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Society spokesperson Emily Pickett said the footage contradicts claims by rodeo supporters that the animals love to perform.

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Organizers of the Langley and Chilliwack rodeos said it was stretching things to say animals were being harmed, or frightened.

Held in early September, the Valley West Stampede was hosted at the Langley Riders Association (LRA) grounds in Brookswood.

LRA president Paul Ritchot said no animals or people were injured during the three-day event.

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LRA treasurer John Scotton said a longer version of a VHS clip showing a bull falling to its knees, would show the animal got dizzy after 香蕉视频直播渟pinning around and around香蕉视频直播� to shake its rider off.

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Valley West Stampede board member Shannon Claypool said they invited the B.C. SPCA to visit the Langley event, but their contact person with the animal protection agency contact declined, saying they wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 attend unless there was a complaint.

Claypool said no animals or humans were injured at the Langley event.

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Chilliwack Rodeo Association president Len Blackstock said seeing a horse or bull trying to climb out of a chute doesn香蕉视频直播檛 mean they are frightened, it means they are impatient.

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The VHS has been calling on organizers for both rodeos and local city councils to remove what they term inhumane rodeo events, including roping, bucking, wrestling and mutton busting, from event programs.