PETA Calls on Brisbane Broncos to Be Rebranded the ‘Boomerangs’

PETA is insisting the Broncos should change their name and abandon their mascot in a move aimed at curbing support for rodeos.

The Broncos mascot gestures during the round 11 NRL match between Manly Sea Eagles and Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on May 17, 2024. Hannah Peters/Getty Images

The Australian branch of animal activist group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is calling on the popular Brisbane Broncos rugby league team to abandon its mascot.

PETA claims the official mascot and logo, Buck the horse, and the “bucking bronco” is tied heavily to rodeos, a sport the group wants banned.