The proposal has been floating around City Hall for the last three years and was introduced by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who cites animal safety as a main concern, saying that rodeo animals are tortured and abused with a variety of instruments.
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What a crock of shit. Once again, you have people that don't know a fucking thing about the subject trying to outlaw it.
What's funny is these people always talk about how cruel it is to the animals but they never mention the ones that are always getting hurt, the competitors that are launched from the backs of the bulls and broncs as well as those that jump from the backs of running horses in the roping events.
