gamblerone- this is from 2010. Not sure why it comes up now on the side bar.
I thought it was this yr but know Aug 1 is on a WED.

PETA- People Eating Tasty Animals. I do hope they show up. I will shove their little pamphlets right back in their face. I have been to many rodeo's, and even have a horse now that was in a rodeo. These animals are treated 10 times better than some of the horses I see standing around at a lot of farms around here. If you don't like it stay home. That will leave more seats for the people that really want to be there.

PETA throws blood, how about meat eaters throwing rotten veggie garbage on them.

Peta at the rodeo would be waaay more entertaining then the rodeo itself.

Someone should organize a PETA intervention just before the rodeo, now THAT would be worth seeing! Those PETA members are ruthless.

Bullfighting = quick plunge of sword into heart and poor people have beef for dinner.
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Meat display = quick plunge of bolt into forehead and people have beef for dinner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcirhyn8K...
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You will have to find your own video of bullfight kill, most require a login.
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Watch for some enlightenment!

How about bullfighting? Ole!

Well, rodeo isn't pretty, I admit, but it has a history in the first industry of America. It's also taken steps in the past few decades to improve animal welfare- no prods, only healthy animals, and horn protectors for cattle. It;s not all sunshine and roses, but it's derived from the meat industry.

It isn't exactly humane to the cowboys, either.

I hazard to wonder how many rodeo naysayers are complete vegetarians. It's amazing how people squawk over causing an animal temporary distress for sport, yet are totally OK with bashing that animal over the head and eating its carcass.

Yada and Poobah - thank you for sharing your thoughts on a topic that I am passionate about as well. Rodeos are not family entertainment and those that condone rodeos, or any mistreatment of animals for sport, has a very shallow mentality and black heart.

Bullfighting is a barbaric sport. Intentially stabbing an animal to death and watching it suffer...then cutting off the ear as a reward? It's awful, too, when pet owners mistreat their own animals. Kicking them, leaving them locked in a hot car, walking them on hot pavement, tying them to doghouses in a mosquito infested back yard. The list goes on.

I'm curious as to how this email discussion ended up being about rednecks? Some of you who comment on articles really need to stop with such negativity. I also wonder how those of you making those comments treat your own pets if you have them. If you think rodeos and bullfighting are enjoyable, what happens to your pet if you have a bad day?

Locked out again. I will not have $33 for the three of us to see this event.

Rodeo's usually draw big crowds...just like demolition derby's, but take up alot less room. People love to see crashes and with both your certain to have a few!

Congratulations to the fair board for bringing the rodeo to Rock County,I have had a chance to see this rodeo co. a couple times in the last few years and they do a very nice job and it was excellent entertainment. Professional rodeos are well excepted across the country and it is good entertainment for all ages I do understand that there is a faction of people that think every animal should live in there living room and there feet up on the sofa but that is not the way it is in the real world. Rodeo animals are treated like rock stars behind the chutes because they are the performers bread and butter. The stand I take on the Humane Society is to take care of underfed and neglected animals and if you want to pick a fight go after the cock fighting business or would that be to dangerous ? The American farmer and the cowboys are easy picking for a lot of self serving groups. Congratulations to the fair board COWBOY UP.

POOBAH - I agree with you so very much on this. They are bringing animal cruelty to Rock County. Is it fun to bodyslam a calf by the neck and tie its legs tight so it can't move. If we did this to a cat or dog we would arrested for animal cruelty. In a rodeo this is called a sport. Bullfighting is another terrible event and it makes me sick to describe it. --> wake up everyone - this is animal cruelty.

Scott Davis, fair board member said, "We really want people to have a memory of this like, ‘That’s the best thing I ever saw.’” Perhaps he's referring to the spectacle of a calf's neck being broken or a bull's hip being dislocated. Yeah, wow, he wants kids to have a memory of that! This is what the Humane Society of the United States has to say about rodeos: "The HSUS opposes rodeos as they are commonly organized, since they typically cause torment and stress to animals; expose them to pain, injury, or even death; and encourage an insensitivity to and acceptance of the inhumane treatment of animals in the name of sport." Wake up Rock County Fair Board and Scott Davis!

