Target: Julie Collins, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
Goal: Ensure legal consequences for those allegedly responsible for forcing circus animals to perform in dangerous heat conditions.
In blistering 40-degree Celsius temperatures, a circus in Australia reportedly compelled animals to perform for entertainment. This disturbing scenario, described on social media by an influencer, highlights a grave concern for animal welfare. According to the posts, attendees, including children, experienced extreme discomfort due to the heat, raising serious questions about the conditions endured by the performing animals.
Further details reveal that horses were among the animals seemingly forced to perform under these harsh conditions. The influencer’s Instagram stories, shared with thousands of followers, unwittingly shed light on the plight of these animals. While the influencer faced criticism, the focus of this petition is the broader issue of animal cruelty in entertainment settings, particularly under such extreme weather conditions. This situation raises alarming questions about the oversight and welfare standards in such entertainment venues.
The necessity for immediate action cannot be overstated. Animals, unlike humans, cannot voice their distress or opt out of such unbearable conditions. Urge for the implementation of stricter regulations and legal consequences for entities that subject animals to such cruelty. We must ensure the protection and humane treatment of all animals, especially those used for entertainment purposes.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Minister Collins,
I am writing to bring to your attention a deeply concerning issue involving animal cruelty in entertainment settings, specifically in circuses. Recently, an influencer reported on social media that animals were forced to perform in a circus tent with temperatures soaring to around 40 degrees Celsius. This incident, while shared inadvertently, has brought to light the distressing conditions under which these animals are made to perform.
In these extreme temperatures, while humans can express discomfort and have the freedom to leave, these animals remain voiceless and trapped in their plight. The specific incident allegedly involving horses performing in such sweltering conditions is particularly distressing. It is a stark reminder of the often overlooked or ignored suffering of animals in the entertainment industry. This situation is not just about a single event or individual but reflects a broader and deeply rooted issue in how we treat animals used for entertainment.
Therefore, I implore you to take immediate action. We need stringent laws and regulations that protect animals from such cruel treatment. It is our moral obligation to ensure that animals are not subjected to inhumane conditions for the sake of entertainment. I urge you to implement legal measures to penalize and prevent such cruelty and to set a precedent that animal welfare is a priority in our society.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: DirkJan Ranzijn
A circus can be really death taking and exciting without animals. Animals are not ours to use. We need to leave them in the wild as survival demands we do and we don’t steal their habitats. Humans understand what they are doing and sign contracts to be in a circus. Animals don’t sign and can’t speak to these issues. They simply suffer doing ur bidding. Life was not meant to be this way for animals. Get animals out of human entertainment. Use people. There are many talented people who like a circus life and are amazingly entertaining to watch!
This is SO antiquated and backwards, and belongs to another time.
There is no place for this intoday’s world.
Other circuses have changed to holographic and hi-tech programs that no longer use live animals.
Circus Roncalli in Germany uses 3D holograms of animals instead of real ones. The circus uses 11 cameras on the ceiling of the big top to project high-resolution images onto a fine-mesh netting that’s almost invisible when the lights go down. The holograms have included a parrot, an elephant and her baby, and a herd of horses. The circus says it made the change to address animal abuse in the circus industry, and some say the absence of live animals has become a draw in itself.
Ringling Brothers’ circus has returned without animals and instead uses technology like giant screens and spotlights to track performers. Circus World has also said it will focus on other elements of its shows instead of bringing in new elephants
STOP ALL ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABUSE BY BANNING ALL CIRCUSES ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM HAVING LIVE ANIMALS PERFORMING IMMEDIATELY!!!
I agree
Agree all comments stop this now.
God did not create animals to be abused and cruelty trained as entertainment for us. Ban any and all animals acts from circuses and other cruel venues!
These poor babies. Please stop this cruelty
Please consider supporting the shift to live animal-less entertainment when possible and use of 3D holograms in circus settings like a post mentioned above. Fortunately, there seems to be a heightened sensitivity to the care of animals in general and unfavorable regard for circuses that still utilize them as part of their business model.
BAN ALL Animal CRUELTY globally to Circus Animals!
Press charges, animal abuse!!
Close the circus and leave the animals ata dancing.
at a sanctuary!
Only stupid don’t sign this and all circus are all stupid anyway
All circuses are ABUSE. Plain and simple. If you go to a circus, you are supporting cruelty. Animals are NOT for entertainment purposes. I think anyone that goes to a circus, simply does not care about animals, and are part of the problem.
Why?
Just WHY??????