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
Disgusting exhibition of human cruelty, what level of intelligence would you be to watch or partake in this hideous activity? Shame on you.
I signed this petition already, but I’m glad it’s going around on other social media venues. I hope this horrible practice is stopped. There needs to be stricter laws in place for the protection of animals not only to prevent this cruelty in the first place, but stricter punishments for the offenders. I’m sure you saw the news that is going around of two men cutting off the ears of a pit bull, for punishment, that lost a fight. They need to be in jail. But before they go, cut off their ears without anesthetic.
This is not true, Adams County Government is not hosting any rodeo at the County Fair this summer. We respect the passion necessary to create such a petition, but this event was never planned and will not take place. Ms. Melonakis is our Assessor – which means she values homes and businesses for property tax purposes. Please direct your passion towards real events. If there are any questions, feel free to contact Adams County, Colorado Government.
This is just plain sick and barbaric. It’s very disturbing to think that people actually get enjoyment out of something so twisted, what does it say about those people, DEMENTED, CRUEL, NASTY people!
SIGNED TO END CRUELTIES OF INNOCENT HELPLESS Defenseless AND VOICELESS CREATURES FROM GOD AND STOP Being INHUMANE RESPECT LIVES ANIMALS. ACTION NOW FOR ANIMALS RIGHTS!!!!
STOP being INHUMANE And RESPECT LIVES CREATURES FROM GOD. ACTION NOW FOR ANIMALS RIGHTS!!!
Perhaps if the penalty for doing this was to have THEIR body parts broken and ripped off, then their tiny brains might wake up?! Yes, I know, then that makes us as sick as they are! I only hope there is such a thing as Karma. Punishment cannot come too soon for such barbaric acts of cruelty!
More psychos that should rot away in prison
The horror must be stopped — THE WORLD WILL NOT TOLERATE SUCH BRUTALITY!!! — SHAME ON ALL INVOLVED IN THIS SADISTIC, NEEDLESS, TORTURE OF LIVING BEINGS, OF ANIMALS, who look to us for care & protection!!
Yeh i heard inbred’s like cowboys have small dicks!!! this is why they torture Animals for entertainment,, must make them feel so good causing terrible suffering to terrified Animals in an arena where they can’t escape,, fuck me how tough to do this,,, FUCKING WANKERS!!!! GET A REAL JOB & STOP LIVING OF THE PAIN SUFFERING & TORTURE OF TERRORIZED ANIMALS!!!!! REALLY!!!! DIE YOU FILTHY SCUM!!!!
R.I.P ALL ANIMALSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This is once again a real intelligent display of man. Who in the world would want to watch this cruelty play out…..and why?? All sociopaths ….. the participants and the viewers. I cannot imagine my family saying, “Oh boy let’s go today and watch the cowboys break the steers tails today. That’ll be a great afternoon activity. Then we will go home and revel in what a great time we had.” Wake up Colorado citizens, we all thought you were more compassionate and intelligent than that.
Totally agree with you, what a sick world we live in when some morons think torturing animals is entertaining. Its time these barbaric events were banned. Shame on Colorado for allowing this abuse to take place !
DAMN GODDESS – the most precious is destroyed (mother earth)
The worst shit (human) remains – WHY
Every heap of shit has more right to live than these goddamn animal abuser
Let me at the assholes! I would jerk their dicks off and show them what it feels like!
I don’t call them “humans”. I call them subhuman demonic refuse. The scale of pain they inflicted upon an animal that did nothing to deserve it disturbs me to no end. That picture keeps running in my mind since I saw it and makes me livid.
What is wrong with the men who thought up this event as entertainment? Why don’t we hold an event where their balls are grabbed in order to force them to the ground?
And you are meant to be civilised? What evil, rotten, sick people you are. Get a proper life and act as decent human beings and stop abusing animals.
Montreal is going to have Rodeo! Stupid selebration. ..
Are the Americans emulating China? They’s hold a bull-torturing Festival next.
What is WRONG with people??!!! Can people really do sickening disgusting things like this to animals?????
There is NO EXCUSE for any kind of animal cruelty whatsoever – all animals feel pain and suffering just like people do. They just can’t always scream and yell like we can. This is NOT entertainment – this is animal CRUELTY.
So Many Different ANIMAL Species, ALL At the LACK OF ANY MERCY of the SUB SPECIES of so-called HUMAN BEINGS, that ARE NOT & HAVE NEVER BEEN..HUMAN BEINGS..Certainly NOT “HUMANE HUMAN BEINGS” therefore PART & PARCEL OF THE “SUB SPECIES” Who ARE ALL & ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE Continued BARBARIC, SADISTIC CRUELTY That CAUSES ALL THE PAIN & SUFFERING & TORTURE OF THE BEINGS, be them ANIMAL SPECIES OR those of INNOCENT HUMANS Like ALL CHILDREN..SINCE TIME ITSELF BEGAN..they’ve ALWAYS EXISTED..& They are ALL VOID OF COMMON SENSE..NO HEARTS, NO SOULS, NO COMPASSION NO CONSCIENCE & EVERY ONE A GREEDY SELFISH COWARD, because they ALWAYS PREY on those who CANNOT DEFEND, PROTECT OR SPEAK UP OR OUT FOR..THEMSELVES, & ARE TOTALLY UNABLE TO STOP THEIR OWN PAIN & SUFFERING..& YES..TORTURE. SICK..ONE ANIMAL SPECIES AFTER ANOTHER, ALL SLAUGHTERED OR CAUSED PAIN & SUFFERING DUE TO THESE POS..TIME & TIME..AGAIN..
Animal cruelty must become a death penalty crime simple really.