Controversy over the rodeo season which kicks off this weekend
Controversy over the rodeo season which kicks off this weekend
26 October 2019
Animal welfare group SAFE is encouraging people not to go to the rodeo - as four animals were killed last season.
Rodeo Cowboys Association president Lyal Cocks says SAFE is falsely accusing them of animal cruelty, which is a criminal offence
Cocks says the association follows the rodeo welfare code put together by the government.
He says animals are the main part of the contest - so they are well looked after.
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