Goose, everyone is entitled to their opinions on various sports.

For bull riding.. ah I'm not a fan of western spurs in general. The only thing cruel about bull riding is the flanch cinch heh I'm glad I'm not a bull. Otherwise those animals are very very very very well cared for and worth more than most people's houses. Those bulls love to buck, are bred and raised for it. I think it is more cruel to the riders than the bulls, but that is just MHO. The animals are not mistreated and in fact most of those bulls are quite laid back and friendly. The greatest bull of all time (another opinion ) Little Yellow Jacket is really quite a nice critter and the owners go in the pen and pet him and feed him.

I love rodeo for the equine events of barrel racing, team penning/team sorting, and cutting.

For the pen and training aspect of hog hunting/hog catching - it is unfortunately necessary but every precaution is taken to ensure no or very little damage to the animals involved. Most hogs in a training pen are only ever used once or twice in their entire lives and never bleed from a dog. Ever. The point is not to hurt the hog, it is to properly train the dog.