Sign the Vancouver Humane Society anti-calf roping petition
Take a stand against cruel calf-roping!
Every year, calves at the Calgary Stampede are chased, roped to a jarring halt, picked up and thrown to the ground and tied up — all for the sake of entertainment. They are just a few months old. How can subjecting animals to fear, stress and pain be entertainment?
Please tell the Calgary Stampede to stop this cruel event. Just read the petition below, fill in the boxes and then click ‘send now ’ — your email with that message will go directly to the Calgary Stampede.
http://www.vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/please-tell-calgary-stampede-end-calf-roping/
CFHS Statement on animal deaths at Calgary Stampede
On July 12th 2014 a steer was euthanized after being severely injured at the Calgary Stampede – just days after a horse died following a chuckwagon race training session on July 8th 2014.
This is an eerily similar repeat to the animal deaths that happened at the Stampede in 2013.
The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) opposes rodeo events which cause pain, suffering or injury and death to animals. The CFHS is also opposed to any event that involves the wrestling or fighting of animals.
There is no place in a humane Canada for spectator events which involve the pain and suffering of animals. Sadly the death of an animal at the Calgary Stampede in the name of entertain is becoming an annual tradition.
Since 1986 at least 60 animals have died or been injured at the Calgary Stampede, half of which have been related to the contentious chuckwagon races.
Ironically, chuckwagon racing is not an event that is recognized by the
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association. The sole purpose of the chuckwagon races appears to be excitement, show and entertainment at the expense of the life of an animal.
The chuckwagon race reflects a shift in tradition from protecting the welfare of horses to profiting from their stress and suffering.
http://cfhs.ca/
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Elephants in the Shrine Circus
Elephants will be part of the Shrine Circus touring Ontario in 2014. And unfortunately few answer call to protest circus elephants
Please sign petitions against the use of animals in circuses
http://www.change.org/petitions/gov-andrew-cuomo-support-the-traveling-wild-and-exotic-animal-protection-act?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=89270&alert_id=aeLwlXKjte_QXKBcpdV1UbbPp6FwtNef8zn0heS365c3H5KcKuo6exTPA6aQr0VwObX2ZBRknrJ
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Animals have a long history of servitude under humans. They’ve been our food, our clothing, our transportation, our subjects for experiments, our helpers, our companions, our entertainment. Without animals civilized societies would not exist.
I focus on the exploitation of animals solely for entertainment purposes. This includes family-oriented rodeos and animal circuses. Ancient blood sports — bullfighting, dog fighting, cockfighting and the most vicious of all, bear baiting — are still common in some parts of the world. People may risk their own safety and lives for the thrill of the moment, but this is unnatural for animals, they do not volunteer for any of this treatment. No matter what people might gain from these events, the senseless cruelty breaks my heart.
We don’t hear much about the animals that are abused in movie making. The Canadian documentary “Cruel Camera” gives a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes. I suspect there is alot more we don’t know about.
Sadly I also have to add Thailand’s Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi on the offenders list. “The Temple’s popularity is based around claims that its tigers were rescued from poachers and live and move freely and peacefully amongst the temple’s monks, who are actively engaged in conservation work,” says CEO Dr Barbara Maas. “But this utopian facade hides a sinister reality of unbridled violence towards the Temples captive tigers and illegal trafficking of tigers between Thailand and Laos.”
As for marine parks, we may not consider tiny aquariums crammed with aquatic animals for public viewing a form of cruelty. We don’t stop to think that these creatures are placed in a living environment that is not natural or beneficial to them. It is all done for our pleasure and gain.
Perhaps it is the persistent belief that humans are superior to animals that makes us assume the right to exploit them. This is flawed logic. It makes more sense that a status of superiority is achieved when we treat animals respectfully. True, animals think differently from us, they do not get their thrills the same way we do. But they do not deserve to be abused because they are different from us.
In the news
December 2008: Compromised Survivorship in Zoo Elephants
June 2011: UK MPs defy ministers and back ban on wild circus animals
September 2011: Bullfighting in Barcelona to end with Catalonia ban
February 2012: Atlantic City high-diving horses revival scrapped after protests
June 2012: Calgary Stampede 2012: Bob Barker Wants Stampede Shut Down
August 2012: Marineland animals suffering, former staffers say
February 2013: U.S. group opposes planned move of circus elephant to Bowmanville Zoo
July 2013: ‘We need to abolish all zoos’, says Britain’s most famous zoo owner Damian Aspinall
December 2013: Schoolchildren and Musicians Boycott SeaWorld in “Blackfish” Flap
April 2014: SeaWorld whales are pumped with Valium and Xanax to control their aggressive behavior
July 2014: How to Convince Someone to Stop Going to Marine Parks
In our day and age the moral argument that human life has greater intrinsic value than animal life is a cop-out excuse. The fact is we have become lazy toward our responsibilities. A Vancouver Sun article said, “Our moral failing allows cruelty to be casually entrenched. We have, at least, the obligation to face our role in determining the way animals are treated in a honest fashion and consider the standards we expect. Our wilful blindness also make it easy for government to avoid its responsibility.”
Maybe I’m one of the few who is saddened by our acceptance of this type of brutality. Maybe as an animal lover and a pet owner I have a different perspective of human-animal relationship. Maybe because I see the potential in the human spirit I know we can do better.
Kudos to animal welfare groups like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , World Society for the Protection of Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,League Against Cruel Sports for their accomplishments. It seems the most effective way of protecting animals is pressure from these organizations to change the laws.
The Internet has allowed information to spread faster and wider than ever. Which has spawned the popularity and power of online petitions. The Atlantic City Steel Pier diving horse show was planned to return for the summer of 2012 but met with heated outrage from the public and The Humane Society of the United States. As a result the idea was quickly scrapped.
Former staff complaints to the media of animal suffering at the park resulted in the largest protest against Marineland held on August 18, 2012. And the publicity is continuing to grow.
So let’s keep up the good work. Continue to promote awareness. And take a stand. Because if we don’t speak out for the animals, who will.
Ripley ’s Aquarium of Canada
On the downside, Ripley’s has opened a new aquarium in Toronto, Canada.
Musicians Boycott SeaWorld
I’m glad to see that the documentary Blackfish — about a captive orca at Seaworld — has made a powerful impact. Several prominent musicians cancelled their performance at SeaWorld parks: the Barenaked Ladies, Martina McBride, Heart, Cheap Trick, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, and REO Speedwagon. Maybe it can put an end to captive whale programs.
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What you can do: Boycott these activities. It’s as simple as that. Vote with your dollar. Without your patronage they cannot survive.
What you should not do: Inflicting threats or harm on the people involved is a bad idea. Hostility is not an effective solution.
Recommended ReadingAnimal ethics − BBC
Entertainment Animals – History − Libraryindex.com
Paradise lost − A report (Exploiting The Tiger: Illegal Trade, Animal Cruelty and Tourists at Risk at the Tiger Temple) released by an animal welfare group alleges illegal trading of big cats at the Tiger Temple in Thailand
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The animal rights controversy
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