CFR=Not Okay

Let's start out by saying that rodeos disgust me.  I watched recent footage of the CFR and couldn't handle it.  First of all, what's the whole point?  How is it fun to go and watch someone tighten a saddle around a horse and watch him buck until someone almost gets injured?  Not that I feel sorry for the people who do get hurt, because it's their own fault.  But what is this proving?  The worst part of it all was watching the cattle roping.  A small, innocent calf goes running out and two cowboys come after it, rope its feet, and pull it in two different directions.  WHY?  This is sick and twisted.  Then, another calf comes out running and a single cowboy follows him out, throws a rope around his head, jumps off the horse, picks the calf up and throws it to the ground then walks away while the poor calf runs for its life.  How is anyone sick enough to do this to an innocent animal?  And if that wasn't enough, Taft wants to make the rodeo Alberta's official sport.  WHAT?  So we can see more people torture cattle?  Yeah, that's a real good idea.  It's bad enough that the CFR rolls in once a year.  Making it Alberta's sport will just be a cruel, year-long reminder.  Don't tell me the animals aren't bothered by all of this happening.  Do people really know that the calves don't mind this?  I don't think so.  They're scared out their mind and are running to try and get away, not running so someone can catch them with a rope.  For those people who take part in these activities, you should be ashamed.  If you want to play a sport, go play a real sport where you play against other humans who can equally hurt you back.  Leave the animals alone.