Letter to the US Department of Agriculture concerning commercial bull-running events “The Great Bull Run” in the United States

SUMMARY

In a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Animal Law called attention to a series of commercial bull-running events that are being held around the country, in which participants pay a fee to enter a race track where bulls are released to sprint alongside the participants, with no barrier between them and the bulls. The Committee wrote that the event appeared to violate the federal Animal Welfare Act, posing serious dangers to the bulls and humans involved, and recommended that the Secretary take all necessary steps to address the animal welfare and public safety concerns associated with these events as mandated by the Act.