The LA City Council voted to amend a report from the Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee that would prohibit rodeo events that perform harmful practices such as calf roping, steer wrestling and more. The amendment and new motion requested the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance that will amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to define Rodeo with the activities listed above, while excluding a ban on events of cultural significance such as: Equestrian and Charreada events, American Indian, Native American, Indigenous Rodeo, Mexican Charreria, Escaramuza or any other rodeo-type events. The draft ordinance is slated to return to the City’s Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee for further discussion and deliberation. To read the motion, please click here.