Keywords: calgary cowboy cruelty caballo cheval horse rodeo stampede calgary stampede calgarystampede ©appaloosa alberta chuckwagon chuckwagon racing chuckwagonracing animal cruelty animalcruelty shaw gmc shawgmc heninger toyota heningertoyota purolater rocky mountain equipment rockymountainequipment atb financial atbfinancial olympia trust company olympiatrustcompany bkdi architects bkdiarchitects fraser milner casgrain llp frasermilnercasgrainllp manteo group of companies ltd. manteogroupofcompaniesltd tervita crow enterprises nci crowenterprisesnci crow enterprises crowenterprises monty roberts montyroberts kevin taft kevintaft gmc canada gmc canada gmccanada animal rodeo cruelty rodeocruelty snc-lavalin snclavalin lake louise ski resort lakelouiseskiresort rdl transportation canada ltd. rdltransportationcanadaltd rogers communications rogerscommunications tsuut’ina nation tsuut’inanation NEWS ITEM: Cast-off Calgary Stampede horses sent to slaughterhouse Source: CTV News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE JULY 4 2017: The following are the sponsors that bid to have their advertising on the canvases during the chuckwagon races. These are companies, CORPORATIONS & INDIVIDUALS THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. This is money that could be used to support NON-VIOLENT ANIMAL CAUSES such as horse rescue, animal shelters, animal rescue, local SPCA, local humane charities, etc. [Source: www.calgarystampede.com/sites/default/files/2017_canvas_a... ] One positive note: "some of the bigger buyers from previous tarp auctions, including the Tsuut’ina Nation, elected not to participate." [Source: CTV News Calgary: calgary.ctvnews.ca/2017-rangeland-derby-canvas-auction-ha... ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 SPONSORS: [Source: Calgary Herald: 2016 Rangeland Derby canvas auction brings in hefty $2.29 million} Sponsor & Bid Amount: 1. Tsuu T’ina Nation $120,000 2. PCL Construction Management Inc. $115,000 3. Friends of the King $100,000 4. Glass Racing $95,000 5. Denton’s $90,000 6. Rogers Communications $90,000 7. The Cowboy’s Casino Posse $85,000 7. Express Employment Professionals $85,000 7. CARSTAR Collision & Glass Service $85,000 10. BD&P Put the Boots to Hunger $80,000 10. The Mavericks Chuckwagon Team $80,000 12. ATB Financial $75,000 13. High River Autoplex & RV $70,000 14. B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd. $65,000 15. Rae and Company $62,500 15. visitlethbridge.com $62,500 17. , iON Secured Networks $55,000 17. The Brakeman Foundation $55,000 17. Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick $55,000 20. Lake Louise Ski Area $52,500 20. Western RV Country $52,500 22. US Flood Control $50,000 22. Ghostpine Environmental Services Ltd. $50,000 24. Jason Adair & Friends $47,500 25. Manteo Group of Companies Ltd. $45,000 25. Chariot Express $45,000 25. Homes By Us $45,000 25. Friends of the Mavericks $45,000 25. Professional Excavators $45,000 25. The Legends $45,000 25. The Chickwagon $45,000 32. Prairie Advisory Corp. $42,500 32. Total Golf $42,500 32. Elegant Tributes $42,500 35. Horsepower Inc. $42,000 36. Calgary Auto Mall $37,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATES JULY 2015 Jul 13, 2013 - 4 Calgary Stampede horses die in 2015 chuckwagon races [CBC News] Jul 05, 2015 - Calgary Stampede: Horse euthanized after breaking leg in chuckwagon race [CBC News] Jul 08, 2015 - ...death of a horse at the Calgary Stampede for the second time this year.[CBC News] 2015 SPONSORS: The following are CORPORATIONS & COMPANIES THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. Complete list of of corporate sponsors, including bids HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 2 Horses Die At Chuckwagon Related Events (sponsored by GMC Canada) - 12-year-old horse "Denny" collapsed and died after completing a chuckwagon run: news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/08/horse-collapses-and-dies... - horse dies during chuckwagon training exercises at the Calgary Stampede: www.tsn.ca/other_sports/story/?id=456736 - Steer euthanized after steer wrestling event: globalnews.ca/news/1448041/steer-dies-after-suffering-inj... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 Steer Euthanized At Calgary Stampede After Injury ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are CORPORATIONS & COMPANIES THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. SPONSORS & BIDS OF THE 2013 CHUCKWAGON RACES: GMC — $155,000 Purolator— $85,000 SNC Lavalin— $70,000 ATB Financial— $95,000 Noralta Lodge— $85,000 CSI Canada Safety— $90,000 BKDI Architects— $70,000 Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP$100,000 Olympia Trust Company— $65,000 Ghostpine Environmental Services Ltd.— $120,000 B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd.— $115,000 Horsepower Inc.— $105,000 The Kidz Wagon— $105,000 Rocky Mountain Equipment— $90,000 Total Amount Bid— $3,605,000 For a complete list of of corporate sponsors, click HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 Three horses killed at Calgary Stampede SHAME ON THE CORPORATIONS THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH! Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. SPONSORS & BIDS OF THE 2012 CHUCKWAGON RACES: Shaw GMC ($135,000) Heninger Toyota ($50,000) Purolater ($90,000) Crow Enterprises ($130,000) - three horses dead(!!), one injured Rocky Mountain Equipment ($80,000) ATB Financial ($80,000) Olympia Trust Company ($65,000) BKDI Architects ($100,000) Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP ($120,000) Manteo Group of Companies Ltd. ($120,000) Tervita ($300,000) This is OBSCENE. This is money that could be funnelled for NON-VIOLENT purposes, such as horse rescue, animal shelters, animal rescue, local SPCA, local humane charities, etc. SHAME! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Stampede horse euthanized after breaking leg: Horse dies during Calgary Stampede race (so much for "safety standards!" ------------- UPDATE: Mar 17, 2011: Chuckwagon Outriders Upset At Rule Changes (Doesn't go far enough, as far as I'm concerned) ------------- Perhaps a better, and more effective way to protest the continual death of these animals is for consumers, animal lovers, and the general public to band together and target the companies & corporations whose products endorse and sponsor the deaths of these animals by shamelessly displaying their logos all over the Chuckwagon and rodeo events. You can start, by not buying their products. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calgary Stampede ALBERTA, CANADA I love Calgary - been going there for years. I have family and friends there. I love the proximity to the mountains, the clean environment, the spirit of community, the generosity of volunteerism, the independent spirit of farmers and ranchers, the kindness of strangers and locals... But this has to be the most stupidest sport on earth. It ranks right up there with bullfighting, and other stupid sports that manipulate animals for commercial gain, profit and "mastery." Don't get me wrong - for a long time I was completely enamoured with the whole romantic notion of the stoic and stalwart cowboy, and of rodeo per se. My dream as a little girl who loved horses (and still do) was to someday attend the Calgary Stampede - to which I ultimately fulfilled on many occasions. I loved all things rodeo (and still love to watch cutting, team penning competitions, reining, etc) - I loved the sights, the smells, the sounds, the action, (yes, even bareback bronc, and saddlebronc riding) - and most of all, the HORSES!! But over the years I gradually came to realize how stupid this sport really was, especially to the dignity and respect of horses and other livestock. It's cruel, exploitative, stressful to the animals and commercialized to the extreme - and all for what? For mere entertainment value? And profit over the exploitation of animals? It truly makes me wonder whether mankind has evolved all that much if we still have to prove our " mastery " over animals. I still love Calgary, and come out for a visit every year, but I have withdrawn my support for rodeo events such as this, preferring instead to watch animals and humans interact and communicate with cooperation, trust and kindness. NEWS ITEM: Cast-off Calgary Stampede horses sent to slaughterhouse Source: CTV News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE JULY 4 2017: The following are the sponsors that bid to have their advertising on the canvases during the chuckwagon races. These are companies, CORPORATIONS & INDIVIDUALS THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. This is money that could be used to support NON-VIOLENT ANIMAL CAUSES such as horse rescue, animal shelters, animal rescue, local SPCA, local humane charities, etc. [Source: www.calgarystampede.com/sites/default/files/2017_canvas_a... ] One positive note: "some of the bigger buyers from previous tarp auctions, including the Tsuut’ina Nation, elected not to participate." [Source: CTV News Calgary: calgary.ctvnews.ca/2017-rangeland-derby-canvas-auction-ha... ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 SPONSORS: [Source: Calgary Herald: 2016 Rangeland Derby canvas auction brings in hefty $2.29 million} Sponsor & Bid Amount: 1. Tsuu T’ina Nation $120,000 2. PCL Construction Management Inc. $115,000 3. Friends of the King $100,000 4. Glass Racing $95,000 5. Denton’s $90,000 6. Rogers Communications $90,000 7. The Cowboy’s Casino Posse $85,000 7. Express Employment Professionals $85,000 7. CARSTAR Collision & Glass Service $85,000 10. BD&P Put the Boots to Hunger $80,000 10. The Mavericks Chuckwagon Team $80,000 12. ATB Financial $75,000 13. High River Autoplex & RV $70,000 14. B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd. $65,000 15. Rae and Company $62,500 15. visitlethbridge.com $62,500 17. , iON Secured Networks $55,000 17. The Brakeman Foundation $55,000 17. Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick $55,000 20. Lake Louise Ski Area $52,500 20. Western RV Country $52,500 22. US Flood Control $50,000 22. Ghostpine Environmental Services Ltd. $50,000 24. Jason Adair & Friends $47,500 25. Manteo Group of Companies Ltd. $45,000 25. Chariot Express $45,000 25. Homes By Us $45,000 25. Friends of the Mavericks $45,000 25. Professional Excavators $45,000 25. The Legends $45,000 25. The Chickwagon $45,000 32. Prairie Advisory Corp. $42,500 32. Total Golf $42,500 32. Elegant Tributes $42,500 35. Horsepower Inc. $42,000 36. Calgary Auto Mall $37,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATES JULY 2015 Jul 13, 2013 - 4 Calgary Stampede horses die in 2015 chuckwagon races [CBC News] Jul 05, 2015 - Calgary Stampede: Horse euthanized after breaking leg in chuckwagon race [CBC News] Jul 08, 2015 - ...death of a horse at the Calgary Stampede for the second time this year.