. We would be able to recognize him however you don't get his face, so as far as we know that could have been staged.
I can't believe this. People that spend this much time defending animals when there are children starving, being raped, abused, and murdered daily are disgusting. Give me a break! Try to love the human race more than you do animals and the world would probably be a much better place.
Ah, the great side-step of the rodeo people -- the children. Check out the HIGH SCHOOL rodeo sponsor, Larry Lancaster, who was recently convicted in Colorado for giving young boys drugs and money for sex. The high school rodeo association kept him around for nine months after charges were filed cause they wanted his money. No rodeo parents complained. Great concern for the kids.
I debated at calf roper named Larry Kilduff one time, and he used that kids side-step. I mentioned my work with children from the Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul, MN and children in United Cerebral Palsy. Then I asked Larry what his history with children was. Larry had no history, other abusing baby calves.
So tell us, DMoneyRX7. What's your history with helping kids? Forgive me if I don't hold my breath while waiting for a response.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THESE ANIMALS ARE TAKEN CARE OF? would you like to have a rope hoisted around your neck then have your legs tied together? what is the point?
We tend to document injuries at most rodeos we go to, and that of course doesn't count the ones where the animals go down after leaving the arena. The most injuries occur in steer busting, also known as steer tripping and steer roping. Steer busting alone shows that the rodeo industry does not care about the well-being of its animals participants.
Not all rodeos are bad. I've been to alot where the animals are well taken care of. Personally I've grew up around rodeo and haven't see any real injuries except for equestrian/riding type accidents. All of people I know who are envolved in rodeo take very good care of their animals.. spending tons of money for their health and well being.
not all rodeo's are ran and managed the same, this is just a video of a bunch of mishaps over time or just one rodeo in particular.
As usual, rodeo proponents can't deal with the facts. The video puts a date and location on the rodeo, in Huntsville, Texas. If rodeo animal injuries were rare, the rodeo industry would publicize those injuries. It doesn't and never will because so animals are brutally maimed and killed.
I know NitrousRacin, I mean MOST injuries are from equestrian from jumping fences really high but everybody has to pick on the cowboys and cowgirls huh? That's just sad. Iv seen more falls from showjumping than ANY other type of western sport. Iv seen scrapes on legs, limping, falling, and MANY others
I totally agree. I wish the rodeo haters would show both sides: good and bad. That way people can make a real decision! Besides if they even raised livestock they would know more injuries occur out in pasture then in an arena! Oh well let them hate, we can stil ride! HAHA
I do have a small ranch and horrific injuries DO occur naturally in the pasture(VERY expensive ones to treat, but we do it anyway)- caused accidentally- NOT PURPOSEFULLY BY HUMAN DIRECTION!! huge difference.
It's going to happen. Death is a part of life. But go ahead and hate rodeo anyway because we are still going to do it. You are entitled to your opinion and us ours. So whatever and besides if a truly horrific accident happened to any of our livestock we'd just shoot it and put if out of its misery. Putting an animal in restraints or in a barn is no way for it to "live" id rather shoot it and then eat the meat.
99.9% of the steers in this video and any other are able to walk away physically unhurt.... This is apart of history and most people don't realize this..... Just like bareback riding on horse is a way to train a wild horse and break them in.
Your statement is a lie, and that is why the rodeo associations, including the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), refuse to post animal injuries. Instead they post a meaningless "statistic" based on a "survey" of a small number of unnamed, undated rodeos. That is one of the many reasons that rodeos will never be considered any more legitimate than professional wrestling.
aslo the steers cant be used for maybe more then a year cuz then there not the right size anymore...so its a short lived rodeo career for most of the cows. and his statement is not false i go to a rodeo almost every weekend and hardly to live stocks get hurt.
FYI:The BIBLE says we are responsible to treat animals with kindness and dignity, not fear and pain. (that'd be in the OT for you rodeo people who claim to be Christian but only read the NT). Rodeo is as evil as the bull fights, cock fights and dog fights. Some just don't want to see the facts. Any rodeo person who defends it is LYING when they say nothing bad is going on. It's a sick and cowardly "man" who abuses any animal for pay.
Thats horrible
tcmatt409 1 week ago
Guys, i know that you may feel it's not the 'right way' to do things, but why not get few well build supporters just to hang around you so no harm can be done to you, if i was in US i would come with you just for protection. Don't be aggressive, but don't let them be aggressive towards you.
DSetekh 6 months ago
@ssuperslugful Yes.
SHARKonlineorg 10 months ago
@ssuperslugful Not certain what you mean by elsewhere, but SHARK is involved in a number of issues across the US, and we've gone into Canada and Mexico also.
SHARKonlineorg 10 months ago
I enjoy the rodeo I love to ride my horse I love a lot of things in life. But if you didn't notice they get these steers around the horn that's like grabbing you by the neck of your shirt you won't feel it until I jerk you off your feet. But I want to see the video where you pick the wrong cowboy and you all get a serious reality check.
dnggy 10 months ago
@dnggy Many of these animals are injured, and some are killed. Claiming otherwise simply ignores reality. "The wrong cowboy?" "Reality check?" Sorry, we are not intimidated.
SHARKonlineorg 10 months ago
@dnggy First off I have been to a event like this an 3/4 of the steer died from a broken neck how bout some one grab you by the head heck the shirt at that whip you around real quick I bet you they would break your neck to. I am a horse lover to I do trust riding an I would never expose my animals to the abuse that goes on. An my horse would protect me at all cost thats a true rider not one that is to chicken shit he uses abuse to be heard.
