FWD: (CN) Sickening 'Animal Olympics' forces kangaroos to box humans

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Last updated at 16:38pm on 28th September 2006

 

An Australian kangaroo receives a fierce blow to the head by a man

dressed in a clown suit in a shameful contest that

will further fuel fears over China's barbaric attitude to animals.

 

The bizarre marsupial-versus-human bout happened during the so-called

Animal Olympics in Shanghai.

 

Animal rights campaigners say the Chinese have an appalling poor

record for animal rights protection and have no laws to protect them.

 

In the fight, the Australian kangaroo appears to reel backwards after

receiving a right hook from its garishly attired opponent.

 

But the 'roo, which was wearing boxing gloves on its front paws,

fought back, grappling with the clown who was forced back towards the

ropes by its onslaught.

 

The kangaroo is just one of 300 'athletes' taking part in the annual

event, now in its fourth year, at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park.

 

The event held in a large arena also involves an elephant carrying

the Olympic torch and various animals including zebras and mountain

goats put through a series of events such as hurdles and races.

 

Also pictured at the event yesterday were bears standing with boxing

gloves on their paws during another distasteful performance.

 

In July the Daily Mail reported the barbaric sport of horse fighting

where cheering crowds took bets on which stallion would win a bloody

battle.

 

Elissa Fineman

Faculty

University of Phoenix

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Phone: 847-361-2355

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Forwarder's note:

See http://www.aapn.org/zoopage2.html - scroll down to Shanghai Wild

Animal Park.

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MailPV1

> Aren't there any animal welfare groups that can stop this sickening

> Animal Olympics? I would appreciate a reply.

 

This is a huge problem going on for years all over a vast country. I

see it as equivalent to trying to stop rodeos in North America.

Animals Asia Foundation has a team at the Park now which will at least

result in international exposure and maybe eventually lead to banning of the

event.

John.