Persuasive Essay On 'Professional Bull Riding'

Liam Roberson

C. Grimes

English III

29 March 2023 Professional Bull Riding is Not Cruel to the Bulls Why do most people believe bull riding is cruel to the bulls? This topic has caused much controversy in recent years. Admittedly, many would argue that “animals used in rodeos have suffered fatal injuries, including broken backs and necks, heart attacks, and aneurysms” (“Rodeos | PETA”). Opponents of bull riding say the bulls “are loaded into trucks, hauled to the next event, and forced to participate over and over again” (“Rodeos | PETA''). Furthermore, some people believe “bucking straps and spurs can cause the bull to buck beyond his normal capacity and his legs or back may thus be broken” (“Rodeos: Inherent Cruelty to Animals”). To summarize, opponents believe bull riding is cruel to animals. However, while some people believe it is animal cruelty, bull riding is not cruel to animals because the flank rope is not tight, there are no barbs on a bull rope, and PBR bulls get really excellent treatment. First, bull riding is not cruel to animals because flank rope is not tight. People think the

PBR has a “Animal Welfare Policy” (“Animal Welfare”). These bulls get physical therapy (“Animal Welfare”). “All bovine athletes receive the best care and treatment and are given the opportunity to live a long, pampered life befitting world-class athletes” (“Animal Welfare”). “How often a bull is bucked depends on the length of the event weekend and how well the bull performed in his first out of that weekend” (“Animal Welfare”). “Stock Contractor Jeremy Walker talks about when bulls compete once arriving at an event. Stock contractors generally like to get the bulls to the events a few days in advance in order to allow the bull enough time to rest before the competition” (“Animal Welfare”). “ There have been years and years of genetic breeding to get them to this point” (“Times, Hanan Daqqa Fairfax