Anthrax? Cypress Hill at the Rock County 4H Fair? Cruelty to animals? OMG......Reading these boards actually scares me now.

jmac, my point exactly! I can detect a phony from the real deal. I'm not blind like a cross section of folks.

Well Matt516 you learned to be a moron very well. "Obamafest" Geez!

rustyrotir- well said. Those "hicks" feed you. At least say it with some respect!!! Thanks farmers!!

LOL....dont get me started. I guess Im an ass for assuming that if you say you dont like something youve tried it and therefore express your opinion otherwise. Just to let ya know, i have been to alot of things considered "country" and i didnt enjoy them. From rodeos to cattle auctions, 4H fairs to picking rocks, and bailing hay. Ive seen my fair share of the "country" and I do not care for it. Once again....... TO EACH HIS OWN!!!!

First off, i explained the "hick" thing not to be derogatory, but to just give the true definition of a rodeo instead of calling it a red neck event. Secondly i stated "TO EACH HIS OWN" after which i went on to explain my point of view on the events planned. I never said anything about rap or metal, i just wished for a mixture. You should open YOUR mind, there are alot of types of music besides country/rap/metal.

As far as attending, I wont be. Like someone stated before "if you dont like it, dont go" I made my decision when i saw the activity line up. Once again TO EACH HIS OWN, but do not begin to tell me when to get on my knees and thank anyone for anything. I know where the vast majority of my food comes from, i was not knocking any "hicks" i actually know alot of "hicks" and appreciate their work. So before you go labeling people "morons" take a look in the mirror at your own ignorance. I didnt mean or try to offend anyone. Just stated my point of view and gave brief explanation why i felt that way.....

Get the sand out.

ghostface- you should try it first before you say you DON'T like it.

I was sceptical(sp) because of what you see on TV. I went in Madison.

I will be going!! Get out my hat, belt buckel, and Justins!!

Same ones complaining about the quality of the fair are the same ones that complained about the proposed cost of building and relocating new grounds for a better one. Priceless.
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Giddy up!! Rodeos are cool and the KIDS will love it.

I wonder how many of you nay-sayers have ever been to the fair. It is for the kids. In the past they have had rock bands, but appearently the revenue is greater from country. You have to understand it is all about generating money. Most complainers here likely would not attend an event they push on this forum, just because the fair is (insert dumb excuse here). Rodeo is not abuse of animals. Letting an animal die of hunger or thirst is, and I'll give you bull fighting, but not rodeo. Very few animals are hurt. Heck the bull's might like getting a chance to gore a human! And don't forget the clowns!!! I wish these snooty wanna-be so PC people would just realize, IF YOU DON'T LIKE, DON'T GO!!! AND JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK SOMETHING DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!!!

swisschick, I thank you for that, but the truth is, I've been dummed down just like the rest of the herd...I've just been blessed to gain much needed wisdom along the way!

royo! Bravo...finally, someone that GETS IT!

Wow people! It's very simple...

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T GO!

Enough said.

Whatever! Born or taught the result is the same, MORONS!

First it was the so-called wrestling announced earlier. Now its animals being the subjects of harassment and distress in the guise of entertainment. Is there any level of "acceptable" cultural violence the fair organizers won't stoop to in their strange attempt to provide "family" entertainment? Sad.

matthew - I totally agree with you. Ya hit the nail on the head! You're a genius!!! :)

Whoever made the decision to allow animal torture at the county fair should be relieved of their responsibilities. I hope officials from the local humane society are on hand to keep on eye on things. Rodeos are nothing but cruelty to animals for the entertainment of people. I would hope nobody attends.

rusty, I disagree. People are born geniuses and taught to be "morons"! ;)

crystal - Do you have any idea, even a clue, as to what it costs to bring bands in to the fair? Didn't think so. They also have to look at the bigger picture. They need to please most of the people, and rappers probably don't fit the picture.

