"I had no idea that this gig included a rodeo. I have a huge problem with animal cruelty at rodeos. Greeley is a huge rodeo, which means an enormous amount of animal abuse! I am blown away that I missed the description of this show on our touring schedule printout."
When asked if he will perform with Poison that night, Rockett stated, "I represent one quarter of Poison, not Poison as a band. My band mates do understand my feelings about this. I don't own the band, but Poison isn't Poison without me. I have decided to keep my commitment to the fans and educate them about rodeo cruelty at the same time. However, this is the last gig like this, and the rest of the band agrees with that."
"Rodeos, often advertised as an American tradition," Rockett concludes, "so I am asking the promoter of this "American tradition" to also honor another American tradition, Freedom of Speech. I want people who oppose rodeos on the basis of cruelty to be able to distribute information at the show. It's only fair and hopefully it will help better the treatment of the animals."
Rockett heard about the Greeley Rodeo from Steve Hindi. Hindi is the president of SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness), an animal protection organization with fifteen years of experience investigating rodeos nationwide. In just the last year, SHARK has exposed animal abuse at over a dozen rodeos, including such major events as the Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Denver Stock Show and Rodeo, the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, and the Tucson Rodeo.
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