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Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 30th, 2010,
‘The Performance’ is a disturbing, but important film about animal abuse in China’s zoos, circuses and animal parks. In conjunction with a new report by Hong Kong-based Animals Asia, ‘The Performance’ exposes the cruel treatment of animals such as black bears, big cats, monkeys and elephants for the entertainment of live audiences, who are unaware of the suffering they are supporting. The film is part of an effort to get animal welfare legislation laws – of which there are none in China – drafted and passed. Beaten throughout its life, declawed, de-toothed and kept in unsanitary conditions – this is…
Tags: abuse, animals, Asia, bears, China, Chinese, circuses, cruelty, documentary, film, monkey, park, The Performance, zoos
Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 28th, 2010,
Sticking your fist or head into the mouth of a declawed, de-toothed lion or tiger isn’t very impressive. In Chinese zoos, animal parks and circuses the abuse of animals is widespread. Bears, monkeys, elephants, wolves and big cats are among the animals who are routinely beaten into submission and forced to do absurd tricks for the entertainment of ignorant crowds. There are no animal protection laws in China to prohibit such behavior. The Hong Kong-based animal welfare group Animals Asia visited 13 zoos and animal parks in China and compiled statistics and video footage into a report documenting the abuse….
Tags: abuse, animal, Asia, bear, China, Chinese, circuses, cruelty, lion, parks, show, zoos
Conservation, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 25th, 2010,
The British animal welfare charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), has published a highly critical report on the treatment of elephants in UK animal parks. The RSPCA report – written by scientists at Bristol University in England – found that elephants at British zoos suffer from a host of health and psychological problems including obesity, obsessive behavior and an infant mortality higher than in the wild. From an article in the Telegraph: Putting them in a zoo makes them obese because they do not eat the right food – they are used to coarse,…
Tags: ban, British, elephants, import, report, RSPCA, UK, welfare, zoos
