Omak Suicide Race

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The Fund for Horses have joined forces with PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) in an attempt to end the deadliest race for horses being held in this country.

For background on this issue, please visit this link. Then return to this page to find out how you can help. If you are already familiar with this race, then please continue here and find out how you can help stop this race.


Take Action!


PLEASE CONTACT THE PRCA:

PRCA - Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
101 Pro Rodeo Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-2301

Please send a polite letter requesting the PRCA to drop the Omak Stampede as an official PRCA event until the Suicide Race is permanently cancelled, pointing out that:

Many of their sponsors neither endorse nor condone the Suicide Race, and it would be to the benefit of all those involved, but most importantly to the horses, if it was brought to an end.

On PRCA's website in the animal welfare section they maintain that the care of the animals is of utmost importance to them.

Horses in this event have suffered heart attacks from over exertion, broken bones from collisions and shocking tumbles, and death by drowning.

Fatalities, both in practice and the Suicide Race itself, is inconsistent with their statement that, "Anyone who attends a PRCA event can be assured that the greatest care has been taken to prevent injuries to animals or contestants." Seehttp://prorodeo.org/animals/


PLEASE WRITE TO THE SPONSORS:

There are numerous sponsors, some of which have already responded positively and withdrawn their support of this event. However, there are still many large corporate sponsors who continue their affiliation.

Each of them needs to be addressed individually. In order to make this as simple as possible, we have therefore drafted sample letters, linked below.

Please bear in mind that you should revise these letters to fit your own feelings. You individual comments making up a unique letter are going to have the most impact. Isn't it worth taking those few extra minutes to help end the brutal deaths of these magnificent animals?


U.S. Smokeless Tobacco

Coors

Pepsi

Justin Boots

Wrangler

Pace Picante Sauce

Jack Daniels

Please email us at [e-mail] or send us a copy of any response you receive at The Fund for Horses, 914 Dallas, Suite 403, Houston, Texas 77002.

Sample Letter


I am writing as a concerned citizen and animal lover to voice my concerns over your company's corporate sponsorship of the Omak Stampede and Suicide Race. I ask that you consider making responsible decision to withdraw your corporate sponsorship of this event.

This race has been responsible for the deaths of over 20 horses. In 2004, three horses were killed in the first heat alone.

These horses, have suffered heart attacks from over exertion,drowning,falling and broken bones from collisions and falls from plunging 210 feet downhill, at a slope that the stampede organizers have boasted is 'almost vertical' at a 62-degree angle.

Putting these animals through such trauma and extreme danger is completely unacceptable.

Such cruelty is not tolerable and I will be informing my friends,family and colleagues of your stance on this and boycotting all your products until you disassociate themselves with the Omak Suicide Race and the Omak Stampede.

Regards,