April 18th 2008
SHARK Vs Cheyenne Frontier Days: Round One!
Filed under: animals, sports — parrish @ 11:29 am
Uh-Oh!!
A few days ago Ecorazzi told you that Matchbox 20 pulled out of Wyoming’s Cheyenne Frontier Days festival — the world’s largest outdoor rodeo — after the animal rights group, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), sent them video footage of alleged animal abuse from last year’s rodeo.
Well, needless to say the festival bosses are PISSED. And what do we do in this country if we’re angry? WE SUE!! That’s right, owners of the festival are suing SHARK claiming the animal rights group sent Matchbox 20 “false and misleading information” which caused the cancellation. Frontier Days organizers are estimating the resulting damage will be close to 100,000 dollars lost in ticket sales. They are also suing SHARK for persuading Carrie Underwood to pull out of the event in 2006.
Juicy stuff! Keep posted to Ecorazzi for all your SHARK/Frontier Days drama. Who will win? I vote SHARK.
I vote for Shark too. I guess it is just easier to sue the activists that to actually stop beating the animals.
I should have known that the Cheyenne Frontier Days would do something like this. They are extra made because MB20 would have made mega profits for them…. I’m sure there were a lot of people that would have gone just to see MB20 and didn’t show up because MB20 canceled!
Are they even aware that Rob and Marisol Thomas started the Sidewalk Angels Foundation - they don’t like animal cruelty! They are in team with Pets Alive!!
http://www.sidewalkangelsfoundation.com/
I hope against all hope that CFD does not win against SHARK — I’m sure then MB20 will be called in to testify… this is getting deep and all over $$$!!
Thank YOU for this information and to a friend that alerted me to your story!!!
MB20 Should probably have never agreed to do the concert in the first place, unless they had never heard of the word “Rodeo” before.
Hooray for Matchbox 20, Carrie Underwood & SHARK!
Animal cruelty CANNOT be tolerated.
Great Job SHARK!
Rodeos are not animal cruelty… you people say all this crap, and you ahve no idea what you’re talking about!