LaurenRPhotography 7 months ago
@dnggy, please take off your rose-coloured glasses. This is the reality, you can SEE it up there. Steer-busting is legalized animal brutality. Period.
AnimalLeftist 3 months ago
@firemanba166 Sounds as if you have regressed bestiality fantasies. You should seek professional help.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
You guys do realize the roping skills are needed by ranchers who have to get control of livestock, right? This goes on everyday at farms and ranches all over the country.
sheltomlee 1 year ago
@sheltomlee Roping skills on a ranch have nothing to do with roping animals with a time clock and scoring to win prizes without regard to injuring the animals.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
@SHARKonlineorg Yes, actually it does. That's why the event is cast in the rodeo in the first place. It's what ranchers do and have always had to do. I thought you people were after the truth? Or is that only when convenient?
sheltomlee 1 year ago
@sheltomlee Ranchers do not use time clocks and scoring for the quickest roping time and disregard of animal safety.
The truth is rodeo is just a contest, a show, and the animals suffer for the ego of the contestants.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
@SHARKonlineorg Actually they sure do. I've seen calves jump in rivers trying to follow their mamas and die. The prize is that the calf lives. Time is evrything in situations like that. You are a gunsil and a fool who knows nothing of ranching or livestock in general.
katiedog20 1 year ago
@katiedog20 You're saying ranches use time clocks to see which of their employees can rope the fastest and there are judges standing by to disqualify them if they don't rope correctly?
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
@SHARKonlineorg Actually, if you work on a ranch and you let cattle die... you get fired. So yes, technically there is a time clock, a prize, and a judge. If you still don't get it I'll break it down for you... The time clock is the count down to death or ingury. The judge is the rancher/owner/cowboss. The prize is the cattle get to live and you get to keep your job. If you don't get that your on the little buss my friend.
katiedog20 1 year ago
@katiedog20 Ranching isn't a metaphor. It's reality. And that's something apparently beyond your capacity.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
@tinigunner111 Can't answer the queston, can you? You're the one worried about the starving people and calling us selfish, but you haven't lifted a finger to help. You think that by crying about people instead of animals you'll look like a concerned person while demeaning others who are out there helping at least some kind of living creature.
We're an animal abuse investigation organization, therefore, we help expose the harm done to animals by apathetic people of your ilk.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
you rodeo cruelty people are cruel worrying about steer when there are billions of starving people in asia and africa and your worrying about cows? how selfish and stupid are you?
tinigunner111 1 year ago
@tinigunner111 How many of those billions of starving people from Asia and Africa have you taken into your home, and given food and safe haven? How much of your time, money and effort have you given those people? Why are you selfish by spending money on internet access when it could go to feed a starving person? Why don't you hock your computer, sell your car and house and give that money to those starving people?
While you think about that, we'll continue to work for the animals.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
would anyone from sharkonline come suck my dick if i stop abusing animals? if not sorry this is way too fun waching the critters suffer and sometimes die from the rough treatment.
titsonaboarpig 2 years ago
@titsonaboarpig I'm not going to say anything to you. I don't need to. You're the one that's going to stand with God one day and HE will make things even. So what does this mean (You are probably some inbred redneck)? You are going to hell.
7EXASPR0 1 year ago
first of all its called steer tripping or steer roping and the cattle is a tough breed of cow that can take hard work and the hot shot they use only hurts for i sec i have been shocked before not that bad
katylyle10 2 years ago
nice footage
trae995 2 years ago
how many times do you have to be told not to video tape its pretty simple
tbone122222 2 years ago
tbone122222: If rodeo people weren't feeling guilty about what they're doing and feel the need to hide their actions, they would have no problem about us videotaping. Pretty simple.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
it is incredible that there are people who, in their reactions, try to explain that these animals don't suffer........ If it wasn't harmful to the calves, you might try to practice this on your kids!
I guess a good part of the rodeo people don't want to hurt the animals, but it seems that another pa
jr7bc 2 years ago
this almost never happens. it looks completely staged. rodeo is a tough sport but the animals are treated with the up most care possible. im going to school to stock contract and its these damn peta assholes and tree huggers that make our lives hell. we would never intentionaly hurt any of our stock. Im with the wyoming cowgirl this is bull shit u cant feel the impact in the stand go save them damn polar bears or some indangered insect no one has ever heard of. get a life.
iowacowgirl08 2 years ago
iowacowgirl08: 'Almost never"? So that's an indefinite definite? We've already got a life. It's exposing animals abusers. You, on the other hand, should pay more attention in school.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
yall are the biggest joke ive ever heard of the rodeo has been around for a long time and its people like you who would rather go sit in a dark rooms with animals with no life that has nothing better to do then try and make other peoples lifes miserable stay out of Texas with this nonsense
jtcunit1123 2 years ago
jtcunit1123: When ya'll stop abusing animals, we'll leave you alone. Then you can go cry about someone else picking on ya. Until then, we'll be exposing your cruelty to animals.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
@SHARKonlineorg you guys are all homos why dont you worry about something important in this god damn world. Its people like you that make our world fucked so i got two words for you. fuck you........ pussys i hope all these damn steers suffer just to pess you faggets off
ashcrjos 1 year ago
@ashcrjos More rodeo sewer sludge crawls out of the toilet.
