{"id":8065,"date":"2025-10-23T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/investigation-rodeos-a-moment-of-suffering-for-animals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:09:04","slug":"investigation-rodeos-a-moment-of-suffering-for-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/investigation-rodeos-a-moment-of-suffering-for-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation &#8211; Rodeo, an entertainment built on animal suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8065\" class=\"elementor elementor-8065 elementor-7898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1975656 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1975656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5917c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b5917c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e07e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e07e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #484848; font-size: 10pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em;\">Header image: Composition of several photos taken at the &ldquo;Festival Western de Saint-Tite&rdquo; in 2017, during &ldquo;steer wrestling&rdquo; events &ndash; Droit Animalier Qu&eacute;bec.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375123c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"375123c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4a92f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b4a92f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7227a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7227a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7404bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7404bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rodeos: Entertainment at the expense of animal suffering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9aa8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9aa8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Published by the <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BESA team<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">October 23, 2025<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd981a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ecd981a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7397d40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7397d40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8dd333 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8dd333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInLeft\",\"_animation_delay\":0}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#video-documentaire\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44267e9 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44267e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInDown\",\"_animation_delay\":700,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Act for them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e874e47 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e874e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInRight\",\"_animation_delay\":500,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/donation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a donation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594542b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"594542b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c8a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c8a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">In the fall of 2025, BESA released exclusive footage of a rodeo held just a few weeks after the adoption of Quebec&rsquo;s new Rodeo Code of Practice, published by the Minist&egrave;re de l&rsquo;Agriculture, des P&ecirc;cheries et de l&rsquo;Alimentation du Qu&eacute;bec (MAPAQ).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">What these images reveal is unmistakable: animals that are stressed, panicked, and manipulated to provoke defensive reactions in the name of entertainment. They also highlight several clear violations of the recently adopted code. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b663869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b663869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a1cf5 e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3a1cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb74de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bb74de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_3.png 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_3-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4ad9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a4ad9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745d8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"745d8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us to help them !<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777cb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"777cb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #002820;\">Even today, not all animals in Quebec are adequately protected by law. Currently, their rights do not depend on their sensitivity or intelligence, but on the industry that exploits them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #002820;\"><strong>Sign the petition to have their rights recognized!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f3c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47f3c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665a973 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"665a973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I will sign for the animals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf158e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf158e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c7466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06c7466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"video-documentaire\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The images<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bc902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3bc902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fab65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"44fab65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"youtube_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/kl8iuUL6txo\",\"video_type\":\"youtube\",\"controls\":\"yes\"}' data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220bf8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"220bf8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"youtube_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/jE2xTJkEAzM\",\"video_type\":\"youtube\",\"controls\":\"yes\"}' data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab8e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ab8e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a10e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2a10e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">The videos highlight a disturbing reality: <b>frightened and agitated horses in their pens before being forced into the arena.<\/b> <b>Stressed bulls drooling and desperately trying to escape while humans torment them<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/rodeo-in-quebec-do-we-have-the-right-to-risk-the-death-of-animals-for-fun\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #549e90;\"><strong>Every year, animals are injured in this type of event and some have even lost their lives. This is why veterinarians and animal welfare advocates denounce it as a source of significant suffering and risk, <\/strong><\/span><\/a>without any justification.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d990d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d990d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaf98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfaf98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A largely symbolic code of practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a16a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a16a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716224c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716224c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">But beyond the animal cruelty issues common to all rodeos, our footage documents direct violations of Quebec&rsquo;s own <em>Rodeo Code of Practice<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\"><br>The code is presented as an animal protection tool. However, it was developed in collaboration with companies that organize or host rodeos, which raises a significant conflict of interest. The violations observed just a few weeks after its publication illustrate its limitations: it serves more to legitimize the practice than to protect animals and relies partly on industry self-regulation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec4ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec4ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Extended lockdown before the event<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\"><br>The Quebec Rodeo Code of Practice clearly states: &ldquo;Place horses in the starting chute 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the event.&rdquo; The captured footage shows horses being kept in these starting chutes for over 40 minutes, which is three times longer than the recommended duration. This prolonged confinement increases stress and agitation.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d18c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0d18c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Abnormal behaviors ignored<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\"><br>The Quebec Rodeo Code of Practice defines the following horse behaviours as abnormal: &ldquo;<em>A horse that is excessively agitated or excited or that appears to be in danger of injuring itself; a combative horse that tries to jump out of the chute.<\/em>&rdquo; The footage shows exactly these behaviours in some animals. Yet, they were forced into the arena despite these signs of distress. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2496726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2496726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">A suffering inherent to the practice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\"><br>Beyond code violations, rodeos rely on techniques that intentionally cause stress, fear, and discomfort: transport, confinement, forced handling, and a noisy, chaotic environment. This suffering has no functional justification. It is unnecessary, as its only purpose is to produce a spectacle. Several jurisdictions have chosen to ban or strictly limit rodeos for these reasons, including the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, as well as several cities in the United States and elsewhere in Canada.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6195e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f6195e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b2892 e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22b2892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8972b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e8972b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad30b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad30b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The worst rodeo practices already banned in several countries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713f488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713f488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">Across the world, cities and even entire countries have already banned the worst rodeo practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">Rodeo is already banned in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protection_of_Animals_Act_1934\">England<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and the Netherlands, but the city of Vancouver, Canada, has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/council.vancouver.ca\/20060516\/documents\/a5.pdf\">already passed an amendment<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to ban its worst practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad871b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ad871b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39ec70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a39ec70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_1.png 997w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/article-rodeo-22-05-2024_1-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955742f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"955742f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3d100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f3d100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving towards a Quebec that doesn't make animals suffer for entertainment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b735e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b735e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164eb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164eb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">For generations, rodeos have been portrayed as a harmless tradition, a celebration of rural heritage. However, the footage we recorded tells a completely different story: rodeo relies on the exploitation of stressed and frightened animals for human entertainment, and <strong><span style=\"color: #549e90;\"><a style=\"color: #549e90;\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/rodeo-in-quebec-do-we-have-the-right-to-risk-the-death-of-animals-for-fun\/\">it was popularized in Quebec for essentially marketing reasons<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33a4df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33a4df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">But what makes this investigation all the more concerning is that it documented violations of Quebec&rsquo;s Rodeo Code of Practice, just a few weeks after it was published. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\"><br><strong>If the industry doesn&rsquo;t follow its own rules and the MAPAQ doesn&rsquo;t step in to enforce them, the question remains: who is actually protecting these animals?<\/strong><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2235b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2235b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">It is time for our society to evolve and move away from these outdated practices, which reflect an era when animals were considered mere objects to be disposed of at will and when their guardians held all the rights over them. Quebec has already recognized in its laws that animals are sentient beings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">If we reject dog fighting or bullfighting for ethical reasons, it is legitimate to question the place of rodeo in a society that claims to respect animal welfare.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704dbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"704dbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08884d6 e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08884d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9d32e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9d32e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4717929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4717929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You want to do more?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01de97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c01de97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">Whether it&rsquo;s by reducing your consumption of animal products, or by using your passion and talents to defend their rights, there are many ways to help animals in Quebec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Discover the best ways to act simply, and at your own pace, for animals!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15d9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b15d9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73c60c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d73c60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/take-action\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fist-raised\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I will act for them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73b1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b73b1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WAM25165-scaled-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bed946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0bed946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Header image: Composition of several photos taken at the &ldquo;Festival Western de Saint-Tite&rdquo; in 2017, during &ldquo;steer wrestling&rdquo; events &ndash; Droit Animalier Qu&eacute;bec. 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