Five Cities in Croatia Ban Animal Circus Performances

[Judi Lynn]

Five Cities in Croatia Ban Animal Circus Performances
Prijatelji Zivotinja

31 October 2005

Velika Gorica, Rovinj and Split joined Mursko Sredisce and Varazdin and banned the circuses with animal performances. Prijatelji zivotinja (Friends of Animals) association invites the other Croatian cities and townships to eliminate the unethical practice of torture of animals.

Circus animals are subjecte to substandard accommodation and frequent changes of climate and habitat.
Velika Gorica, Rovinj and Split are the latest Croatian cities that banned circuses with animal performances, thus joining Mursko Sredisce and Varazding that adopted such bans earlier this month.

The five cities follow the example of Venice, Vienna, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro and hundreds of other cities all over the world that have declared circuses unwanted within the city limits.

The Prijatelji zivotinja association expects for other Croatian cities to join the initiative and respond to their appeal.
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http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/121422/1/

[leftchick]

1. I wish this would happen across the US too!

I know of one city in my state that banned circuses. B&B should be shut down until they quit using wild animals as human entertainment. Disgusting.

[Coventina]

2. Seconded. I enjoyed the circus as a kid, but was always bothered by the

animals, they just *look* unhappy.

Now that I'm older and have heard about the horrible abuses that they endure, I will never go to see a circus again, not even if I end up having children of my own.

[leftchick]

4. It was hard when my boys were real small

and all of their friends from pre-school were going to the B&B circus when it came to town and I did not take my boys. I have explained in detail to them how horrible it is for the animals until they understood. Then we watched many Circ de Soleil (sp) performances as a contrast. They get it totally now at the ages of 8 and 10.

[tatertop]

3. Yes.

[AngryAmish]

5. I wish we could ban circus peanuts

[Arugula Latte]

6. Circuses and rodeos are extremely cruel.

I wish people would stop supporting them.

[anitar1]

7. This is wonderful news. I hope it spreads. n/t

[grilled onions]

8. If Only The Animals Could Vote

WOuldn't it be interesting to see what they would say. Abuse of animals 'eound the world has gone on long enough. From dancing bears to parading elephants to monkeys on a leash this has gone on for years. Old photos of Coney Island showing a horse or a mule "jumping" into a pool of water. When will we get to see these animals "free" from the circus trade?