Activism & Animals Active Updated Aug 16, 2026
Yucca Valley's rodeo gear fight
An activist filed a proposed ordinance in Yucca Valley, California banning rodeo gear including spurs, flank straps, ropes and prods, reviving a dormant local rodeo fight. A pro-rodeo nonprofit is organizing a Memorial Day weekend 2027 rodeo there, and the town council has not yet scheduled a vote, testing whether the roughly 22,000-resident desert town lets rodeo return.
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Aug 16, 2026 Latest
A Yucca Valley activist filed a proposed ordinance banning rodeo gear like spurs, flank straps, ropes and prods, setting up a fight with a pro-rodeo nonprofit organizing a Memorial Day weekend 2027 rodeo.
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