Pamela Anderson Urges Alberta to End Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Race

4:35 PM PDT 7/16/2012 by Etan Vlessing

0
0
0
0
0
Email
Print
Comments

Getty Images

“This reckless event -- in which horses are routinely killed -- must come to an end,” the Canadian-born actress wrote to a government official after a recent accident.

TORONTO -- Former Baywatch star and animal advocate Pamela Anderson has asked Alberta premier Alison Redford to stop the annual chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede.

Pamela Anderson as Virgin Mary Draws a Crowd in Canada

Pamela Anderson Sued by Former Lawyers Over Unpaid Bill

Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA

“This reckless event -- in which horses are routinely killed -- must come to an end,” Anderson wrote to the Alberta political leader, the Canadian Press newswire service reported Monday.

STORY: Pamela Anderson, Lionel Richie and Joe Francis Among Hollywood Names on California's Tax Delinquents List

“It’s clear there’s nothing that can make these races safe. The chuckwagon races must be eliminated once and for all,” she added after tragedy struck the annual Canadian rodeo when three chuckwagon horses died after a crash Thursday night.

A Redford spokeswoman told the Canadian newswire service that she had not yet read the letter.

VIDEO: Pamela Anderson as Virgin Mary Draws a Crowd in Canada

Canadian animal rights group routinely protest the chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede, which has so far resisted repeated calls in past years to end the annual rodeo event.