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01/04/2008
Circus Animals Banned
Say goodbye to dancing elephants and lion taming as Cork City Council bans circuses featuring animal acts.
After passing the motion proposed by Socialist Party Councillor, Mick Barry, only circuses without animals can now visit the city.
The Animal Rights Action Network, who lobbied for the ban, said: "Animals in circuses are not volunteers, they are slaves, confined to their 'beast' wagons for some 23 hours a day with no room to exercise compared to that of their homes in the wild. Whether captive-born or wild-caught, wild animals have a physical and psychological need to roam for miles, forage for food and vegetation, and raise their young."
The Animal Activists say they conducted an undercover investigation, which revealed a great deal of cruelty to animals in circuses, including whipping and hitting.
Fingal County council in North Dublin also passed a similar motion last year. The Animal Rights Network plans to lobby for the same policy to be adopted in councils throughout Ireland.
(DW/JM)
After passing the motion proposed by Socialist Party Councillor, Mick Barry, only circuses without animals can now visit the city.
The Animal Rights Action Network, who lobbied for the ban, said: "Animals in circuses are not volunteers, they are slaves, confined to their 'beast' wagons for some 23 hours a day with no room to exercise compared to that of their homes in the wild. Whether captive-born or wild-caught, wild animals have a physical and psychological need to roam for miles, forage for food and vegetation, and raise their young."
The Animal Activists say they conducted an undercover investigation, which revealed a great deal of cruelty to animals in circuses, including whipping and hitting.
Fingal County council in North Dublin also passed a similar motion last year. The Animal Rights Network plans to lobby for the same policy to be adopted in councils throughout Ireland.
(DW/JM)
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