A second horse has been euthanized as a result of injuries suffered during the Chuck wagon competition at the Calgary Stampede. A horse was also euthanized on Saturday night after breaking a leg during the chuck wagon races.
The national animal-rights organization called Animal Justice called on the Calgary Humane Society to prosecute “inhumane rodeo practices” at the Calgary Stampede.
Chuckwagon racing is so dangerous that more than 50 horses have been killed during the event at the Stampede since 1986.
"The democratically enacted laws of Alberta unequivocally state that it is illegal to cause or permit animals to be unreasonably in distress,” says Anna Pippus, director of farmed animal advocacy with Animal Justice.
It's time that this inhumane competition be removed from the Calgary Stampede. Help by sending a clear message to the Provincial Government of Alberta that the laws preventing this cruelty be enforced and that it is time to remove chuck wagon racing from the Calgary Stampede.