SHARKonlineorg 1 year ago
horrible stuff.....they call that sport???
cavalierroyale 2 years ago
Cattle prods dont shock as much as tazzer's and some times you need to use cattle prods. But this steer busting is cruelty, i know it is.
cswake1 2 years ago
Im from the rodeo capital of the world and let me tell you i agree this looks staged.. its not abuse none of the animals are hurt during events.. more cowboys are hurt then animals! And you CAN NOT feel the empact in the stands thats such bull shit!!!! Go find a better cause to support like the polar bears dieing!!!
Wyocowgirl82414 2 years ago
Wyocowgirl82414: Looks staged????!!!!
Denial truly is the foundation of rodeo.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
you are a dumb ass rodent eating hick who gets off on livestock being fucked up. Do you know how much orphins cost? because you can abuse them too. of course the local homeless would be much easier to mess with, shit happens. Rodeos are for sick spicks who have been inbred for the last 50 years.
indigohorizon20 2 years ago
ignorant fucks who post this shit. do you even know how much cattle costs, then why would you abuse them. if yo uwant ot se abuse go to your local so called "humane society" and see the cement slabs your animals sleep on. These animals are treated like kings and queens. the straw they sleep on alone can cost into the thousands a week, and thats not including feed, and you say this is abuse. do me a favor and think before you open your fucking mouths.
brl182 2 years ago
brl182: Deny, deny, deny. The basis of all that is rodeo. The video so busts you, dude, and then you do the denial thing and prove that not only are y'all animal abusers, but liars as well. I guess that just follows, right? Still, pretty despicable.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
you are a dumb ass rodent eating hick who gets off on livestock being fucked up. Do you know how much orphins cost? because you can abuse them too. of course the local homeless would be much easier to mess with, shit happens. Rodeos are for sick spicks who have been inbred for the last 50 years.
indigohorizon20 2 years ago
What made you get involved in this particular avenue of "abuse" as you see it?
jrb377 2 years ago
jrb377: Someone suggest we should check out a rodeo. We did.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
Totally out of context. I've covered at least 100 rodeos, including some at Huntsville, and only saw one steer get his horn broken off. That was at a minor leage rodeo with poor stock. Rodeo stock is too valuable to have abused. This looks staged.
JohnnybobTexas 2 years ago
JohnnybobTexas: "Staged?" Staged???!!!!!
Good grief, is there nothing you people won't do to deny rodeo abuse?
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
wow Johnny lets go teach a cow to fall and a horse to trip WTF..its staged?????...wow..sure it is...lets teach all of the animals to pretend that they are hurt..PFFT give me a break! Rodeo animals are used and then if injured discarded. Im sure the rodeo has so much money to stage everything..wowser someone is sooo very ignorant.
kashley16 2 years ago
shark yall are chicken shit. that man told yall he didnt want any video tapes on his place and yall continued buggin the shit outa him. as for the walker county rodeo...it brings out many fans every year and makes money to go back to the youth. yall are a waste to society and are taking up oxygen that could be put to use for things way more important. i wish the man in wc would have broke the camera when he hit it.
duckhunter057 2 years ago
duckhunter057: People who choose to spend their time watching animals abused clearly need to get a life. Let 'em make money without cruelty, or label them as the losers they are.
The guy complaining about cameras on his property was only complaining about SHARK cameras. That's because he's a wimp who allows animal abuse on his property, and he doesn't want to be exposed. Too late. Too bad.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
Would you like to be dragged through the dirt by your neck?
Ya-sounds like something to be proud of!
mcavers 2 years ago
People need to learn about something before they make comments about people that rodeo. These animals are fed well and taken care of at these events. Rodeo has been going on for decades and I'm very proud to say that I rodeo and I have nothing to hide. All I have to say is get a life sharkonlineorg..... Or take up a hobby....
pistoldaisy 2 years ago
pistoldaisy: This is nothing to be proud of -- quite the contrary.
SHARKonlineorg 2 years ago
why do some of you rodeopeople twist that animals tail till the point it starts moving nervously as the one in the beginning of this vid? dont get my question as being mean, Im just asking out of curiosity to hear your answer. Is it cause you´re afraid it wont come out of that "box" all wild, or that it wont come out all?
Jefrma 2 years ago
Get over it it;s a thing called RODEO!!
Calf Ropping is what I enjoy.
jackson9county 3 years ago
A special place for those that abuse other mammals for fun!
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VeganMotorcyclePilot 2 years ago
omg they should pass a law against this!!!!!!!!!cruel ass bitches there people like us who are we to harm them
mariluv2009 3 years ago
Walker County DA David Weeks is corrupt and should be in jail,he's just as bad as the rodeo thugs!!!
