Anti Rodeo Australia

04/06/2026

We invite you to caption this steer wrestling run for us!! 😊 (Have some fun but no bad or abusive language please.)

Always great when the steer doesn’t have to endure having his neck twisted.

Filmed by AnimalKIND volunteers at the recent Dayboro Rodeo.

02/06/2026

It’s sickening that rodeo audiences find the behaviour of frightened or confused bulls a source of amusement. It’s as though they see the bulls as cartoon characters rather than sentient beings. Check out this boy’s behaviours which tell us how threatened he feels in a rodeo environment:

•Charging and tossing
*Rapid circling
*Tail swishing
*Excessive salivation
*Wariness; turning to survey his surroundings

Bulls deserve kindness like any other animal. They certainly aren’t treated kindly in a rodeo arena.

02/06/2026

READ MORE: https://www.rspcawa.org.au/News/community-urged-to-look-beyond-the-entertainment-at-mullewa-muster 🔗🔗

29/05/2026

This steer gets up slowly and walks off slowly after having had his neck twisted in the rodeo event of steer wrestling. He then resumes a trot after several seconds.

It is believed this temporary slowness is a result of dizziness and/or pain. It is commonly seen after a steer has been wrestled and is hardly surprising.

Steer wrestling is poor treatment of a sentient animal. Say no to rodeos!

Filmed at Gympie Rodeo recently by volunteers.

27/05/2026

The treatment of this calf is one great reason to give rodeos a big miss.

26/05/2026

This calf roper was described by the Nebo Rodeo announcer as a “Queenslander through and through’. But perhaps not. The most recent independent representative polling of Australians’ views on rodeos found that a majority of regional Queenslanders opposes calf roping. There’s hope yet!

Filmed by AnimalKIND volunteers a week ago.

24/05/2026

This bull was deliberately hit in the eye multiple times and then poked hard in the eye at last weekend’s Nebo Rodeo. 😡😖

His ‘sin’? Trying to lie down because he didn’t want to participate, most likely from stress.

Instead of letting him out, he was harassed by a number of people, in an effort to make him stand up. All horrible, but the eye-poking despicably so.

Thank you to the AnimalKIND volunteers who were there to document this nasty treatment of an animal who was merely doing his best to communicate his reluctance to be ridden and spurred.

The Qld regulator, the Department of Primary Industries, will be contacted regarding this incident.

(N.B We’ve re-uploaded the video, this time with no sound. We had no wish to identify the competitor in the clip, but realised later he had been named by the announcer. He is not the focus of this post.)

22/05/2026

Oxygen deprived. 💔 This is the veterinary explanation provided to us for why this roped and tied calf was so shaky and unable to stand initially.

The tight rope around his neck stopped the calf getting sufficient oxygen. Once untied, the calf could breathe properly again.

It is outrageous that this disgusting event is still legal in some Australian states. 😖 The legality of calf roping is due for review in Qld next year. All animal protection groups in our country oppose calf roping.

Thanks to AnimalKind volunteers who documented this poor calf last weekend at Gympie Rodeo. This footage will be sent to the Qld Minister for Primary Industries.

20/05/2026

This one’s for anyone who hasn’t already taken action. AnimalKind is urging compassionate people to contact the Qld Government and demand a change to the Qld Rodeo Code so that it is mandatory to have an onsite vet at rodeos. (This is a much-needed interim measure until rodeos are banned). Great to see Animal Justice Party Queensland supporting this campaign.

Please keep in mind the poor bucking horse last month who broke his leg at Miriam Vale and was dragged up into a float and transported away from the arena, all without pain killers which can only be administered by a vet.

TAKE ACTION HERE: https://animalkind.org.au/2026/04/28/makevetsmandatoryatrodeos/

A horse at the Miriam Vale rodeo recently suffered a catastrophic leg injury and was later put to sleep. Witnesses reported there was no vet on site.

This raises a serious question: why aren’t veterinarians mandatory at rodeos in Queensland?

Right now:
- There is no legal requirement for an onsite vet at QLD rodeos, unlike in industries like horse racing.
- When animals are injured, only a vet can provide pain relief or proper treatment. The designated Animal Welfare Officer at rodeos is unable to provide this.
- Rodeo animals are subjected to stressful, high-risk conditions, including confinement, transport, and practices that deliberately provoke bucking behaviour.

When something goes wrong, every minute matters. And no animal deserves prolonged suffering.

Until such time that rodeos are banned, we’re standing with AnimalKind to call for a simple, common-sense reform: Make veterinarians mandatory at every rodeo in Queensland.

✍️ You can help push for change - Sign the petition here: https://animalkind.org.au/2026/04/28/makevetsmandatoryatrodeos/