Posted on 02/21/2018 7:19:52 PM PST by Rebelbase
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A type of rodeo event coming to the Yard Goats stadium was quickly canceled after it turned into a firestorm on social media.
The event was called The Cowboy- Rodeo Monkey Show, which showcases monkeys acting as cowboys riding dogs.
The Yard Goats posted the event on Facebook about a week ago and since then hundreds of people have been sounding off urging them to cancel the event.
On Monday, they canceled it.
“People in Connecticut love animals, they care about animal welfare and this is not the type of entertainment that our state appreciates,” said Susan Linker, of Our Companions Animal Rescue.
Linker said she was outraged when she saw the event was scheduled at the Yard Goats stadium in Hartford this summer.
“At first when I googled it, I thought it was a joke. I couldn't believe it was actually happening and when I looked at it further indeed it was a thing and coming here to Hartford,” Linker said.
The Cowboy- Rodeo Monkey Show is popular at rodeos and at minor league baseball games around the country.
The monkey sits on the dogs as they chase rams.
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One of those headlines you don’t see every day
I don’t see the problem. It’s cute.
“At first when I googled it, I thought it was a joke. I couldn't believe it was actually happening and when I looked at it further indeed it was a thing and coming here to Hartford,” Linker said.
Why are so many opinionated lefties just plain ignorant?
Oh, because of animal cruelty. And here i thought the local might be confused with the rodeo participants.
I live in Connecticut, and I know who lives in the Yard Goats neighborhood. No, I wouldn’t go to their games because of the locals.
That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while.
IT'S A GOAT RODEO!!!
It’s more brain dead leftists who are Deathly Afraid That Someone, Somewhere, Is Having Fun.
Without these jobs, how are the monkeys gonna feed their families?
**I live in Connecticut, and I know who lives in the Yard Goats neighborhood. No, I wouldn’t go to their games because of the locals.**
Funny you should say that. I taught 23 years in *that* neighborhood. Who wouldn’t want to go to work in that ‘hood and be shot at, spit at, dissed, likely to have their car stolen, or jacked, and deal with parents [I use that term loosely] who don’t give one whit about the value of education and morality.
I don’t blame you. Either would I want to chance an encounter with one of the locals; take one wrong turn down one of the side streets if you get lost and you’ll get to meet a few homies. :)
Stay safe.
Ok. Somebody has to say it and it might as well be me.
Any city with a team called the “Yard Goats” is three inches away from third world status.
“Yard Goats” has to be the most embarrassing team name ever. It sounds like an sub-Saharan African high school team.
Doesn’t any one in Hartford have the manhood to give their teams decent names?
Like Crusaders?
Warriors?
They could have even picked the State Bird and became the “Robins” which would have had more testosterone than “Yard Goats.”
Connecticut where a Senator nearly got hit by a train during a speech on railway safety - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkkPiilF_mI
Hartford Meadow Muffins would be good too.
Hartford Meadow Muffins would be good too.
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Yard Goats vs the Hartford Cow Pies
Yep.
We call him *DICK* .... bet you can guess why.
Dick is our boy.
Apropos of nothing...loved watching Tucker destroy Himes last night.
Well then I suppose Donkey Basketball is right-out...
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