Please help stop the S.F. Gay Rodeo!

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The annual Gay Rodeo is coming up in a couple of weeks www.bayarearodeo.com,

and I'd like to ask everyone to help stop future events by informing its

sponsors and participants of the unnecessary cruelty involved. Though I know

it's very small in the grand scale of animal abuse, it's close to me

personally, being part of the community that's involved in it -- and it's so

unnecessary.

 

I've posted a sample letter, from a gay perspective, feel free to modify it

as you wish - just keep in mind that not all of the traditional rodeo

practices apply - for instance, they use a breakaway rope in calf-roping.

Following the letter is a list of all the sponsors and participants, with

their contact information. I may deliver some letters in person, to enhance

the appearance of community involvement.

 

I urge everyone, gay or not, to help with this campaign, but it may be

especially effective coming from members of the local gay community.

 

Next year, we will be planning protests and flyering events prior to the

actual rodeo, but probably not at the rodeo itself (unless there is a lot of

interest expressed by other activists in doing so).

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

 

Andrew

www.LiveStrongandLong.org

 

 

***SAMPLE LETTER***

 

As a member of the San Francisco gay community, and an advocate for animals,

I’m contact you to ask you to discontinue your involvement with the Gay

Rodeo, due to the unnecessary suffering it causes the animals.

 

* Rodeo animals are not aggressive or “wild” by nature. During the bucking

and bull-riding events, the animals are provoked to buck violently by the

use of “flank straps.” These are tightly cinched around their abdomens,

causing the animals to buck vigorously to try to rid themselves of the

extreme discomfort. The rodeo organizers even brag about the result of the

pain and stress they cause the animals: “…the unpredictable bull is known to

come looking for the rider when the ride is completed.”

http://www.bayarearodeo.com/Rodeo2007/BullRiding.html

 

* In other events, terrified animals -- sometimes babies – desperately run

for their lives while being chased.

 

* The violence and high-speed running can result in injuries to the animals.

 

* The transport, confinement, unfamiliar surroundings, and pressure to

perform unnatural acts can all cause stress and fear for the animals.

 

Though the Gay Rodeo is apparently less cruel than traditional rodeos, and

has higher standards for its “animal welfare” rules, it is still cruel and

unnecessary, and penalties for violations are insufficient. In traditional

rodeos, rules are commonly flagrantly violated and not enforced -- electric

or wire prods are used to shock the animals out of the chutes, caustic

ointments or burrs in the flank straps are used to enhance bucking, and

wounded animals often go without veterinary care. I’m not familiar with the

techniques used behind the scenes in the gay rodeos, but the potential for

further abuse is disturbing.

 

I believe that gay people should have more compassion toward others who are

oppressed and abused, and we can use our creativity to find other ways to

entertain ourselves without harming others.

 

For more information on traditional rodeos, please visit

www.bucktherodeo.com or www.rodeocruelty.com .

 

Please be aware that local animal advocates -- gay and straight -- will be

actively working to educate the gay community about this issue, as well as

boycott and protest the rodeo and its sponsors.

 

Thank you for your consideration for the animals.

 

 

**CONTACT INFORMATION**

 

Cathedral Hill Hotel

1101 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, CA

concierge

415-776-8200

415-441-2841 fax

 

Stoli Vodka (SPI Group)

Stoli

Geneva (Geneva)

mail (Cyprus)

mail (Moscow)

 

Wild Turkey (Austin-Nichols Distillery)

1525 Tyrone Rd

PO Box 180

Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

(502) 839-4544

wildturkey

 

Western Warehouse

webservice

11205 Montgomery Blvd NE

Albuquerque, NM 87111

(505) 296-8344

fax (505) 271-5164

Carrie McDermott, President

 

Bud Light

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

One Busch Place

St. Louis, MO 63118 https://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/email.asp

 

Logo

c/o Viacom International, Inc.

1515 Broadway

New York, NY 10036 http://www.logoonline.com/about/contact.jhtml

 

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.

584 Castro Street

PMB#392

San Francisco, CA 94114-2594

(415) 820-9697

http://thesisters.org/contact.html

 

The Sundance Saloon

2261 Market St.

PMB 225

San Francisco, CA 94114

415-820-1403

info

 

Young’s Market Company/The Estates Group

Executive Office

2164 North Batavia

Orange, CA 92865

800.317.6150 http://www.youngsmarket.com/youngsmarket/Frame2.cfm

 

Wet/Trigg Laboratories, Inc.

28650 Braxton Avenue

Valencia, CA 91355-4163

661-775-3100 Ext. 248

661-775-3131 fax

info

 

Club 1220

1220 Pine St.

Walnut Creek, CA 94536

925-934-4550

manager

 

The EndUp

401 6th Street

San Francisco CA 94103

info

 

The Mint Karoake Lounge

1942 Market St

San Francisco CA 94102

415.626.4726

mintmail

 

The Eagle Tavern

398 12th St.

San Francisco, 94103

info

 

The Metro Citi Bar, San Francisco

3600 16th St

San Francisco, CA 94114

415) 703-9750

 

The Watergarden

1010 The Alameda

San Jose, CA 95126

(408) 275-1242

 

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