Animals suffering for sheer amusement
'Circuses'
Animals used in circuses are confined in small,barren cages that gives them only enough room to stand up and lie down.Large animals like elephants are kept chained whenever they are not performing and whenever they are transported,in order to persuade the animals to perform trainers use whips,chains,electric prods,metals hooks, and ropes.
'Circuses'
Animals used in circuses are confined in small,barren cages that gives them only enough room to stand up and lie down.Large animals like elephants are kept chained whenever they are not performing and whenever they are transported,in order to persuade the animals to perform trainers use whips,chains,electric prods,metals hooks, and ropes.
'Zoos'
Animal sat Zoos are captured from their natural habitats,bred in zoos'captive-breeding programs,or purchased or borrowed from other zoos.They are often forced to travel long distances in cramped containers,and many animals arrive ill,injured,or dead. The conditions of american zoos can only be described as despicable.Animals are kept in barren cages that provide no physical or mental stimulation whatsoever.Animals in zoos -even''good'''zoos,or those with ''natural habitats''often exhibit necrotic,stress induced behaviors,such as pacing,head bobbing,weaving back and forth and throwing feces.Some animals develop ulcers,others infections in their feet from standing in urine and excrement. Zoo employees who have little or no training in dealing with exotic animals commonly subjects zoo animals to rough handling and improper care. Veterinary care is often inadequate at zoos because veterinarians are just not trained to deal with the broad range of species confined in zoos.
'Rodeos'
The events associated with/at rodeos include bronco riding and bull riding,in which horses and bulls are fitted with ''bucking straps''that irritates
their abdominal areas and causes them to buck;calf or steer roping,which a calf or steer is running at a speed of up to 30 miles per hour is roped,jerkedto a suddenstop and flipped over and tied;team roping,in which one contestant ropes a running animal around the head and horns while another lassos and ties the hind feet; and steer wrestling, in which a mounted constant jumps from a horse onto the back of a steer and twist the animal's neck until he falls to the ground.
Animals used in rodeos are often confined in chutes adjacent to the show rings and tormented with electric prods until they become frantic,at which time the chute is opened .The calf or steer then bolts from the chuteto escape the pain ofthe electric prod.Animal used in rodeos are frequently injured in these events.Horses break legs,calves and steers break bones,break their necks,sever their windpipes,and
become paralyzed after running into fences and being flipped by ropes.contestants in rodeos wear metal spurs that they dig into the necks and shoulders of the horses they ride.Although professional rodeos associations require that veterinarians be present or on call,about half of these
rodeos do NOT have ant veterinarian present,and amateur rodeos often do NOT even have a veterinarian on call.
Animal sat Zoos are captured from their natural habitats,bred in zoos'captive-breeding programs,or purchased or borrowed from other zoos.They are often forced to travel long distances in cramped containers,and many animals arrive ill,injured,or dead. The conditions of american zoos can only be described as despicable.Animals are kept in barren cages that provide no physical or mental stimulation whatsoever.Animals in zoos -even''good'''zoos,or those with ''natural habitats''often exhibit necrotic,stress induced behaviors,such as pacing,head bobbing,weaving back and forth and throwing feces.Some animals develop ulcers,others infections in their feet from standing in urine and excrement. Zoo employees who have little or no training in dealing with exotic animals commonly subjects zoo animals to rough handling and improper care. Veterinary care is often inadequate at zoos because veterinarians are just not trained to deal with the broad range of species confined in zoos.
'Rodeos'
The events associated with/at rodeos include bronco riding and bull riding,in which horses and bulls are fitted with ''bucking straps''that irritates
their abdominal areas and causes them to buck;calf or steer roping,which a calf or steer is running at a speed of up to 30 miles per hour is roped,jerkedto a suddenstop and flipped over and tied;team roping,in which one contestant ropes a running animal around the head and horns while another lassos and ties the hind feet; and steer wrestling, in which a mounted constant jumps from a horse onto the back of a steer and twist the animal's neck until he falls to the ground.
Animals used in rodeos are often confined in chutes adjacent to the show rings and tormented with electric prods until they become frantic,at which time the chute is opened .The calf or steer then bolts from the chuteto escape the pain ofthe electric prod.Animal used in rodeos are frequently injured in these events.Horses break legs,calves and steers break bones,break their necks,sever their windpipes,and
become paralyzed after running into fences and being flipped by ropes.contestants in rodeos wear metal spurs that they dig into the necks and shoulders of the horses they ride.Although professional rodeos associations require that veterinarians be present or on call,about half of these
rodeos do NOT have ant veterinarian present,and amateur rodeos often do NOT even have a veterinarian on call.
Horse racing and dog racing.
There are more then 60 thousand horse racesthat take place in the U.S each year,many horses are subject to fatal and near fatal injuries every year from broken bones,as well as severly ruptured ligaments amd other impairments.In 1993 there were 840 horses that suffered fatal injuries while racing,and an even larger number were killed by injuries subtained during workouts.Approximately 3,500 horses suffered non-fatal injuries that were serious enough to prevent horses from completing the races.
When horses are no longer useful for racing,.they are used for breeding or,as is usually the case,sold at auction for slaughter.Approximately 75% of all racehorses end up at the slaughterhouse;In the U.S there are about 100,000 horses per year.
In addition to horse racing,the U.S has a large dog racing business.About 40 thousand greyhounds are born annually and sshipped to training
farms around the country.The dogs at greyhound tracks are often housed in small individual cages that are stacked one upon another in kennel facilities that hold up to a thousand dogs.They are kept in their cages for 18 to 22 hours a day.Older dogs and those who are less competitve are killed,sold to laboratories,sold to racetracks in latin america,or given to adoption group.there's a estimate that between 20 and 25 thousand dog are killed every year as a direct result of the racing industry.
When horses are no longer useful for racing,.they are used for breeding or,as is usually the case,sold at auction for slaughter.Approximately 75% of all racehorses end up at the slaughterhouse;In the U.S there are about 100,000 horses per year.
In addition to horse racing,the U.S has a large dog racing business.About 40 thousand greyhounds are born annually and sshipped to training
farms around the country.The dogs at greyhound tracks are often housed in small individual cages that are stacked one upon another in kennel facilities that hold up to a thousand dogs.They are kept in their cages for 18 to 22 hours a day.Older dogs and those who are less competitve are killed,sold to laboratories,sold to racetracks in latin america,or given to adoption group.there's a estimate that between 20 and 25 thousand dog are killed every year as a direct result of the racing industry.
If you are tired of being made to feel guilty for killing and eating animals,
there is a simple solution:STOP BEING GUILTY ''Matt Rice''
there is a simple solution:STOP BEING GUILTY ''Matt Rice''