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St. Louis committee hears proposal to ban rodeo "tools of torment"
Summary
An animal‑welfare advocate told the St. Louis City Health and Human Development Committee that flank straps and electric prods used in bull and bronc riding cause animal distress and public‑safety risks; the committee said it will examine options including a tools ban or an outright rodeo ban.
Matthew King, an advocate with the Christian Animal Rights Association, told the St. Louis City Health and Human Development Committee that his organization is urging the city to consider limits on equipment used in bull and bronc riding.
King presented photos and scientific citations and said the two primary concerns are flank straps and electric prods, devices he described as purposefully provoking exaggerated bucking. "The purpose of the flank rope is to produce an annoyance to the bull," King said, and he cited veterinary and welfare studies he said link bucking events to musculoskeletal and other disorders in animals.
King also told the committee that the Professional…
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