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CAMPAIGNS - ANIMALS IN ENTERTAINMENT
(Special thanks to Troy Seidle for providing most of this info!)

Interest in and affection for animals leads many well-meaning people to visit zoos, marine parks, circuses, rodeos, and other displays or performing animal acts.

What most people do not realize, however, is that animals used for entertainment and displays are typically deprived of a normal existence, and may lack proper attention to their physical, psychological, social and behavioural needs.

Factors such as prolonged confinement, lack of exercise, lack of appropriate socialization or social groupings, and the inability to express natural behaviours, are all detrimental to the well-being of animals used in displays and travelling menageries. Animals used in performances are subjected to the additional stresses of being trained and required to perform tricks that are often confusing and unnatural.

Opposition to the use of animals for entertainment and displays, both in Canada and worldwide, is significant and growing. Organizations with formal position statements in this area include:

• Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
• Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
• World Society for the Protection of Animals

Here are our FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Circuses
• Marine Parks
• Rodeos
• Zoos
• What You Can Do..

And finally, some extra links:

• For our statement on the Bonsai Kitten website, click here
• For more info on circuses, click here (PeTA website on circuses.)
• Please click here for some info on rodeos PeTA website.)
• For information on Lolita, a whale in captivity, please visit here.

Thanks again to Troy for providing all this great info!