Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 > Read this and act accordingly: > > > > Introduction > > For many years circuses have misused animals for the > purpose of making > money. In the process thousands of animals have been > beaten, starved and > electrocuted to death. One trainer has been quoted > as saying that there are > only three weapons with which to enforce the feats > performed by the beasts > viz, fear, hunger, pain. Alfred Court, who became > one of the famous > trainers of the wild animal confessed- " if an > animal attacks he must be > given a severe enough correction for him to realize > from the first encounter > that he is not strong- I clenched my hand around the > club and struck at the > head with all my strength. The bear had been struck > where I had aimed, above > the nostril and between the eyes. Blood flowed from > its mouth, its paws > stiffened in a last convulsion and it collapsed. " > The subduing of wild > beasts is merely the result of merciless thrashing > when they are young- Van > Amburgn (Trainer and Showman) > > The country can no longer afford such a vicious and > illegal form of > entertainment. The time has now come for circuses > only to use the talents of > human beings. While the government has banned the > exhibition and use of 5 > animals in circuses: Bears, Monkeys, Tigers, Lions > and Panthers - none of > the other animals are kept well and hence should not > be used for exhibition > and could be also in violation of several laws. > > Unnatural and abnormal behaviour > The animals in circuses exhibit abnormal and > unnatural behaviour, which is a > reflection of their mental trauma, and the physical > abuse that they go > through during their course of training. > · In the wild, animals keep themselves busy by > either hunting for food, > travelling long distances to forage for green > fodder, in search of a mate, > having found one, later looking after their young > ones etc. While circuses > keep them in an unnatural environment, making them > perform unnatural tricks. > · The results are neurotic behaviour pattern, e.g. > bears suck the pads of > their feet, shake their head from side to side, and > pace up and down. > · Lions, tigers etc, develop stereotype behaviour by > pacing up and down, > turning round and round in their tiny cages. > · The constant stress and solitary confinement leads > them to claw and bite > the bars of their cages. > · Several animals live in solitude, having no > contact with members of their > own species. This makes them neurotic and results in > self-mutilation. > · Imagine yourself in a tiny cage, all alone, > forever - wouldn't you go mad? > · The feeling of frustration and helplessness is so > acute that animals > become neurotic and paranoid - like humans in > depression, and brood over > their misery. > · Herbivores and carnivores are kept close to each > other - a situation which > would instinctively be avoided in nature. This > causes undue stress and fear > for less powerful ones. > · The physical abuse is so clearly visible > Number of circuses > There are as per case records 27 large circuses and > 80 small ones. Almost > all the large circus are registered in Southern > India particularly Kerala. > > Tricks of the Circus > Even though the circuses are now banned from using > Bears, Monkeys, Tigers, > Lions and Panthers; the circuses still use them on > the sly. The circuses are > now careful enough to put up shows in areas where > there are no active NGOs. > Since the biggest draw about the circus is the > tigers, the circuses now > perform at smaller places and instead of staying for > months in a place the > circuses stay for a fortnight. > > Number of animals in Indian circuses > Tigers 64 > Panthers 13 > Bears 26 > Monkeys 12 > Dogs 60 > Lions 102 > Leopards 4 > Elephants (Indian) 109 > Other Categories 416 > > > Most Common Animal Species in Indian Circuses > > 1. Big Cats: - Lions*, Tigers, Panthers*, Leopards, > and Hyenas. > 2. Bears* > 3. Primates: - Monkeys*, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and > Orangutans. > 4. Rhinoceros > 5. Reptiles: - Snakes, Pythons, Mongoose and > Turtles. > 6. Zebras > 7. Llamas > 8. Deer > 9. Birds: - Parakeets*, Cockatoos*, Macaws and > Ravens > 10. Elephants* > 11. Dogs* > 12. Horses/Ponies* > 13. Asses > 14. Camels > 15. Rabbits* > 16. Goats > 17. Ducks > 18. Other foreign and Indian birds and animals. > > NOTE: - * These animals are mainly found in Indian > Circuses > > Treatment of animals in circuses > Circus animals are drugged and made to perform > tricks twice or thrice a day. > They suffer a lifetime confinement in tiny cages, > bumped from town to town, > leading lonely, abnormal and unhealthy lives, > without any veterinary > treatment (no Indian circus has a traveling vet). > They are kept hungry and > tortured with whips and shocks. Their skins are > burnt with cigarette stubs > or hot iron rods, especially on their sensitive > parts. They are severely > beaten on the legs and paws to perform better. They > are chained to short > leashes cramping their necks and preventing them > from sitting in normal > postures. Or their legs are caught up in thick iron > loops (elephants) > disallowing the animal from resting or even stand > properly because the loop > being tied on its joints causes wounds and deep > sores. > Sometimes cruelty goes to the extent of stitching > their mouths and > de-clawing (especially the felines) to prevent the > animals from growling or > hitting the trainer. Many animals go blind due to > lack of nutrition and > medical attention > It is rare that the circuses actually feed the > animals at all let alone a > balanced diet. In fact the food given to them is > half their quota. The meat > that is given to the felines is usually days old and > unhygienic. Usually it > is the stray dogs within the area that are caught > and fed to the animals. > They are also fed milk, which is quite useless for > them. > The bears, elephants and hippos are usually fed just > Bhoonsa or dry grass. > > Hygiene and Housing > Data show that big cats are confined to their > transport wagons for over 90% > of the time, where they have between 0.17 and 0.45 > cubic meters of space per > animal., > In the case of bears, an iron rod is fixed through > the lower and upper lips > during the training period and pulled during eating. > They are tied up with > heavy iron chains. Their claws are blunted. They are > repeatedly beaten. > · The living quarters of these animals are worse > than prison cells, rusted jayasimha pfa bangalore > Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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