WCD73 3 years ago
this is retarded. I have no problem with your opinion. but using peoples names and ruining the reputation of some good people in huntsville is out of line. and another thing, steer busting (or tripping) is not a very common event anymore because we have seen the danger to the animals. You can come video and post it on here saying whatever you want but its just wrong to hassle contestants while at a rodeo. that is there time to do there thing, you are a spectator so you need to do just that
monday0513 3 years ago
monday: Why, if rodeo people have nothing to hide and are proud of their behavior, would anyone care if we name them? After all -- they'd like to be famous. As for steer tripping/busting/roping, it is a sanctioned event by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. That means it is accepted by the rodeo world, in spite of its inherent cruelty and danger to the animals.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
LOL wot u mean u have seen the danger to the animals JACKASS....pretti fuckin obvious that bones break DICKED...all people that watch this shit and pay for it or even have fun...it's sick....sick like your HICK teeth scum
BEATBOXBURN 3 years ago
damn, they cows. u know what they gonna do when they grow up, you gonna be eating em on your mc donalds burger. if you dont like it, DONT WATCH IT and grow a pair of balls!!!!!!!!
vastaction12 3 years ago
vastaction: No, no, little friend. It's animal abusers who have no balls. Y'all have to look up to see the bottom of a SHARK investigator's shoes.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
WOW, the video makes this look really harsh, and it's not all good, but the funny point is look at the H-town IQ. Such a small town with so many geniuses. lol!! Some of the responses are equally stupid. With a beer in the left hand and right hand on their boob.
sandwitchgirl 3 years ago
Rodeo isn't animal cruelty, if you don't wanna watch a steer get tied don't go.
LissaRage 3 years ago
maybe we can go to the team of the movie «the secret» and ask them to stop that with their thinking? They will said not to focus on taht and be positive!!! I appreciate your courage and love of life of doing that. We need people like you to open eyes and help to have a beter world!
Ezuip 3 years ago
Great video. It shows the reality of the cowardice of this sport. Big burly men throwing animals around, injuring and killing them just for fun. I'm a slight woman and have encountered a cowboy inside a ring while protesting the rodeo. His buddy pinned me down while he kicked mud into my face and laughed. These men have so much hatred towards those who are weaker than them. They need therapy, not the rodeo.
elliemaejellybean 3 years ago
That was my point exactly. that rodeos do not depict normal everyday ranch work.
sharonmanster 3 years ago
I dont think you need all the sensationalizing. Let the video speak for itself and stop with all the commentary. rodeos are about money and people trying to relive "the old cowboy days". What you all may not know is that on a real working ranch we value our livestock and wouldnt dream of hurting them. Yes we rope our cows to doctor them but in a gentle manner. Our cows are our livlihood which is why we give them vaccinations, tend to injuries, get them good feed and plenty of water.
sharonmanster 3 years ago
sharonmaster: If you watch SHARK's videos, you will find that our consistent position is that rodeos do NOT accurately depict ranch work. Of course real ranchers carefully rope their animals, or they'd have few left. Rodeos don't represent either the old or the new Western US of A.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
yall so damn dumb. they cows. yall eat em. fuk yall. villeside for life. tx baby
cmuthafuknt15 3 years ago
that is nasty
God dont like that shit
Anelac 3 years ago
not every rodeo does that and they dont have to pull that hard i kno i go to a rodeo every saturday there also and i dont think yu can get rodeos banned well alest not here it is the COUNTRY AND THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT
c5200ne 3 years ago
fuck rodeos and fuck hillbilly fucks thats think fuckin throwin a rope over a cows head an fuckin yankin it is a sport thats so fuckin wrong i couldnt even finish watchin if i saw someone doin that i would go over an put the rope aroud there fuckin feet an put the other end to my fuck car an see how they like it im really pist.. those 3 dudes r fuckin pussys thinkin its funny shockin the poor animal that can stand for itself man i would seriouly fuckin kill them
PJAY42090 3 years ago
Good video thanks for the post.
TreyAbner23 3 years ago
duckhunter. people have a choce. these animals are forced into it. dumbass.
ixcrashx 3 years ago
plese help me to make rodeo illegal. contact yur state and ask them to do so. i have already contacted my state, california.
bonnie28n 3 years ago
right on man this is so wrong i will be contactin mine,texas
PJAY42090 3 years ago
u animal rights people need to get a LIFE. yall are ridiculous.. this is a joke. rodeo is a sport. just like football. people get hurt in football n we dont have "people activist" sticking up for them!
duckhunter057 3 years ago
fucking dumb fucks....let me drag your heads off......dam these cowboys.....meaning the animall abuser.......
etpetm 3 years ago
haha what joke. That was sure some horrible abuse on your cameraman. I have seen worse abuse in highschool. No wonder no filed charges against them, i didnt see anyone get hit, and both peopl used abusive language. Go get a life. You guys are just looking for trouble.
rednecktastic 3 years ago
rednecktastic: Had this same thing happened the other way around, you rodeo folks would have been crying like little girls. It's the same thing with your animal abuse. It's OK if you are abusing them, but look at the crying and whining that happens just because y'all are being exposed. What a pitiful bunch you are.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
Thank you,I support SHARK!!! you are truly good people and I appreciate the kindness that you show towards animals.
WCD73 3 years ago
Well, you are a redneck afterall, so no one could expect you to know anything about anything. We'll call you if we need our truck jacked up though.
godberryjuice 3 years ago
Why don't you get a real job and quit harassing the great American Cowboy for doing he's. Most have families and are just trying to provide for them, but ignorant people like you and SHARK make it hard for them. Again I say GET A REAL JOB and quit harassing part of America's culture and tradition. If you don't like the way things are, move out of the USA and go bother someone else. I'm sure some of the cowboys would help you pack.
fishhook128 3 years ago
fishhook: There's no one great in the rodeo world. It's time for these animal abusers to get a real job. We're not harassing you -- we're outing you, and we're going to keep it up.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
Let's be politically correct, it's called steer tripping not "steer busting". Quit trying to make it sound worse than it is. Also you're lucky that you have been showed such kindness by Mr. Crosby for handling it how he did, you should be careful when you secretly video people, it could be dangerous if the wrong person finds out. That's a warning not a threat, just trying to keep you safe.
fishhook128 3 years ago
fishhook: Politically correct would be calling it "single steer roping." But since rodeo is all about tradition, let's call it by its original name -- "steer busting.
