Animals are not actors, cages and cages, or spectacles for circus clowns. Yet thousands of elephants, bears, monkeys, and others are forced to perform silly, difficult tricks under threat of physical punishment. Carted across the country in narrow, semi-truck trailers; Hung or clawed at barren, dirty walls. And regularly Separated from their families And friends – all for fun. Many of them are even forced to perform till the day they die.
PETA is committed to getting animals out of the entertainment business. Our dedicated staff members work full-time to expose and end animal abuse in the entertainment industry, and their work is paying off: consider the demise of the Ringing Bros. Circus, for example. In addition to ending circus cruelty, these staff members work closely with officials to restore the rules of horseracing across the country. Undercover investigation And public campaigns that have been instrumental in changing public opinion against attractions that exploit animals, convincing travel companies to stop selling tickets to SeaWorld and other cruelty-free operations, convincing companies like Coca-Cola to They should stop sponsoring disgusting forms of entertainment like the deadly Iditrode. Not doing entertainment executives Use animals in movies or TV And to use motion capture technology instead, abandon exhibits of abused animals such as mobile zoos, and the transfer of neglected animals from roadside zoos, travelers, and other seeds. Facilitate transport of facilities to reliable safe locations.
Circus acts featuring only volunteer human actors, TV shows and movies using CGI animals, and interactive, virtual reality aquariums are captivating audiences. Meanwhile, archetypal, cruel animal movements are in decline. Part of PETA’s work is horse cruelty, marine parks, dog sledding, elephant rides, cockfighting, petting zoos, horse-drawn carriage rides, bullfighting, sport fishing, trophy hunting, traveling Animal operations, roadside zoos, and safari parks have never been stronger. Animal-free forms of entertainment educate audience members about conservation. These are places where animals are confined and enslaved, eg Sea Worldjust pretend to.
What’s wrong with the circus? And is SeaWorld really that bad?
Animals don’t like to put on shows – they are used and abused for human entertainment. In circuses, trainers use bullhooks, whips, tight collars, mallets, electrical equipment, and other painful tools of the trade to force bears, elephants, lions, and others to perform physically demanding tricks. use the Frustrated by years of beatings and imprisonment, many of his counting animals, trainers and members of the public were injured and even killed.
Animals kept in captivity in marine parks or aquariums are no better. In captivity, orcas and other dolphins swim in endless circles in tanks that are the equivalent of bathtubs to them, and are denied the opportunity to engage in almost any natural behavior. Instead, some are forced to perform meaningless tricks. Most die much shorter than their natural life expectancy.
Tiger carcasses in pseudo-sanctuaries, bears confined to cages and pits, and bulls are also standing up forcing the bulls to enter and fight.
There is only one acceptable thing to do with animals exploited for entertainment: retire them to reputable sanctuaries or loving homes.
PETA has helped facilitate such transitions, as in the case of Nosy the elephant – we campaigned for her freedom from the circus for years, and now she is loving her sanctuary home in Tennessee. Charlie, a white horse on the brink of a fatal breakdown, was also rescued by Peta – he now spends his days grazing on grass in a large pasture with his Guardian, a long-time supporter and friend of Peta’s. does And then there was Trigembo Animal Park in North Carolina, which was successfully sued by two local animal advocates represented by PETA lawyers, allowing us to relocate Bear Bean and Boogie to a sprawling Colorado location. Allowed to do. Between 2013 and 2018, PETA rescued more than 70 bears from cramped pens and concrete heels, helping them move into real sanctuaries where they can finally play, climb, make friends and have their own lives. Raise a family. Some of our rescues have even helped turn it off Roadside zoo.
How can you help the animals to perform or fight?
These life-changing victories would not be possible without our help Members And supporters. Each of us can help prevent suffering and death by refusing to buy tickets to watch broken animals suffer in captivity or perform silly tricks, demanding that government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture do their job. , and urge companies not to do business with animals. Termination of operations.
With the help of our members and supporters, PETA works globally to expose and end the use of animals in entertainment. Some of our efforts include the following:
- Conduct undercover investigative investigations and colorful advocacy campaigns to educate the public
- Convincing government agencies to shut down circuses, roadside zoos, marine parks and other operations when they apparently violate the law.
- Encouraging companies to refuse to promote or sponsor Riding an elephantfor , for , for , . Tiger competitions“swimming with dolphins” excursions, edetrides, or other animal attractions
- Advocating for pro-animal legislation
- Organize organized protests outside businesses and company headquarters to help prevent the opening of new animal-profitable attractions.
- Calling on roadside zoos and animal shelters to do the right thing by retiring animals for inappropriate conservation.
- Convince county and state fairs to exclude wild animals from their attractions
This multi-pronged approach leads to multiple wins for animals captured and used by the entertainment industry around the world.
Popular resources
Animals on Film and Television: Cruelty Behind the Scenes
We’ve seen it in circuses and marine parks, in roadside zoos and racetracks: when animals are used for entertainment, they suffer — and in the film and TV industries, too. There is no discount. Often torn from their mothers as infants and subjected to lives of punishment and deprivation, animals used in film and television productions have no control… Read more »
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