Home  »  Ag Sectors  Readers' views for April 26, 2013  Bill
opens door to attacks on rodeos  The concern of Jordan Valley,
Ore., residents over Senate Bill 835, which is politically
referred to as gateway legislation, is potentially far-reaching.
The bill is not only misleading with its "horse tripping" title
but opens the way for future anti-rodeo legislation.  Disturbing
is the apparent lack of support from pro rodeo. True, Sen. Bill
Hansell of Pendleton inserted "right to rodeo" language to
protect the Pendleton Round-Up. The Jordan Valley Rodeo is known
as the "Big Loop," which makes one reason that if "Big Loop" is
offensive, then where does "Let 'er Buck" fit in?  If critics
don't like horse roping, then what about steer roping, bull
dogging and steer busting?  Mike Hanley  Jordan Valley, Ore.
ESA a resounding success for species  In his highly
fictionalized account of the Endangered Species Act's success
record ("ESA's birthday a time for reflection" in the April 12
edition), James Burning ignores c