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UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IS CONFIDENT THAT ANIMAL WELFARE WILL BE PROTECTED DURING OLYMPIC RODEO


Salt Lake City-The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is confident that the health and welfare of livestock participating in the Olympic Rodeo will be of the highest level.

The Olympic Rodeo presents an opportunity to provide a glimpse of our Western heritage to the world. Rodeo has a long history in Utah. Utah is the current home of high school, college, and professional World Champions, including the Bareback Champion Lan Lajeunesse, Bull Riding Champion Blue Stone, and the Utah High School Rodeo Team National Champions, as well as five-time World Champion Lewis Field, who is a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Lewis Field has said that, "Competing in the [Calgary Rodeo] Olympics in 1988 was one of the neatest experiences of my career."

The UDAF is confident that the 60 rules and regulations that are part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's (PRCA) extensive animal welfare program will adequately serve to protect the welfare of the animal athletes. Organizations such as the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) express support for the PRCA's animal welfare initiatives by adopting some of their rules for use in other efforts to provide for humane handling of animals. Veterinarians will be on sight at any Olympic venue that involves animals to ensure that they receive the best of care and humane handling.
Foreign visitors will thrill at the chance to observe first hand, this sport that is unique to North America. Rodeo athletes from the USA and Canada will compete against each other as they bring the flavor of the West to the 2002 Olympic games. In the spirit of the games, it would be well to recognize that rodeo is a cultural competition that has an historic place in our Western heritage.

Contact: Dr. Michael R. Marshall at (801) 538-7160 or Larry Lewis at (801) 538-7104.

For more information, visit http://www.avma.org/ or
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jan01/s011501tt.asp

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