We don't make it sound like anything. The video shows what it shows.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
Haha. You've been watching too many mafia movies with all your hilariously veiled "warnings" about violence.
To me steer tripping actually sounds a lot worse than steer busting...
godberryjuice 3 years ago
godberryjuice: Regarding the name change from steer tripping to steer roping, apparently the PRCA ultimately felt as you did.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
hey thrillerkiller how about i treat u the same way u do to them animals? how would u like it? huh? good thing there are none of these in nj or i wouldve killed alot of u coward motherfuckers myself
muafuckinCgutta 3 years ago
I was watching horses warm up b4 a show once, and one horse wouldnt put his head in the desired 'pleasure' position. The rider pulled, ripped,yanked his mouth and kicked him in the belly too hard. The horses mouth eventually bled. She swore and cursed. Havent seen rodeo riders do that to their horses.
quidup 3 years ago
guidup: Guess you should have videotaped it and put it up on YouTube. That's what we do about rodeo animal abuse.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
I dont go out with my video camera on the hunt for some kind of abuse.Shit happens. As for boycotting rodeo sponsors such as coca cola and wrangler, goodluck. That is the stupidist idea I heard. They are huge companies all over the world, and all the world aint gonna fall at your feet.
quidup 3 years ago
guidup: A number of huge corporate sponsors have already withdrawn from rodeo, including Starbucks, Choice Hotels and Campbell Soup subsidiary Pace Foods. More to follow...
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
the only reason these companies back out is that you are trying to sue them and boycott them for sponsering a good traditional U.S. sport. plus you are just dumb city slickers that at least half of you have never been out of your big cities to see what the rest of the world does you just decide something is right supposedly then tell the rest of the world that if they dont agree w/ you then they are abusive and need to treaty your animals with "love".Fuck off and go suck your mama's titties!
kelliefan1017 3 years ago
kelliefan: Keep it up -- show the world how rodeo people really are.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
Amen!!! I wish that these so called"Rodeo Thugs"would be have a change of heart and stop abusing animals once and for all!!!
WCD73 3 years ago
Right. City slickers who believe that abuse is wrong have never traveled. Sorry, Cletus but driving 10 miles to the local rodeo isn't traveling. People who are smart enough to recognize abuse are obviously much more cultured and learned that you are.
I hope that someday you will find someone who will "treaty" you with love. The world doesn't have to be full of pain and hatred. I hope that someday you learn that for yourself. Til then stay away from animals. They don't need your hate.
godberryjuice 3 years ago
Really? You haven't seen rodeo riders pull, yank and kick their horses? You obviously haven't seen very many rodeos.
godberryjuice 3 years ago
All you city people need to shut your mouths. You don't know what they hell your talking about. Rodeo is just part of the way us country people live, Rodeo people know and care about the animals more than you think and just because this stupid SHARK shit says that it's abuse doesnt mean it is. it's not trust me i live around the rodeos. SUPPORT RODEOS!!!
thrillerkiller17 3 years ago
thrillkiller: Silly rodeo person. This isn't about what SHARK people say. It's about what SHARK videocams show. The video shows what it shows.
SHARKonlineorg 3 years ago
wow thats why i like english riding its more pretty and not white trash animal abuse
TheDoucheFairy 4 years ago
luckygirl2114: The images of steer busting in Huntsville certainly show everyone just how much you all "love and respect animals." SHARK doesn't attack barrel racing because it is not inherently cruel. We only go after cruelty.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Just because you have been on a whopping two cattle drives doesn't mean anything. i have been doin it my whole life, and i admit that the need to rope is rare, but it has happened
cowgirljess718 4 years ago
easy for you say how the animals feel, you are not in their position.
look at the horrors in their face, I hope to be alive the day that rodeo is abolished for good.
now what will these coward cowboys do?? lol
TierraC44 4 years ago
so you been abusing animals for your whole life? that must be a real bummer
TierraC44 4 years ago
I come on here after long days and am usually tired, I apologise if my dislike for rodeo outweighs my ability to have good grammer and spelling after a ten hour work day. All im saying is that the treatment of animals like calves, 'broncs', bulls are horrible and i don't understand how these people can justify these treatment to themselves or among others.
GoGadgetHookerClean 4 years ago
GoGadgetHookerClean: I wouldn't put your comment in the realm of mcclure. Don't sweat that. We appreciate your thoughts.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
yall are fuckin dumb as hell fuckin city folk that need to get a life it good american fun, stop tryin to take our lifestyle away enless you want a good ol ass kickin
mcclure147 4 years ago
mcclure: Does the word MORON have special meaning for you? It should.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I personally have been riding horses for en years, i've been on two cattle drives at my uncles farm outside of rocky mountain house, Canada. He moves his cows by having well trained cutting horses, not by getting them neck and back injuries. Rodeo riders are a disgrace to cattle farmers and western riders.
GoGadgetHookerClean 4 years ago
so very sad.
atavismnocturn 4 years ago
JungTexican: You apparently believe that if you post enough, you'll somehow carry your position.
