Wild Horse & Burro Radio: Steve Hindi and Janet Enoch of SHARK on rodeo cruelty

Hosted by Debbie Coffey, V.P. Wild Horse Freedom Federation

Our guests tonight are Steve Hindi (President and Founder) and Janet Enoch (Investigator) of SHowing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK).

SHARK was founded in 1993 by former hunter Steve Hindi, and has stood almost alone in exposing the horrific animal abuse, countless lies, and corruption of rodeos in general and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in particular. 

The PRCA National Finals Rodeo: The "Superbowl of Rodeos" was first exposed in 2007 when SHARK's video cameras documented Charles Soileau, then Vice-Chairman of the PRCA Board of Directors, secretly using the cruel practice of electro-shocking horses.  SHARK again exposed the NFR in 2012 and 2013 for continuing to use electricity to make horses perform.  SHARK also exposed the electro-shocking of horses at The Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo for 3 years straight until the rodeo finally BANNED the practice in 2008.

Horse Tripping: SHARK exposed and contributed to the banning of horse tripping in Illinois, Oregon, and Nevada. In "Mexican rodeos," horses are purposely tripped as an event.  These horses commonly have their legs, backs and necks broken, as well as many other injuries.

SHARK also battles tirelessly against rodeos, bullfighting, live pigeon shoots, turkey shoots, canned hunts (and all hunting), circuses, zoos,  marine parks and animal scrambles.