Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

*** ACTION FOR UK SUPPORTERS ONLY *** – Please Act Immediately !!

This Thursday, MPs will vote in parliament on whether or not to ban the cruel use of wild animals by circuses.

If the vote goes the right way, it would be a massive step towards ending this cruel and outdated practice.

We need to use the next two days to persuade our MPs to protect the tigers, lions and zebras suffering right now in British circuses.

Please take 2 minutes to send your MP a quick message:
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/end-circus-animal-cruelty

Forcing wild animals to perform in circuses causes needless suffering. Beautiful wild beasts – like tigers, lions and zebras – are shunted around the country in trailers, kept alone in small cages, and forced to perform.

The best circuses have long abandoned this cruel practice and wow their audiences with talented acrobats and clowns. This Thursday’s vote is an opportunity to finally tackle those few dodgy circuses that still exploit wild animals. If we work together we can persuade our MPs to do the right thing.

Tell your MP to vote against circus animal cruelty this Thursday:
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/end-circus-animal-cruelty

Animal welfare experts like the RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association all back a ban on circus animal cruelty. [1] But in April this year, the government suddenly dropped plans to take action. This is despite evidence that 7 out of 10 people want circus animal cruelty stopped. [2] This Thursday’s vote is our chance to persuade the government to act.

We know that 38 Degrees members can work together to help stop the cruel treatment of animals. Earlier this year, people power stopped plans for a giant “mega-dairy”, where cows would have been kept indoors all year round and not allowed to eat grass. Now let’s do the same to persuade our MPs to back a ban on the cruel use of wild animals in circuses.

Tell your MP to vote against animal cruelty this Thursday, by sending them a quick e-mail:
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/end-circus-animal-cruelty

Thanks for being involved,
Marie, David, Johnny, Hannah, Cian, Becky and the 38 Degrees team

PS: Too often, circus animals are deliberately abused. For example, earlier this year Animal Defenders International revealed footage of Annie, an elderly circus elephant, being beaten with a metal pitchfork. [3] Luckily Annie was rescued after a people powered outcry. But the best and simplest way to stop all wild animals suffering in circuses is to ban circuses from keeping them. Ask your MP to back a ban here: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/end-circus-animal-cruelty

NOTES:
[1] Many animal welfare organisations have done fantastic work campaigning for a ban on wild animals in circuses, for example the RSPCA’s “The Big Stop” campaign: http://www.giveanimalsavoice.org.uk/campaigns/big-stop/. The Independent newspaper has also run a high-profile campaign to end this cruel practice: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/27000-sign-wild-animal-circus-ban-petition-2299007.html

[2] Last month, a YouGov poll showed 7 out of 10 people support a ban on wild animals in circuses: http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=2118&cat=7&si=1&ssi=10

[3] To learn more about Annie the elephant see: http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=2075&cat=7&si=1&ssi=10

Filed under: CAMPAIGNS - Global Animal Welfare Issues, CIRCUS, GENERAL NEWS - International / National / Regional |