You are being directly challenged, so Cowboy Up. Please post the following information without further delay:
1. Injury and death reports for the 2007 season, from the beginning of the year to now.
2. Then identities of all who have committed humane infractions, and the penalties for those infractions.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I post frequently because I continue to hope your group will substantiate all of its emotional ballyhoo. You disappoint me but I'm glad you are FINALLY interested in some facts. To answer your questions to the very best of my ability, I'll give you HONEST UNFILTERED empirical data based on my constant to semi-constant personal involvement and experience with rodeo year-to-date:
1. Zero
2. Not applicable.
Call me a liar if your prefer but it's the truth. You asked.
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: Let me just understand what you are claiming.
1. No animals have been injured or killed this rodeo season?
2. Those involved in humane violations need not be identified, nor should their penalties be publicized?
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
JungTexican: You rodeo people are truly amazing, and that's no compliment. Even in the boxing world, which is constantly peppered with charges of corruption, casualties, violations and violators are publicized. Everyone knew what happened when Tyson bit part of Holyfield's ear off. Rodeos are so low, the phony cowboys have to look up to see the bottom of a boxer's shoes.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Amusing! I am stating that in my extensive experience with rodeo this year (approx. 30 events and countless practice runs) there have been no injuries and no violators. Clear? Your ignorance abounds. Do you understand that, because most rodeo events are derivative of ranch activities, there are rodeo "runs" performed all day everyday? The PRCA makes up a sliver of these activities and there are many more rodeo assoc's. Bewildered by these facts? Use more strange sports analogies - I love boxing!
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: The rodeo industry lives in denial -- not from ignorance, but rather with the intent to cover up the truth.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I would expect you to say no less. The raw emotional involvement from groups like yours disallows facts and statistics. When this data doesn't support your argument, what else are you going to do beyond resorting to insults and claiming there must be a cover up? As baseless as your position appears, I do appreciate the forum for debate. Can't imagine anything we haven't covered, so thanks again and take care.
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: A final thought if you are leaving. Any true sport has to abide by certain rules and principles. Rodeo doesn't. They make them up as they go along, changing, deleting, ignoring as it suits the situation, all to the deteriment of the animal victims and any notion of sportsmanship. True sports are transparent, while rodeo is a solid wall of secrecy.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), the largest rodeo association, does not enforce its humane rules, doesn't release animal injury/death reports, doesn't release the names of people who violate humane rules (cause there's no enforcement), and does pay an "animal welfare coordinator" whose true job is to spin cruelty issues. Other associations follow the PRCA's lead. That makes the industry worthy of a blanket condemnation.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Please provide proof of death and/or serious injury resulting from this blatant disregard for humane rules. For these instances, prove to me that there was no punishment. There are literally hundreds of thousands of rodeo "runs" yearly which involve cattle and/or horses to choose from. FYI, no isolated incidents will suffice - such malicious indictments require at least a slight trend. Oh, and try to refrain using Carrie Underwood endorsements. :)
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: You are confused as to who is responsibile for proving up. Real sports are transparent. They post injuries, infractions, penalties, etc. That's how they demonstrate that they are legit. Show me where this information is posted for the public in rodeos. SHARK's videos demonstrate cruelty, injury and death. Show us where rodeo is responsible.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Your logic is entertaining. Sports saying a human participant has a sprained ankle is what makes them legit? Huh. You humanize animals and make these bold claims that are based on isolated incidents and videos scored with emotional music. Studies have shown that rodeo's injury rate is thousandths of 1% - less than their natural environment. I'm glad you have something to keep you busy but you have proven that your life's work can't even produce proof of a legitimate trend. Kinda sad, really.
JungTexican 4 years ago
Speaking of an animal's natural environment, have many of you spent substantial time with and around livestock? Getting emotionally charged and typing on a keyboard is easy - why not walk a mile in the shoes of those you so brutally castigate? At least then there would be some substance behind your argument. There are few causes other than animal rights that allow you to make such bold claims with such modest information. Let me know if I can help -- I just want you to be more educated. Goodbye.
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: Again, an attempt to distract. The video documented abuse is clear in spite of your attempts to create confusion. We don't need to walk so much as an inch in an abuser's shoes to identify abuse.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
So at least you finally admit you have not spent time in the environment you criticize-that's a start. Unfortunately, your edited videos are the equivalent of sitting at an intersection, waiting for an accident, then insinuating everyone was maimed or killed, then emotionally proclaiming automobiles unsafe and unethical...
JungTexican 4 years ago
Propaganda?! Your hypocrisy knows no bounds. Def'n: 1.The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause. 2.Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause. Rodeo or SHARK? Oh, and those studies, they're "fiction" because they don't support your...ummm...propaganda, right? Gimme more than that or I may be forced to proclaim you as desperate.
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican: Let's focus on rodeo abuse, and rodeo's refusal to tell the truth. Everything else is just a distraction. Your studies are completely, absolutely unsupported, fiction. That's the way it is with rodeo, just propaganda, versus SHARK's video documentation.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
COWBOY UP!!
spankerson12 4 years ago
Spankerson12: It's a nice little phrase, but there isn't any "Cowboy Up" in the rodeo world. There is only cruelty, corruption and cowardice.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
"Cruelty, corruption and cowardice" huh? These are words that I would be inclined to use, based on my experience & research, to describe certain animal "rights" org's. However, I refrain because I have limited access and can only assume (and hope) there are some good people involved that are simply misguided. Your baseless blanket assessment of the entire rodeo culture and its participants just proves your own lack of prudence.
