Protests at Duffy's Circus in GALWAY

galway | animal rights | event notice Thursday March 10, 2011 21:42 by Lorenna Hanssen - Vegan Galway

Simply because wild animals -and ANY ANIMAL - were not meant to be our entertainment.

Animals in circuses live a life of restriction, cages, chains, physical abuse and neglect, and constant transportation. In the summer of 2006 the Captive Animals' Protection Society investigated animal circuses across Ireland to expose how the animals are treated and housed. A vet experienced in the behaviour and welfare of wild animals in captivity accompanied investigators on some of the visits, and investigators found that many animals lived their lives confined to pens and cages, or chained by the legs; the circuses moved on a regular basis (sometimes twice a week); some animals even faced gruelling journeys of up to 1,000 miles from across Europe to appear in Irish circuses.