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From carta mulas to circus animals Colombia needs to stop the abuse.

Here is a report about the animal abuse in Colombia.
I see this abuse daily and it makes my heart cry for
thise poor creatures,as animals feel pain and animal
abuse here has always been rampant.I hunt and fish but do so ethically. Help stop the animal abuse........
Animal Defenders International
Horrific Cruelty exposed in Colombian circuses
22 March 2007
Stop Circus Suffering campaign launched in Bogota
Horrible crueldad expuesta en los circos de Colombia
An undercover investigation of animal use in circuses across South America by Field Officers from Animal Defenders International (ADI) has revealed shocking abuse and animal suffering in circuses in Colombia. The findings will be revealed in a new report and video being launched in Bogota today. It is the start of a national campaign, being spearheaded by ADI and Colombia’s Mentes Verdes Foundation, to end the use of animals in travelling circuses in Colombia.
The first screening of the new video ALTO AL SUFRIMIENTO EN LOS CIRCOS will take place at a press conference between 9am to 1pm at:
Auditório Anexo del edificio de Postrados de la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Donate to help fund our investigations, legal actions and circus animal rescues
Hell for animals in Colombia circuses – photo galleries
Read our report (English)
Download the PDF of the report (English)
Karla the tragic chimp we are trying to save
How Toto the chimp was rescued by ADI from a circus in Chile
ADI’s investigations team who have exposed the suffering of animals behind the scenes in circuses all over the world, prompting national and local governments to ban the use of animals in travelling circuses, have described video footage from Colombia as “some of the most sickening we have seen”.

The catalogue of violence, which appears in the new video, includes:
A llama repeatedly whipped (Circus Africa de Fieras)
Chimpanzee, called Panchito, beaten by his trainer – the frightened animal screams throughout the attacks. (Circo Hermanos Gasca)
Stones thrown at a monkey by a worker (Circo Hermanos Gasca)
Ponies hit repeatedly during training sessions (Circo Hermanos Gasca)
A chimpanzee called Karla, punched in the face and beaten with a chain (Circus Africa de Fieras)
ADI’s investigation also revealed animals living in inadequate, deprived and unnatural conditions. The stress of severe confinement, a consistent factor with travelling animal circuses all over the world, was compounded by lack of space to exercise or to perform natural behaviours and lack of social interaction with their own species. There was inadequate provision of food and water.
Jan Creamer, ADI Chief Executive says: “ADI and Mentes Verdes believe that when people see the suffering of these animals in the name of entertainment they will turn their back on the circus. Travelling circuses cannot provide facilities to adequately care for animals. Inevitably the animals are kept in cramped, unnatural conditions. The way they are forced to live causes considerable suffering, and then they are beaten and abused to force them to perform. We are urging all Colombians – do not go to animal circuses”.

By (Deleted user) on May 1, 2007, 23:07 in Friendly Talkzone.

webmanco says on May 2, 2007, 05:06:

Here are two more helping organisations Asociacion Protectora de Animales Directory of other organisations in diferent cities in Colombia

Asociación de la Fauna y el Ambiente
Animal Defenders International

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