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"Thousands of animal rights activists marched through the streets of Chile's capital calling for a ban on rodeos.               They say the Chilean style of rodeo condones the mistreatment of animals as entertainment, according to veterinarian Pablo Reyes.               (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PABLO REYES, VETERINARIAN, SAYING:               \"The rodeo may be traditional, but it uses animals for sadistic entertainment-- mistreating them, hitting them, hurting them.\"               However, the protesters are fighting an uphill battle. Rodeos have been considered a national sport in Chile since 1962.               But activists say the Chilean practice of using horses to ram into the cows is cruel.               They've organized a series of protests to stop it, according to Mauricio Serrano of the group, Animal Libre.               (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MAURICIO SERRANO, PRESIDENT OF ANIMAL LIBRE (FREE ANIMAL) ONG, SAYING:               \"This massive protest is being replicated in nine other regions of our country in order to end this in different districts and eventually on a national level.\"               The protests were timed for the start of the traditional competition season, which begins in mid-September."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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