The ordinance passed by the council’s Personnel, Audits and Animal Welfare committee bans the use of electric prods, shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tiedowns, sharpened or fix…
A Los Angeles City Council committee passed a proposed ordinance on Wednesday, Dec. 7, that would effectively ban rodeos in the city, after hearing passionate public comment on the issue from animal rights advocates and rodeo defenders.
Dr. David Remy, president of the LA Equine Advisory Council, a group formed by the City Council to advise on equestrian matters, raised concerns that the proposed city law could have unintended consequences for activities such as movie shoots and equestrian events at the upcoming 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“Rodeos often use a number of inhumane implements … to encourage aggressive behavior in animals to produce an entertainment product. Animals suffer significant injuries during common rodeo events such as bull and bronco riding, steer wrestling and calf roping,” the City Council motion stated. “Many animals are put down as a result of injuries sustained during these events. … It is time for our city to act in the interest of animal welfare on this issue as it has in the past for other issues.
The story cited two instances in which attending veterinarians were prevented from treating a badly injured animal by rodeo staff. Supporters of the ban say even the small number of catastrophic injuries are unacceptable, and that the sport’s practices are inherently cruel, citing events such as calf roping, bull riding and bronc riding, which they say terrorize animals. Calf roping — in which baby cows are forcibly tackled to the ground and hog-tied — is an event many activists consider exceptionally cruel.
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