One city council member wants to bring back a vote to ban rodeos in Los Angeles next week.
The effort failed when the council chamber was packed with people saying the ban would prevent participation in rodeos, which they described as cultural events.
L.A. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield spoke with KNX News’ Craig Fiegener about what he's pushing for in the revised rodeo ban.
“This really has nothing to do with the equine community and the chariatas and all of the concerns about sort of smaller cultural events that may be rodeo-like or rodeo-light,” he said. “The only impacted parties are events for profit and entertainment that are over about 5000 people.”
The Professional Bull Riders Association was part of the original opposition, saying the animals involved in rodeos were not being treated cruelly and were mostly willing participants.
Blumenfield said he disagrees with the sentiment.
“There's just too much evidence out there showing animals with their necks broken and they're running at full speed, roped and flipped on their backs,” he said. “It's often a violent end to a bull.”
L.A. wouldn't be the first major city to ban rodeo if the vote passes. It would join roughly a dozen other cities in becoming what Blumenfield calls a more “humane and progressive” city.
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