Royal Manitoba Winter Fair: Animal groups call for end of wrangling events [Video]

A handful of animal welfare groups are once again calling for the end of a wrangling event for kids and youth at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon.

Both the Winnipeg and Brandon Humane Societies, along with the national Animal Justice group, are demanding the organization drop its calf scramble and sheep wrangling events, saying both are cruel to animals.

“These events in particular include very young prey animals, and they’re not desensitized to the stimulation of being in these noisy bright arenas filled with crowds,” said Brittany Semeniuk with the Winnipeg Humane Society.

“On top of that, they’re being chased grabbed and ridden by children and young adults, so it causes them to be in a very frenzied state, and it’s something that doesn’t need to take place in 2024.”

Semeniuk said if people looked at the event from an animal’s viewpoint, they would conclude that these events …