You know there are allot of people still out there that believe that Animal Rights Activists are horrible people, BUT if it weren't for their love and dedication to the animals and fighting for them then things like this would continue on. Wait until you read the next article below and see some of the photos
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Monkey-fighting is off the agenda and monkey meat is off the menu at zoos and circuses in China. An animal welfare law taking effect this month bans animal performances at zoos and other attractions, and bans zoos from serving dishes made from rare animals, the Telegraph reports. Wildlife parks will no longer be allowed to sell guests live chickens to chuck at lions and tigers. The law also requires zoos to provide animals with adequate housing and keep them away from "disturbance or irritation."
Animal welfare campaigners had long complained of cruel practices at wildlife shows. "A zoo in my city had a show where they forced an adult lion to stand on the back of a horse for a sort of animal acrobatic performance,” said the chairman of an animal protection association in southern China. “I also saw one entertainment park where the monkeys seemed to have wounds all over their bodies. The manager told me the monkeys got hurt during live monkey-fighting shows." Campaigners say most zoos and circuses appear to be complying with the new law.
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What kind of person would buy an animal to watch it be torn apart by another animal? I just don't get it. What kind of pleasure would ANYONE get from that? If those types of people want to see animals attacking and eating other animals then why not set up a tent in the middle of the wild in Asia. Then maybe they would also become the food source for the tigers. They would get what they deserve. Unbelievable!!!!!!! Aren't we suppose to be civilized people?
Zoos will have to stop attractions where live chickens, goats, cows and even horses are sold to visitors who can then watch them be torn apart by big cats
Live animal shows and circuses are hugely popular in China, and draw around 150 million visitors a year at 700 zoos. However, animal rights campaigners have repeatedly complained that the shows should be stopped.
“A zoo in my city had a show where they forced an adult lion to stand on the back of a horse for a sort of animal acrobatic performance,” said Xiao Bing, the chairman of the local animal protection association in the southern city of Xiamen.
“I also saw one entertainment park where the monkeys seemed to have wounds all over their bodies. The manager told me the monkeys got hurt during live monkey-fighting shows,” he said.
Other cases of abuse include beating lions to make them jump through rings of fire and forcing bears to walk across tightropes, said Hua Ning, at the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Chinese circuses have defended their shows, saying that the animals are well fed and that teaching them tricks can help them become “stars”.
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