Auburn rodeo is cruel to animals
The annual Auburn rodeo spectacle that inflicts terror and abuse on innocent sentient beings is back.
At rodeos, well-documented cruelty includes repeated shocking of confined horses and cattle with small hand-held electric prods; poking animals with metal objects; tightly cinching flank straps; continual pounding of spurs into ribs; tail raking, etc.
Meanwhile, rodeo promoters claim horses and bulls like to buck. If so, why are they so brutally tortured for a "good ride"?
A confined, innocent calf receives multiple shocks. When the gate opens, he flees in terror only to have his neck violently jerked at the end of a rope. While still stunned and partially strangulated, he is picked up and slammed to the ground again. No legitimate rancher would ever treat stock this way.
These are just a few of the barbaric rodeo events that the city of Auburn condones. Promoters claim rodeo is traditional. However, there is no evidence showing livestock was treated so sadistically.
Auburn must follow other enlightened cities: Ban rodeo's mayhem and atrocious exploitation of animals.
– Mike Finch
Loomis
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Ban parking at risky sites
Re: "Blocked view alarms Rawhide Road driver," Placer Community Watch, March 20: Thank you for your article about the problem at Rawhide Road and Midas Avenue in Rocklin.
I agree with the reader who wrote in, Dan Perry. It is very difficult to see the oncoming traffic from Rawhide when the residents of the home at the corner of Rawhide and Midas insist on parking two or sometimes three cars in front of their home. As the road makes a slight curve at that point, the traffic traveling down Midas does not have a clear view of Rawhide, and it is an accident waiting to happen.
In addition, Clover Valley Park is nearby, and the parked cars block the view of the sidewalk. Should a small child be crossing Rawhide, a car turning onto Rawhide would not be able to see the child.
The vehicles parked on the corner are often taller than most sedan models, which also compounds the problem, making it difficult for drivers of smaller model cars to obtain a clear view around and over the parked vehicles.
I contacted the Rocklin Police Department to register my concern and, for a short time, the cars were parked on Rawhide, rather than on Midas. However, the cars more recently have been parked on Midas once again.
I find it interesting that the corner of Clover Valley Road and Midas is painted red, and parking is prohibited at that site.
It is in the best interest of all who drive on Rawhide or Midas, or use Clover Valley Park, that parking be disallowed in an area that has such a high potential for an accident.
– Chris Sinclair
Rocklin
