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Rodeo contractor is accused of cruelty

Banned | 7:46 a.m. July 24, 2008

Maybe Hatfield and SHARK should be banned from city streets for visual abuse - for us having to endure their "Tiger Truck" and 100" screens being pushed into our faces.

Cotton Fan | 10:41 a.m. July 24, 2008

Scene at the Dixie Roundup a few years ago:

Big strapping Bulldogger-- Why ya' protesting, son?

Protester-- Rodeo is cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.

Bulldogger-- Well son, it was cruel and inhumane the day your momma had you, but she did it anyway, didn't she?

True Story.

Why do we even give these kooks the time of day? The best life an animal can have is that of rodeo stock. They live very stress free, do very little work, and generally live longer than your typical backyard horse.

Cotton puts on the best show in this country. Don't change a thing Cotton! I've been watching you at the Ute Stampede for 23 years. How sad that the kooks have usurped so much power over common sense!

BRAD | 1:49 p.m. Oct. 24, 2008

HADFIELD AND SHARK NEED TO GET A LIFE. PUT YOUR EFFORTS AND MONEY WERE IT CAN HELP. THESE ANIMALS IN THE RODEO CIRCUT ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS FOR SHORT TIME. BULLS 8 SECOND RIDE AND BACK TO THE HAY BARN. ROPING STEERS AND BUCKING HORSES ONLY HAVE TO WORK FROM 0 TO MAYBY 20 SECONDS. ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK WITH WINTERS OFF, IF THATS ALL I HAD TO WORK FOR A LIVING IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE BEING OVERLY PICKED ON. THESE ANIMALS WOULDN'T BE ON THIS EARTH TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT AND NEED FOR FOOD. SO KEEP IT UP SHARK AND WE WILL ALL BE VEGITARIAN'S.

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