Nine stranded tigers who were found emaciated and dehydrated after they were shipped from Italy are slowly recovering thanks to two Polish zoos. The tigers endured a gruelling journey through Europe last month during which a tenth feline died. The big cats were found starving and covered in their own excrement in cages while being […]
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Zebra Shot Dead in Germany After Escaping From Circus
Animal activists are outraged after a zebra was shot dead in Northern Germany. Pumba the zebra ran into a motorway after it escaped the circus and was then shot by Animal rescue services. Two zebrase scaped Wednesday morning as Circus Barclay was setting up a new location in Tessin, Germany. The first zebra was captured […]
Bears on skateboards and tigers chained up for selfies among animals being ‘abused’ to amuse tourists in Europe
“Horrendous” cases of animals being abused to please tourists across Europe have been filmed by investigators. In one example, a wild bear is put on a skateboard, made to stand upright and pushed on a slide for circus audiences in the Czech Republic, despite looking sick and underfed, the researchers say. In Germany footage shows […]
Petition: Stop Using Tigers as Photo Props!
There is no denying that tigers are beautiful creatures. But they are wild animals who should be free to live in the wild. Unfortunately, humans have chosen not to respect these beautiful animals, but instead exploit them. Tigers are taken to be trained for circuses where they are kept in captivity and forced to perform […]
Petition: Ettore Weber’s tigers turned on him
Circus trainers abuse animals until they’re so terrified that they’ll perform ridiculous, demeaning, and often painful tricks. It was during a training session that four tigers snapped, killing circus trainer Ettore Weber during a rehearsal yesterday evening in Italy, just one hour before a Circo Orfei show was scheduled to start. Weber, seen during a […]
Petition: Lawmakers Step Up to End Circus Suffering in the U.S.
The suffering of wild animals in circuses could soon come to an end in the U.S. with the reintroduction of federal legislation that would ban them across the nation. This week Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva and David Schweikert have introduced the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA), which would amend the Animal […]
Petition: Support Bill to End Use of Wild Animals in Circuses!
On May 1st, Environment Secretary Michael Gove introduced a bill to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in the UK. This would be a huge victory for animals. Circuses are terrible places for wild animals. Circus animals spend most of their lives in small cages since most circuses travel about 48 weeks of […]
Petition: Help Young Elephant Chained and Wounded Following Tourist Riding Incident
A young elephant is experiencing harsh punishment after injuring and attacking two tourists in Phang Nga. Plai Thanwa, the eight or nine year old elephant, has all four of his legs chained up and bloody wounds on his head. Thanwa was giving a ride to two Italian tourists along with his mahout (trainer) when suddenly […]