China's Zoos: 'Asylums For Animals'
China's zoos have been described as "insane asylums for animals" and a national disgrace, where live domestic pets are fed to lions and tigers for the entertainment of visitors.
Animal rights activists have told Sky News that in 10 years of monitoring animals' living conditions there has been "no improvement".
Campaigner Dr John Wederburn said: "I come back to the same zoo four or five years later and the same animals are still trapped in the same tiny cage.
"It's called zoo-chosis. The animals are simply driven out of their minds by the boredom."
Stage shows, in which bears are trained to twirl sticks of fire and ride motorcycles, came in for particular criticism.
At one zoo, a three-year-old bear was put in a dress and a harness to pull a car twice a day in front of the holiday crowds.
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I cant possibly comprehend how people can enjoy watching other animals suffer.
China's zoos have been described as "insane asylums for animals" and a national disgrace, where live domestic pets are fed to lions and tigers for the entertainment of visitors.
Animal rights activists have told Sky News that in 10 years of monitoring animals' living conditions there has been "no improvement".
Campaigner Dr John Wederburn said: "I come back to the same zoo four or five years later and the same animals are still trapped in the same tiny cage.
"It's called zoo-chosis. The animals are simply driven out of their minds by the boredom."
Stage shows, in which bears are trained to twirl sticks of fire and ride motorcycles, came in for particular criticism.
At one zoo, a three-year-old bear was put in a dress and a harness to pull a car twice a day in front of the holiday crowds.
Video:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1266775,00.html
I cant possibly comprehend how people can enjoy watching other animals suffer.
