Animals are not actors, circus clowns, athletes, slaves or spectacles to be imprisoned and gawked at. Yet humans confine thousands of animals to barren, boring and filthy enclosures. Living in captivity destroys the social and emotional relationships these animals need to thrive. Animals are crammed into boxcars or semi-trailers and carted across the country, all for the sake of human “entertainment”. Under threat of physical punishment, many animals are forced to perform against their will. Some of these animals even pay with their lives. All forms of entertainment in which animals are bred, raised, bought, sold, caught and used for human entertainment are wrong! Rodeos, horse racing, dog racing, circuses, zoos, aquariums, dog fighting, fishing, hunting and bullfighting are just some examples.
With the heartbreak, outrage and uproar about Cecil the lion, a few things need to be addressed… When are we going to have the courage
In 1994, an elephant named Tyke gave her last circus performance. By the time the dust settled, a trainer was dead, 13 people were injured,
Animals in circuses and great apes used on TV and in ads and movies are routinely beaten by trainers to get them to perform. Watch
