Equine Welfare vs Rodeo: Cattle Prod Investigations and Calgary’s Q&A Web Site Show Both Sides of the Animal Care Debate

Every summer, rodeo is in the news for the best and worst reasons. Is it an inhumane abuse of animals or the great American sport? People tend to be polarized about the role of animals in rodeo; both the Calgary Stampede and Cheyenne Frontier Days have taken new steps toward transparency following allegations of an electric cattle prod being connected with the death of a bucking horse at a rodeo in New Jersey. And the summer rodeo season has just begun.