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Campaign to ban animal acts in circuses in GreeceThessaloniki, 28 March 2006 (17:27 UTC+2) International and local animal rights organizations call for the banning of animal acts in circuses as the only way to put an end to their torture. In order to promote their cause they launched an information campaign in Greece concerning the brutal training methods used and the terrible living conditions for circus animals. The main tool of the campaign organized by the international organization Animal Defenders International, ADI, in cooperation with the Greek Animal Care Fund and other 50 animal rights organizations in Greece is a revealing film with violent scenes from a circus in Europe secretly videotaped by ADI members. The footage shows the beatings, the deplorable living and transport conditions, the daily suffering and the restriction of the animals as well as the inadequate safety measures for circus visitors-spectators mainly in the case a wild animal escapes. The traveling circus is a leftover of the past and does not contribute, in any way, to the rescue or training of the animals or the respect they deserve. Violence is hidden behind the glitter of the circus and everything happens in the name of entertainment. It is time for this to stop, stated in a press conference ADI campaigns director Tim Phillips. “Argos” animal rights organization legal adviser Despina Doulgeris stated that no special license is necessary for a traveling circus to operate in Greece apart from that issued by local municipalities while no inspections are being made. In the wider region of Thessaloniki, the prefecture and all municipalities, with the exception of the community of Efkarpia, do not allow the operation of travelling circuses. According to figures provided by animal rights organizations, 4 to 5 traveling circuses visit Greece annually coming mainly from Italy and through them a total of 200 wild animals reach Greece under unknown living conditions. |
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