JungTexican 4 years ago
i just want to think you guys, you have some of the better videos to watch, you know as a steerr roper myself i like to watch your videos so i can see alot of runs and alot of good horses working the way they are suppose to work. what you don't realize is that your so called facts are not facts at all but more fictions.
marlin919 4 years ago
Marlin919: The video speaks for itself, but it's good to let other people know that you as a rodeo person think that this is OK.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Marlin919: The video speaks for itself, but it's good to let people know that you as a rodeo person feel that this is acceptable treatment of animals.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Neptune & ocman, I'll let you off the hook with your reptilian comparisons and juvenile name calling. "Lynching, cocaine snorting mom's, John Wayne, f'ing stupid moron, inbreeding, child molestation" - you all continue to substantiate my point and prove unworthy of debate and serious consideration. This discussion no longer warrants my time but my offer remains open to Mr. Hindi. Respectfully, of course.
JungTexican 4 years ago
Fair ? ocman. We do not perceive these animals as abused,simply used,and no real cowboy would impose intentional harm. It is indeed a more anthropocentric view than you share. But it's not based solely on tradition; we also have a definite difference of opinion on a bovine's cognitive capacity.
JungTexican 4 years ago
ocman, if you have resorted to claiming that I am a hick that drinks moonshine (oh yes, but you don't sensationalize), all the while displaying less than refined grammatical skill, then I must assume your argument hollow. Once again, a surplus of emotion, a shortage of substantive data. And I need to be lynched, huh? I just think you need a hug.
JungTexican 4 years ago
JungTexican, SHARK's video speaks for itself. If the rodo industry had any real ethics, decency or morals, it would deal with these issues and those who violate your supposed rules. The industry does not deal with the violators at virtually ever rodeo because rodeo humane rules are a public realations ploy, a fraud, and nothing else.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Hindi-respond! For every incident you consider cruel I can easily give you a hundred examples of animal lives that are enhanced due to rodeo. Sensationalism is your business and you have proven yourself an adequate editor of such. I suppose I could sit at a dog park and post a secret expose on those barbaric dog owners who tug on their leashes thuggishly, consequently damning the world of canine ownership.
JungTexican 4 years ago
I exaggerate - slightly. Your humanization of livestock is silly and I find it more entertaining than inciting. You enjoy raising the hackles of these rural cowboys for which you hold such disdain. Just keep in mind that while because your rudimentary debate tactics appear effective in your own video, this doesn't mean your life's cause has any substantial merit.
JungTexican 4 years ago
You need not worry about the merit or lack thereof of our efforts, do you? However, it is fascinating to hear a rodeo person, someone who dons a John Wayne Halloween costume and runs around tormenting animals in a perverted show under the auspices of "western tradition" claim that someone else's efforts have no merit. That is the grin of the day. I think I can say with some certainty that Steve would really look forward to a debate. Interested?
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
First, on this forum you'll have to settle for dealing with someone other than our president, at least most of the time. However, he would be more than willing to debate you in a public speaking forum. How about it?
Second, this is not an issue where each cruelty can be countered by a positive story, although your argument that you could do so is rejected on its face. In that case, a child molester would be allowed to claim that other "good deeds" should get him a pass. Ridiculous.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Stating that violators of the "supposed" rules are never punished? Huh. Will gladly debate Mr. Hindi publicly. I sent an email from a gvtc domain a few weeks ago - please use that email to reach me. Again, sensationalism at its finest. You compare child molestation to a sport created from actual exercises that were/are required to medicate and herd livestock. You may not enjoy it, but please discover grounds other than humanization to make yourself sound more credible and less anserine.
JungTexican 4 years ago
We actually don't do much with this account but post videos and deal with comments. We're lax about checking mail cause we're busy with other stuff. You can E-mail Steve at shindi at sharkonline dot org. Hope this makes sense.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
cash myers ,trever brazile and cody ohl are all calf ropers not a steer trippers it was outlawed from the prca and is illegal
cowboy77957 4 years ago
It's bad enough that you know nothing about the activity that you are trying to defend, but when you are actually supplied names, places, dates and video and you still deny, well, that's what you call a rodeo person.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
ok for who ever made this your a f-ing dumbass steer trippin (its real name ) is not a prca event the banned that sport from the prca years ago so if your goin to protest about it get your shit straight and why in the fuck are yall there if you dont care for the sport or support it then you shouldnt be there so you can quit your lil bullshit game of animal cruelty and stfu
cowboy77957 4 years ago
Once again we have rodeo people who either have no idea of what they are even involved in, or are simply lying about it. Steer tripping, if you wish to call it that, certainly still exists and is a PRCA event, involving some of your biggest excuses for "stars" such as Trevor Brazile, Cody Ohl, Cash Myers, etc.
Why do we know more about rodeo than y'all do?
We're there because we care about the victims.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
yepp yepp and darn proud of it! well c'mon honey! i get hurt on my ranch and in the arena all the time, but ill warn ya, ive always got my 9mm on hand! :]]]
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
And we do take care of animals, BUT the animals we care for are our horses. And by horses I DONT mean the broncs (the ones that buck) I mean the ones we rope off of, run, ride and jump from. Any rodeo participant will tell you that their mount is the most important thing. Except for the roughies who don't have a mount. :]]]
Besides yall should know COWBOYS LIKE WRECKS! HA
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
Well, you sure put us in our place. So the animals that you don't actually own are meaningless to you, and you love to have "accidents" with them. Do tell us more.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
glad to! i love seein cowboys get hung up then set free by the bull fighters: goes to show how tough they are. i dont mind fallin off my horse: means i get to mount him one more time. calves flipping thru the air dont bug me:happens all the time. a bronc bucks off a rider, rider lands funny then takes off running for his life is sure gives me a hoot. i love to watch the horses chase after em too! & no they arent meaningless to me, i love them cuz the steer the cowboy is chasing is dinner for me!