Before you go slamming those "hicks", the next time you go to the grocery store get on your knees and thank them for feeding you! I truly think that some people are born as morons! If it's not what "they" like, then it's beneath them, that is called elitism and does not belong in J'ville.

crystalcastles, while your suggestions might bring on larger crowds, it also creates a security issue . Bands such as you suggest will bring in people from outside our community that may not necessarily be well behaved.

crystal, tell that to an 80 year old man/woman looking to enjoy their nite at a fair!

all I'm saying is that country music is boring and that the rock county fair can get better bands. Walworth county fair gets The Beach Boys and Huey Lewis & The News while RCF gets country bands. I don't see why they would get pissed if they had rap or metal bands play at the fair, it would be awesome if they got Anthrax or another cool metal band to play this year.

what ever happened to the good ole' days when the Osmonds, Kenny Rogers and Dr. Hook were the headliners??!!!

Annie -- I dont know -- I kinda like -t when the wife puts on the spurs...

Crystalcastles after reading some of your posts I wondered what happened to your I.Q. now I know it's gone to rap.

No thanks. I don't enjoy watching animals get dug by spurs or roped, pulled and tied up for the mere amusement of a show. It borders on torture.

WHAT are you people talking about?!! The 4H Fair, whether in Janesville, WI, Milwaukee, or Superior, is about kids and young adults showcasing projects that they create with their own hands or bring animals they've raised and trained. It's about teaching responsibility, character, and compassion. The ENTERTAINMENT portion of the fair has always been family-oriented and appropriate for all ages, regardless of the type of venue. Why is it so necessary to blast at people for taking a risk on something new?

As far as kids/adults with Confederate flags, IMO, they do it because they can. They do it because they THINK they stand for something that they really have NO idea about (which is sad). They do it to make others uncomfortable. It really is a shame.

TJ - Good one!!
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evansvilleh.w. - Now that's funny! Thanks for the chuckle.

I am not much into "country" type things myself, but it is a COUNTY FAIR. "Country" is what a county fair is supposed to be about.
Matthew516 is right. If there was a market for a rap or heavy metal festival in the community and someone could make money on it, it would happen (unless the "city fathers" would keep it from happening).

a rap group or metal band would be better than a rodeo at the Rock County fair this year. It would be awesome to have Cypress Hill or Anthrax play the main stage.

It is better than having a RAP group and having a bunch of thugs shooting up the place.

frusion, another example of the backwards thinking in our society. Picketing means nothing today. When will people learn that the consumers are in CHARGE?....IF they can learn how to unite. If enough people don't show up to the fair, they'll reconsider the rodeo ideas in the future. What a great way for the Janesville community to unite! Question is, if they'd find a way to unite over a little thing like this rodeo deal, imagine the power of what they could do if they actually united for things much bigger for the good of the many???!!! ;)

"Davis is papably excited about the event."

Um, I wonder if this reporter knows what "palpable" means, and how you can tell if a man is excited in this manner,

Expand your narrow thinking. This is something new and different to Janesville. A new experience changes perspective and engages the mind in new ideas and challenges. You become narrow minded when you are no longer teachable, hence you become labeled and dismissed as 'old.'

Picket in front of the court house because of a rodeo?

I think we should stand in front of the court house with picket signs over this one.
At least boycott the fair this year.

I think people get their words mixed up. This would be a "hick" activity. Something usually done by people in rural areas. Either way, to each his own.

This is not something i would enjoy either, since i do not enjoy country music or anything associated with "country" lifestyle. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy fishing/hunting and driving through "the country" but I too wish janesville would bring in a mixture, but something is better than nothing.

Sort of off topic..buuuut....

I really do not understand all the confederate flags on pickup trucks, did these kids/adults not learn we live in the north??

Crystal is the same one that was defending that idiot kid that robbed those places. Therefore, nothing he/she says can be taken seriously.

The irony of "learn2read" is so above your head Crystal.

Where oh where are they going to fit this rodeo in the fairgrounds? and where are they going to fit the ring for the micro wrestling? this ought to be interesting...............

crystalcastles, is your real name Buzz Killington?

can't wait, will be rooting for local rider Dan Ochs!!!!!!!!!

Awesome, can't wait to go.

We can call it "Obamafest"

I never said I didn't like it, learn2read.

move if you don't like it

more redneck stuff in Janesville, first Redneck Fest now they have rodeos.

Yeeeeeee Haaaawwww