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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I never said I have a problem with the chuckwagon races. I have a problem with people defending chuckwagon races as some sort of miracle saviour for these horses.

Last time I checked if you are saving someone but also putting them in a position to die a horrible death then you aren't exactly their guardian angel.

Is being killed for food better than being a chuckwagon race? Probably not. And I think that the horses don't have too terrible of lives either. But lets not pretend for a second here that humans aren't putting the horses at danger for our own amusement. Pretending that it is for the horses is lame.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts as well. I personally don't really have a huge issue with the rodeo or chuckwagon races -- but the animal rights activists are right. These events endanger animals, and a certain amount of animal injury or death is inevitable. Its laughable when the Stampede side of the equation try to argue otherwise.

Just accept the fact that this spectacle is not very humane to animals and puts human entertainment as its primary focus. Fair enough. You can't have it both ways.