Rodeos to be monitored by RSPCA

Tasmanian rodeo organisers say extra scrutiny of this year's Australia Day events won't reveal any animal welfare problems.
The RSCPA will increase its monitoring of the state's rodeos this year, after doubling its number of welfare inspectors.
But Brian Bond, organiser of the Ulverstone rodeo in Tasmania's north-west, says there's nothing to hide and inspectors are welcome.
"We're terribly responsible about the way we handle our animals," he says.
"I just ask members of the public and the RSPCA to try to familiarise themselves a bit more with the sport.
"There are a number of people that make a lot of false accusations about what we do and how we do it, and it's only ignorance that allows this to happen."