Bad times at the Calgary Stampede.
4 animals are dead within 24 hours at the Calgary Stampede. Hmm..I thought they said that abusing animals for fun was one of the signs a kid might grow up to be a serial killer? Oh well, everybody's doing it! Sure the Stampede is a tradition in Calgary, so is Agribition in Regina and, in some other places, so are cockfights, dog fights and bear baiting. I understand; I used to have my own gun holster, hat, vest, and chaps, my favorite uncle was a stampede pick up man, I even had the rodeo queen come with me to school for show and tell once but there is a time when we've got to come to terms with the fact that the unparalleled joy of watching cowboys twist steer necks and menace poor bulls and horses to the point that the animals jump around like maniacs must come to an end. There's no use in trying to extend our demented childhoods beyond their expiry date. Feel free to rope each other, tie things around your nuts (if you've got them) or the nuts of your willing, yet bucking, friends if you want to but leave the poor animals out of it. Thanks.