Target: Jefferson County, Colorado local government
Goal: Stop the cruel “coleadero” event in which bulls experience broken or dismembered tails.
A coleadero, also known as steer tailing, is an event in which a bull is tortured and pulled by his tail until he rams into the ground. Jefferson County is one of the only locations in the United States that has hosted a coleadero and it sounds like another one may occur if steps aren’t taken now to ban the practice. Animal suffering should never be considered a form of entertainment. It is time to permanently stop this unnecessary cruelty by passing a law banning this sick practice.
During the event, a man on horseback chases a bull while he twists and distorts the bull’s tail to try to force the animal into the ground. The bull’s tail often breaks and sometimes is even dismembered. The bulls are not the only ones in danger during this event. Horses often get injured due to the high chances of painful collisions and getting bucked by the bull. The animals are often left to suffer with no form of veterinary care.
Sign this petition to demand that Jefferson County pass a law to permanently ban this cruel event. This event shows some of the ugliest sides of humanity, and it is time to stop abusing animals for entertainment.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Officials,
A coleadero has taken place in your county and may occur again soon. During a coleadero, a man on horseback chases and terrorizes a scared bull. The cowboy will yank, twist and distort the bull’s tail until the bull runs himself into the ground. The tail often breaks and sometimes is even dismembered. This is animal cruelty.
Please put an end to this cruel event by passing an ordinance banning the practice. Animal suffering should not be considered entertainment, and it is time to stop this unnecessary cruelty.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Ingo Joseph
People can be so stupidly cruel. This sport should not be hurting and injuring animals. People should NOT have to get a thrill out of any sport that involves animals. These animals did not ask to be out in a ring to be made a spectacle out of, or harmed. Humans need to stop exploiting animals for fun, or for their purposes.
It’s only Mexicans that do this so let’s send the home
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU BUNCH OF IDIOTS?! YOU NEED TO STOP BEING BULLIES!!
Rodeo’s in general are one of the stupidest “sports” ever thought of by the human race next to Nascar. What is the big deal about riding a 2000 pound animal for 8 seconds or lassoing a cow, knocking it down and tying it’s legs? I just didn’t see the point in this. I guess those folks have nothing else better to do than to try and prove their dominance over an animal.
end the cruelty on the animals at all rodeos.
This is so incredibly cruel, inhumane and ignorant. Animal abuse must STOP immediately. Who on earth could find this entertaining? Please stop this immediately! Animals suffer pain and suffering just as we do.
Hoping every cowboy participating in this abuse and barbaric practice is injured during this event!
You things are getting better and then an event like this reminds one of just how many sick-ass people make their home here in the USA. Personally – I’d like to “cancel” the participants and enablers of this senseless event altogether. You also have to wonder about what kind of people would allow such events to take place where they live in Adams County, Colorado. The term mental dysfunctionality comes to mind – or worse – they just plain don’t give a damn. Sad – – –
The pictures shows a young animal, are these cowboy cowards selecting young bulls to make it easier on them to torture it?
Rodeos should be illegal, too much brutality involved
I am boycotting rodeos
What stupid asholes are the people who do such an event. Do not they have someting else to do. Go and help animals not destroying them.
The lawmakers must act immediately to make this sadistic and cruel treatment of animals unlawful and a chargeable offence.
By doing nothing the so-called civilised and educated lawmakers are not doing their job!
Oh yes, let’s hear it for all the guys who take part in rodeo …. they all suffer from tiny penis syndrome which is why they have to prove their manhood to the women who take part in rodeo ….they all have too much testosterone and have bigger balls than the men!!
Rodeo is no better than what the gladiators had to suffer in Roman times. I thought that the human race had evolved since then and become smarter, showed more empathy and had more compassion but, clearly not!
It’s time that this barbaric “sport” was criminalised. It’s no better than dog fighting. It’s not part of American culture. It was invented by sick minded men for their own amusement. Anyone who supports rodeo is a neanderthal and deserves to be gored to death by the animals that suffer at rodeos.
Beautifully put!
I like that. So true.
its kind of obvious
Colorado
You have to be incredibly SICK and DISTURBED to think this is anything buy total cruelty.
SAD, SAD, SAD that you can allow this to happen.
What the hell is wrong with these people?!!!!!! Different species of Humanoids. No soul in there. No compassion. No empathy. They walk among us! Just like Neanderthals, they need to become extinct.
I wish the Bulls had a chance to rip the Cowboys penises off…At least the odds would be even
You have to be impotent empty head idiot to watch or torture bulls. Hope you all get horns in head
How about the bull’s get on a horse & chase down these tiny dick asshole’s & rip their dick off! This is barbaric!
Ms. MELANOKIS, HOW would you like someone to chase you and rip your breasts off or your Cowboys have their genitalk ripped off??? This is the same as what you are doing to these bulls for your entertainment. This needs to stop as it serves no purpose other than your sick entertainment. If it continues I hope people find fault with this sick “FUN” and do the same to you and your so called cowboys. STOP THIS SICK TORTURE FOR YOUR CHEAP THRILLS!!!!.
I would love it if it was legal to have a task force that allowed us to go and torture the people the way they torture the poor defenseless animals! ANIMALS! BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE SUCK!
It is time to stop this kind of sadistic entertainment that uses the torture of animals.. It sets a bad example for children and humanity in general… This should not be condoned any more than bullying….