julzjc Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8098831/l...-circus-trainer Sorry but serves them right for having lions in a circus. When will people learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsqueak Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 poor lions I hate to think what happened to them after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkabull Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hopefully this will help put a stop to exotic animals being used for the entertainment of idiots. Sadly, I doubt it though. I don't understand how people can sit and watch what I consider animal cruelty and be amused and entertained. What's entertaining about some moron poking a lion with a stick and making do things it obviously doesn't want to do? Poor lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tess32 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Surely if they really wanted to kill him, he'd be dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adza Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 They wont learn ANOTHER lesson.. and people will wonder "why did the lions do that?" should be why do humans do such stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellies mum Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hopefully this will help put a stop to exotic animals being used for the entertainment of idiots. Sadly, I doubt it though.I don't understand how people can sit and watch what I consider animal cruelty and be amused and entertained. What's entertaining about some moron poking a lion with a stick and making do things it obviously doesn't want to do? Poor lions I agree... Its actually terrible that anyone does this to a wild animal......and then they ask...oh why did it attack..? Idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 what the? was it just me or did the guy keep provoking the lions even after he was attacked the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Crap - only a net between the lions and the crowd. I would have been out of there. Bloody idiots. I hate seeing cats in captivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) Serves the idiot right. Animals of any sort should not be in a circus it's barbaric, so too is the use of animals in rodeos for those he-man redneck cowboy wannabes, not to mention those small penis morons that slaughter animals in bull fighting rings. It amazes me that these ancient barbaric rituals are still legal in the 21st century, surely there are other things people can do for entertainment than torturing wild animals, i guess some of us just havn't evolved much yet. Edited October 5, 2010 by steve11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akayla Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah his handling of the situation was pretty bad from what i can make out. To start with his body language was wrong. It didnt look like they knew alot about behaviour. I wouldnt have run. I would have either stayed put or moved out slowly and carefully away from the panicing crowd Running and screaming is never a great plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I don't understand how people can sit and watch what I consider animal cruelty and be amused and entertained. What's entertaining about some moron poking a lion with a stick and making do things it obviously doesn't want to do? I totally agree. What on earth was with the guy near the cameraman who was singing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy21 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 What on earth was with the guy near the cameraman who was singing I think he was trying to calm his terrified children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ahh fair enough. That would be terrifying for little kids to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Wild animals, or any animals for that matter, do not belong in circuses and should not be taught to perform stupid and meaningless tricks by handlers for the amusement of the masses. Let animals be animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adza Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Isn't it the same as the pet shop issue? People keep paying to see a circus then they will never stop. I would never take my kids to a circus unless it's animal free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Q Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I used to love going to circus's just for the animals. Not so much for the tricks but just because I would take any chance to be in the same place as animals. I havn't been to one in years and won't ever go again. I can't believe its still happening really, you can't give such exotic animals a good life like that. Just an example of why it shouldn't happen anymore, there is another video on youtube of an elephant that snaps, attacks its trainer, escapes and starts unning around the street and ends up being shot. Its really traumatising to watch actually, it has to die an awful death stressed, confused, hurt and terrified just because someone wanted to make it do stupid tricks for a crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akayla Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Not that I support zoos having animals but Im suprised that people seem against exotics doing tricks? Im against how they get the animals to do it not the mental stimulation itself! Getting any animal to do something can infact inrich its life as most of you do with your dogs. Tigers, lions, bears ect are all animals that can really benifiet from this. Better than animals locked in small cages with nothing. Of course I dont agree with the practise of training with most of these places. They use cruel measures to make an animal do what they desire. That doesnt mean an animal that performs a trick is miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Q Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I don't have a problem with teh tricks, I do have a problem with them never really getting a home, travelling all the time etc. One of my favourite zoo's is Australia zoo, they're elephants are ex-circus elephants, they're keepers are in the enclosure all day playing with them and keeping them stimulated. The tigers have keepers that come and take them out the back for a walk, even the wombats have keepers in with them so they have someone to interact with. I think that is a great idea. There are also times when they take some of the animals out in teh zoo for a walk with a sign that says its their walk and their time so please don't talk to them. Thats a great way to run a zoo imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Its all about money if the cruel, greedy human race can make money out of animals, then the animals will always suffer. whats so smart about wild animals having to do tricks anyway, it's not natural. lablove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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