[CBC News] 2015 SPONSORS: The following are CORPORATIONS & COMPANIES THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. Complete list of of corporate sponsors, including bids HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 2 Horses Die At Chuckwagon Related Events (sponsored by GMC Canada) - 12-year-old horse "Denny" collapsed and died after completing a chuckwagon run: news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/08/horse-collapses-and-dies... - horse dies during chuckwagon training exercises at the Calgary Stampede: www.tsn.ca/other_sports/story/?id=456736 - Steer euthanized after steer wrestling event: globalnews.ca/news/1448041/steer-dies-after-suffering-inj... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 Steer Euthanized At Calgary Stampede After Injury ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are CORPORATIONS & COMPANIES THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH. Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. SPONSORS & BIDS OF THE 2013 CHUCKWAGON RACES: GMC — $155,000 Purolator— $85,000 SNC Lavalin— $70,000 ATB Financial— $95,000 Noralta Lodge— $85,000 CSI Canada Safety— $90,000 BKDI Architects— $70,000 Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP$100,000 Olympia Trust Company— $65,000 Ghostpine Environmental Services Ltd.— $120,000 B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd.— $115,000 Horsepower Inc.— $105,000 The Kidz Wagon— $105,000 Rocky Mountain Equipment— $90,000 Total Amount Bid— $3,605,000 For a complete list of of corporate sponsors, click HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 Three horses killed at Calgary Stampede SHAME ON THE CORPORATIONS THAT SPONSOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND DEATH! Please do not patronize these companies or buy their products. SPONSORS & BIDS OF THE 2012 CHUCKWAGON RACES: Shaw GMC ($135,000) Heninger Toyota ($50,000) Purolater ($90,000) Crow Enterprises ($130,000) - three horses dead(!!), one injured Rocky Mountain Equipment ($80,000) ATB Financial ($80,000) Olympia Trust Company ($65,000) BKDI Architects ($100,000) Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP ($120,000) Manteo Group of Companies Ltd. ($120,000) Tervita ($300,000) This is OBSCENE. This is money that could be funnelled for NON-VIOLENT purposes, such as horse rescue, animal shelters, animal rescue, local SPCA, local humane charities, etc. SHAME! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Stampede horse euthanized after breaking leg: Horse dies during Calgary Stampede race (so much for "safety standards!" ------------- UPDATE: Mar 17, 2011: Chuckwagon Outriders Upset At Rule Changes (Doesn't go far enough, as far as I'm concerned) ------------- Perhaps a better, and more effective way to protest the continual death of these animals is for consumers, animal lovers, and the general public to band together and target the companies & corporations whose products endorse and sponsor the deaths of these animals by shamelessly displaying their logos all over the Chuckwagon and rodeo events. You can start, by not buying their products. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calgary Stampede ALBERTA, CANADA I love Calgary - been going there for years. I have family and friends there. I love the proximity to the mountains, the clean environment, the spirit of community, the generosity of volunteerism, the independent spirit of farmers and ranchers, the kindness of strangers and locals... But this has to be the most stupidest sport on earth. It ranks right up there with bullfighting, and other stupid sports that manipulate animals for commercial gain, profit and "mastery." Don't get me wrong - for a long time I was completely enamoured with the whole romantic notion of the stoic and stalwart cowboy, and of rodeo per se. My dream as a little girl who loved horses (and still do) was to someday attend the Calgary Stampede - to which I ultimately fulfilled on many occasions. I loved all things rodeo (and still love to watch cutting, team penning competitions, reining, etc) - I loved the sights, the smells, the sounds, the action, (yes, even bareback bronc, and saddlebronc riding) - and most of all, the HORSES!! But over the years I gradually came to realize how stupid this sport really was, especially to the dignity and respect of horses and other livestock. It's cruel, exploitative, stressful to the animals and commercialized to the extreme - and all for what? For mere entertainment value? And profit over the exploitation of animals? It truly makes me wonder whether mankind has evolved all that much if we still have to prove our " mastery " over animals. I still love Calgary, and come out for a visit every year, but I have withdrawn my support for rodeo events such as this, preferring instead to watch animals and humans interact and communicate with cooperation, trust and kindness. |