Time
to stop these barbaric events
January
2013. Rattlesnake roundups are undeniably cruel events. Each year, thousands of
rattlesnakes are captured, abused, and killed for entertainment. Roundups began
as snake control for farmers, but have evolved into tasteless public
spectacles. Help shut them down.
Collectors
from Texas to Pennsylvania pull rattlesnakes from their dens using poles tipped
with fishhooks or spray gasoline or other toxins into the dens, poisoning local
endangered and threatened wildlife.
Barbaric
‘entertainment'
Carted to roundups without food or water in dirty, cramped conditions, snakes arrive starved, dehydrated, or crushed. The survivors are used in exhibitions and daredevil acts, and some are decapitated and served up as exotic meat.
Carted to roundups without food or water in dirty, cramped conditions, snakes arrive starved, dehydrated, or crushed. The survivors are used in exhibitions and daredevil acts, and some are decapitated and served up as exotic meat.
Sign
a petition
The
Centre for Biological Diversity is running a petition calling for an end to
these barbaric events. Please follow this link to sign the petition.
People
at these spectacles risk snake bites and consuming Salmonella along with their
rattlesnake meat. Rattlesnake roundups are bad for snakes, the environment, and
people. Find out if there is one near you.
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