Uruguay's gaucho rodeo challenged by animal rights activists | Video

Montevideo, Apr 8 (EFE).- The spectacle of men dressed in the traditional garb of South American cowboys trying to stay on untamed horses is a popular attraction at Uruguay's annual Semana Criolla gaucho festival here, but animal rights advocates call it abuse and are seeking to have the practice banned.

Though the horse-breaking championship has been part of Semana Criolla since 1925, it was only in 2006 that the Uruguayan Congress voted unanimously to certify gaucho rodeo as the official national sport.

Following the deaths of two horses during the rodeo in 2019, animal welfare campaigners launched a petition calling for the end of the event, collecting more than 92,000 signatures in this nation of roughly 3.5 million people. (Camera: ÁLEX GUTIÉRREZ PÁEZ).

FOOTAGE OF THE 2023 EXPO PRADO IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.

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Date: 09/04/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest » Animal
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 34 seconds
Reference: 7001253910
Relevance: Normal