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
Keep it up. Let it all out.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Funny how you don't show his face. We would be able to recognize him however you don't get his face, so as far as we know that could have been staged.
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
Didn't watch the whole thing, did ya?
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I can't believe this. People that spend this much time defending animals when there are children starving, being raped, abused, and murdered daily are disgusting. Give me a break! Try to love the human race more than you do animals and the world would probably be a much better place.
DMoneyRx7 4 years ago
Ah, the great side-step of the rodeo people -- the children. Check out the HIGH SCHOOL rodeo sponsor, Larry Lancaster, who was recently convicted in Colorado for giving young boys drugs and money for sex. The high school rodeo association kept him around for nine months after charges were filed cause they wanted his money. No rodeo parents complained. Great concern for the kids.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I debated at calf roper named Larry Kilduff one time, and he used that kids side-step. I mentioned my work with children from the Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul, MN and children in United Cerebral Palsy. Then I asked Larry what his history with children was. Larry had no history, other abusing baby calves.
So tell us, DMoneyRX7. What's your history with helping kids? Forgive me if I don't hold my breath while waiting for a response.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
HOW CAN YOU SAY THESE ANIMALS ARE TAKEN CARE OF? would you like to have a rope hoisted around your neck then have your legs tied together? what is the point?
icancanter 4 years ago
So your saying all rodeo's result in injuries?
Have you ever raised livestock?
NitrousRacin 4 years ago
We tend to document injuries at most rodeos we go to, and that of course doesn't count the ones where the animals go down after leaving the arena. The most injuries occur in steer busting, also known as steer tripping and steer roping. Steer busting alone shows that the rodeo industry does not care about the well-being of its animals participants.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
Not all rodeos are bad. I've been to alot where the animals are well taken care of. Personally I've grew up around rodeo and haven't see any real injuries except for equestrian/riding type accidents. All of people I know who are envolved in rodeo take very good care of their animals.. spending tons of money for their health and well being.
not all rodeo's are ran and managed the same, this is just a video of a bunch of mishaps over time or just one rodeo in particular.
NitrousRacin 4 years ago
As usual, rodeo proponents can't deal with the facts. The video puts a date and location on the rodeo, in Huntsville, Texas. If rodeo animal injuries were rare, the rodeo industry would publicize those injuries. It doesn't and never will because so animals are brutally maimed and killed.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
I know NitrousRacin, I mean MOST injuries are from equestrian from jumping fences really high but everybody has to pick on the cowboys and cowgirls huh? That's just sad. Iv seen more falls from showjumping than ANY other type of western sport. Iv seen scrapes on legs, limping, falling, and MANY others
jets580 4 years ago
I totally agree. I wish the rodeo haters would show both sides: good and bad. That way people can make a real decision! Besides if they even raised livestock they would know more injuries occur out in pasture then in an arena! Oh well let them hate, we can stil ride! HAHA
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
I do have a small ranch and horrific injuries DO occur naturally in the pasture(VERY expensive ones to treat, but we do it anyway)- caused accidentally- NOT PURPOSEFULLY BY HUMAN DIRECTION!! huge difference.
junglemom 4 years ago
It's going to happen. Death is a part of life. But go ahead and hate rodeo anyway because we are still going to do it. You are entitled to your opinion and us ours. So whatever and besides if a truly horrific accident happened to any of our livestock we'd just shoot it and put if out of its misery. Putting an animal in restraints or in a barn is no way for it to "live" id rather shoot it and then eat the meat.
Call me heartless but its an animal.
polebendingcowgirl 4 years ago
99.9% of the steers in this video and any other are able to walk away physically unhurt.... This is apart of history and most people don't realize this..... Just like bareback riding on horse is a way to train a wild horse and break them in.
salivagod7 4 years ago
Your statement is a lie, and that is why the rodeo associations, including the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), refuse to post animal injuries. Instead they post a meaningless "statistic" based on a "survey" of a small number of unnamed, undated rodeos. That is one of the many reasons that rodeos will never be considered any more legitimate than professional wrestling.
SHARKonlineorg 4 years ago
aslo the steers cant be used for maybe more then a year cuz then there not the right size anymore...so its a short lived rodeo career for most of the cows. and his statement is not false i go to a rodeo almost every weekend and hardly to live stocks get hurt.
iluvBarrels 4 years ago
i ment--- hardly any livestock**
iluvBarrels 4 years ago
The cowboy is intoxicated....
Skiandskate 4 years ago
FYI:The BIBLE says we are responsible to treat animals with kindness and dignity, not fear and pain. (that'd be in the OT for you rodeo people who claim to be Christian but only read the NT). Rodeo is as evil as the bull fights, cock fights and dog fights. Some just don't want to see the facts. Any rodeo person who defends it is LYING when they say nothing bad is going on. It's a sick and cowardly "man" who abuses any animal for pay.
junglemom 4 years ago
and also god did not put you incharge of deciding whos christian lets leave that to him
iluvBarrels 4 years ago