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For 32 years, Pittsburgh law prohibited the use of cruel electric prods, flanks, bucking straps, and sharpened or fixed spurs—all of which burn, wound, and/or dig into animals’ skin and sensitive tissue—effectively keeping rodeos out of the city. But after a sneaky change to Pennsylvania law overturned local bans on rodeos in 2024, PPG Paints Arena hosted one of these abusive spectacles. Your help is needed to ask the venue to stop hosting rodeos.
In rodeos, animals often sustain agonizing and even fatal injuries, including punctured lungs, internal organ bruising, ripped tendons, torn ligaments and muscles, snapped necks, and broken ribs, backs, or legs. Many have died. The federal Animal Welfare Act offers no protection to animals used in rodeos, which have been denounced by every reputable animal protection group.
Bulls and other animals used in rodeos are unique and interesting individuals who can feel love, joy, pain, and fear, just like the rest of us. They deserve the same respect and compassion as our beloved animal companions.
Please join PETA in urging PPG Paints Arena to stop hosting rodeos.