PETA UK Guide to Compassionate Living Issue 2

Animals used in travelling acts like circuses and petting zoos are carted from one town to the next and treated like nothing more than “equipment”. They have no control over any aspect of their lives – their Animal-Free Entertainment

eating and sleeping schedules are dictated by handlers, and they aren’t allowed to engage in any natural behaviour, such as socialising, roaming, and foraging. Many become listless, sick, and depressed. Animals in stationary exhibits, too, like zoos and aquariums, are denied everything that is natural and important to them. They’re housed in cages or tanks that don’t even come close to the jungles, deserts, forests, and oceans that are their rightful homes. Species that naturally roam over many miles are confined to mere square metres. Birds are denied water. They have no choice in their diets, mates, or living companions. The physical and mental frustrations of captivity often lead to abnormal, neurotic, and even self-destructive behaviour. Illegal and neglectful conditions for animals are common among animal exhibitors, who view the animals only as a means to make a profit. Not only do exotic species suffer in the entertainment industry, domesticated animals, too, can experience stress and anxiety when hauled around in lorries and trailers and forced to participate in situations that are unfamiliar or frightening to them. free flight, and aquatic animals live in concrete tanks filled with chemically treated

Please avoid any entertainment that involves live animals. See PETA.org.uk for more information.