Calgary Stampede: The Canadian Press

Bob Barker Dept: CALGARY - For prominent animal rights activist and TV game show legend Bob Barker, no rodeo is a good rodeo, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I would like very much to see them celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede by saying that is enough animal cruelty," Barker said recently in an interview with The Canadian Press. "Let's wind it up and close it down." Trevor Knowles, from Mt. Vernon, Oregon, wrestles a steer during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede, on July 3, 2009. For prominent animal rights activist and TV game show legend Bob Barker, no rodeo is a good rodeo. Despite efforts by the Calgary Stampede to make its animal events safer for both critters and cowboys, the man who signed off each episode of "The Price is Right" with a plea for people to neuter their pets would like to see an end to the display of western skills. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Despite efforts by the Calgary Stampede to make its animal events safer for both critters and cowboys, the man who signed off each episode of "The Price is Right" with a plea for people to neuter there pets would like to see an end to the display of western skills. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.