Kiwi companies stop sponsoring rodeosSTUFF.CO.NZ Several large companies have withdrawn support for rodeo over the past year, yet an industry spokesman says there hasn't been a "significant decline" in sponsorship this season. Supermarket cooperative Foodstuffs is latest large company to cancel its sponsorship of rodeos amid calls to band the controversial sport. TETSURO MITOMO/STUFF New Zealand Rodeo and Cowboys Association spokesman Michael Laws says rodeo sponsors have been bullied and harassed by animal activists. New Zealand Rodeo and Cowboys Association spokesman Michael Laws said rodeo sponsors had been bullied and harassed by animal activists. Petrol company Z has also pulled its support for rodeos.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2018 01:12 UTC