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Contact us SHARK ALERT February 2, 2012 Join our Email list
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Bob Barker Speaks Out Against the Calgary Stampede Rodeo and
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The Calgary Stampede Rodeo, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a cruel and violent event wherein numerous animals are injured and killed annually. On February 1, 2012, the TV game show The Price is Right gave away a trip to the Calgary Stampede Rodeo as a prize.
Peter Fricker, Projects and Communications Director of the Vancouver Humane Society in Vancouver, BC states: "More than 80 animals have died at the Calgary Stampede since 1986."
Appalled that his former show was supporting animal cruelty, former host, executive producer and TV legend
Bob Barker (pictured right) released the following statement to SHARK:
"I am very sorry that The Price is Right producers have chosen to align themselves with an activity that is cruel and violent. Rodeo does not honor western heritage in the US, Canada or anywhere else. Rodeos torment, injure and kill animals. I hope PIR decision makers will immediately reassess their very bad decision."
What You Can Do:
Please contact CBS and politely let them know what you think of The Price is Right sponsoring the cruel and deadly Calgary Stampede Rodeo.
CBS Website Link
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Kindest Regards,
Steve Hindi and Your SHARK Team
"Kindness and compassion towards all living beings is a mark of a civilized society. Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bullfighting and rodeos are all cut from the same fabric: violence. Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well ourselves." - Cesar Chavez, civil rights and labor leader, founder of the United Farm Workers
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