took place at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, and one of its owners, Donna Kennard, wants to shut down rumors about the activity.Kennard, who runs Bullride Mania with her family, said her animals live a pretty good life.
“They work for eight seconds at a time just a few times a year,” Kennard added. “We have about 70 horses, so they don’t work very hard.” In bull riding, self-styled cowboys goad normally calm and gentle animals into frantic behavior by shocking them with electric prods, digging sharp spurs into their skin, and wrapping uncomfortable bucking straps around their torsos. A bull can break his legs or spine as he desperately attempts to get the tormenter off his back. No animal should be subjected to this cruelty, which is why PETA and every other national animal protection organization condemn rodeo events—including bull riding.