Poll Shows 72 Percent Support L.A. Ordinance Banning 'Tools of Torment' from Rodeo
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Monday, November 14, 2022
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A poll of 600 Los Angeles residents found that 72 percent support banning prods, flank straps, and other tools that force animals to perform.
Key Points:
- A poll of 600 Los Angeles residents found that 72 percent support banning prods, flank straps, and other tools that force animals to perform.
- In order to encourage aggressive bucking, they are routinely fitted with tight flank straps, kicked with spurs, and shocked with high-voltage electric prods.
- In recent years, LCA helped organize a grassroots effort to get the Los Angeles City Council to pass this ordinance.
- The poll showed strong support for the ordinance across all demographic groups, including 70 percent approval among Black respondents and 67 percent among Latino respondents.