INVESTIGATION : ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN HORRIBLE CONDITIONS IN SEVERAL CHINESE CIRCUSES

According to an article published by the The National Geographic Magazine, animals are frequently being abused in private Chinese circuses.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) recently documented an investigation which shows bear cubs, tigers, monkeys being forced to perform tricks through violence and intimidation.

« According to a report by PETA detailing the findings, days-old tiger cubs are separated from their mothers, monkeys demonstrate self-destructive behaviors such as chewing on their arms, and baby bears are chained by their necks to a wall, unable to sit for hours, to train them to walk on their hind legs. The report that PETA wrote also documented that the animals lacked sufficient food, water, and veterinary care. »

“Unfortunately the lack of care and neglect ... was clear at every single facility they visited,” says Ashley Fruno, of PETA Asia. The investigators visited 10 of the 300 registered circuses in Suzhou.

Warning !

This video may be disturbing to some. Behind-the-scenes footage shows bears forced to stand on two legs or risk strangulation, monkeys thrashing in small metal cages, and lions being whipped.

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Original article by The National Geographic