Wakefield Animal Rights held a demonstration this evening at Circus Mondao, in Tingley, to protest against their use of animals in acts.
8 protesters held placards and chanted for an hour, highlighting the cruelty and abuse of animals by Mondao, and calling for the public to boycott the show.
As a reaction to increasing pressure, the circus staff have become increasingly violent. One of the animal handlers kicked the megaphone, pushed protesters and even tried to steal an animal costume! They then went round calling us criminals to people who went in - it's not us who has been cautioned for doing an illegal show in Sussex though is it?!
Following their performance in Calverley, we were contacted by a concerned member of the public who had witnessed circus staff whipping a horse for not complying and hitting a ferret.
The police later arrived and added some nice flashing lights, drawing attention to the demo, whilst the landowner and circus staff made a complaint and spoke to protesters about some criminal damage he said had been done.
The passing public honked horns in support as "No Excuse for Animal Abuse", "Shame, Shame, Shame on You!" and "Human Liberation, Animal Rights - One Struggle, One Fight" was chanted.
As a reaction to increasing pressure, the circus staff have become increasingly violent. One of the animal handlers kicked the megaphone, pushed protesters and even tried to steal an animal costume! They then went round calling us criminals to people who went in - it's not us who has been cautioned for doing an illegal show in Sussex though is it?!
Following their performance in Calverley, we were contacted by a concerned member of the public who had witnessed circus staff whipping a horse for not complying and hitting a ferret.
The police later arrived and added some nice flashing lights, drawing attention to the demo, whilst the landowner and circus staff made a complaint and spoke to protesters about some criminal damage he said had been done.
The passing public honked horns in support as "No Excuse for Animal Abuse", "Shame, Shame, Shame on You!" and "Human Liberation, Animal Rights - One Struggle, One Fight" was chanted.
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animal rights trash
25.10.2007 17:17
Every single week,these circuses go through a string of inspections.do you think they would be allowed to operate if this abuse was true.
Ithink these people know more about animals then any of you people,and let me assure you,you animal rights people make more money out of animals then any circus.
Good to see there becoming so popular again though,and people are no longer listening to animal rights lies.
Nick
Excuse me What?
14.07.2008 16:19
In what way do animal rights protestors make any money out of animals? All of the money we have goes into campaigning, driving around and running websites. The small amount of donations we receive go back into campaigns and don't even nearly cover costs - the rest come out of out own pockets.
Your not affilliated with a circus by any chance are you? you sound very much like the circus guys who are always asking how much we get paid for being there...
For you to be so passionate about the industry surviving sounds very much as thought the person making money from animal abuse here is you. Circus Mondeo I assume.
Jane Samuels