Vancouver Humane Society - List of Stampede animal deaths since 1986

The Vancouver Humane Society has compiled a list of animal deaths at the Calgary Stampede since 1986.  The following is the Society's media release, in its entirety, from July 2013:

Definition of “stampede” from Webster’s dictionary;  A sudden flight or rush of a number of frightened animals.

These statistics are from the Calgary Humane Society and/or the local media regarding the animals killed in these venues.

1986	12 (twelve) chuckwagon horses
1987	1 steer (broken leg) euthanized 1 calf broken leg) euthanized 1 chuckwagon horse - collapsed and died    1 chuckwagon horse, broken leg, euthanized)
1988	1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
1989	2 calves - broken legs euthanized
1990	3 calves - broken legs euthanized 1 steer - broken leg euthanized 1 bucking horse euthanized 1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
1991	no fatalities reported
1992	1 chuckwagon horse died
1993	no fatalities reported
1994	1 horse (novice bronc) broken hind leg euthanized
1995	1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized 1 horse (novice saddle bronc) head injury, euthanized 1 horse (novice bronc) front leg, euthanized
1996	4 chuckwagon horses killed, 1 down with a heart    attack, 2 euthanized, 1 with broken neck and leg
1997	1 chuckwagon horse died 1 bull euthanized after breaking his leg
1998	no fatalities reported
1999	2 chuckwagon horses euthanized
2000	2 chuckwagon horses - 1 horse died of pulmonary    aneurism; 1horse > euthanized (fractured front leg)
2001	1 calf euthanized (broke right hind leg) in the calf    roping event on July 8th 1 chuckwagon outrider horse euthanized July 15th   (collapsed and broke right shoulder)
2002	1 chuckwagon outrider horse died of a heart attack on    July 5 after running in heat 1 5 chuckwagon horses killed 1 calf euthanized (broken leg) in the calf roping event
2003	no fatalities reported
2004	1 horse (broken leg in wild ride event)
2005	9 horses killed in stampede on Bonnybrooke Bridge July 3 1 show horse, heart attack, July 8 1 calf, injured on July 8 1 chuckwagon horse, heart attack, July 15 2 chuckwagon horses (behind the scenes)
2006	2 chuckwagon horses (July 7) heart attack, broken leg 1 chuckwagon horse (July 13) broke two bones in its    lower left front leg on Gary Gorst's team
2007	1 chuckwagon horse (Darcy Flad) euthanized 3 chuckwagon horses (Gary Gorst-July 14)
2008	1 chuckwagon horse (Reg Johnstone) euthanized (July 10)
2009	1 chuckwagon horse (Reg Johnstone) heart attack (July 5) 1 chuckwagon horse (Barry Hodgson) euthanized (July 7) 1 steer euthanized (July 9) 1 chuckwagon horse (Ray Mitsuing) heart attack (July 11)
2010	6 chuckwagon horses
2011	2 chuckwagon horses
2012	3 chuckwagon horses dead, 1 injured (lead dropped, others followed-outrider horse crashed into wagon at high speed)

 

There have also been 2 human fatalities at the Chuckwagon races in this time frame:
 - Outrider Eugene Jackson died on July 20, 1996 from head

    injuries suffered from a spill on July 11, 1996.
- Wagon driver, Bill McEwen died July 11, 1999 of head

   injuries received from a wagon crash on July 9, 1999.

**NOTE** There are literally thousands and thousands of animals used behind the scenes to perfect the “cowboys” rodeo skills. These figures do NOT include animals that were injured and/or killed for these practises.