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10 Animals Being Used for Human Entertainment

by stephencardiff in Activism, April 6, 2009

This is a list of animals that are being used for our entertainment against their free will. They are held captive and used to perform tricks for greedy profiteers.

 

Monkeys

Monkeys are the most used animal for human entertainment, they are trained to perform tricks for passers by on streets in nearly every country in the world. Most of these performing monkey’s are being treated well for their acts but some are not. Monkey’s are more entertaining in the wild, to see a monkey in its natural habitat is one of the worlds greatest wonders. To watch them performing in the streets to earn some profiteer some money is cruel. Monkey’s adapt to their surroundings and if they are taken out of the trees and brought to the busy streets to perform, they do adapt. They will learn that they must perform for food, in the wild all they have to do for food is pick it up. These people strip the monkey from the monkey and program its brain to dance for food. Monkey’s are usually a placid animal but they are unpredictable in behaviour, they can become dangerous when you least expect it. Most of the monkey’s that perform end up losing the plot and turn vicious and could attack at any time.

   

Bears

The mighty Bear is one of the worlds biggest animals, they are a lot more dangerous than the monkey. These animals are kept in cages and on a chain and some never see the sight of freedom ever. All bears kept in such poor conditions go crazy they turn inwards. To see a bear that has turned inside itself is the most heart breaking things you could see in your life. Their handlers whip and beat them if they do not perform, the bear doesn’t get angry because mentally the bear has given up on life knowing that there is nothing left but to perform. This activity has been banished from the Eastern world but is still being used as a method of entertainment in India, China and other countries with little or no animal rights.

 

Snakes

Cobras are the most likely snake to be used for human entertainment all over Asia. The snake charmers take the snakes and make them perform for money. In parts of Asia this is a trade passed down from generation to generation. Snakes are blind, they don’t see like we do they work off heat patterns, the snake charmers fool the snake by agitating it waving their hands around its head until it strikes, or spits its venom. These snakes are suppose to use these skills for hunting not performing. They also use these snakes for fighting each other and they take bets on which type of snake will beat the other. Most species of snakes are used for this type of entertainment. The fights always end up in a fight to the death. In the wild they learn to keep their distance from each other to live in harmony. In an instance like this they are put in a ring with no escape one dies and one leaves the ring until the next time it is used for the same purpose.

 

Cocks

Cock fights are well known all around the world and there are cock rings in every country. Profiteers take bets on which cock will prevail, most of these fights are to the death, if they don’t die in the fight they will have to be killed afterwards because of the wounds they sustain from the winner of the battle. Cocks are a farm animal and they will fight each other to rule the roost, but on a farm there is plenty of room for the smaller cock to evade the bigger one, and keep out of its way. In the ring surrounded by humans that are cheering the fight, there is no where for the loser to run to, it is caged by the people that would gladly see the stronger one finish the losing one off.

                            

Dogs

The loyal friend of man is being used for dog fighting rackets, just as the cock they take bets on the winner. The dog fights are more vicious, they rare the dog to be angry and vicious, and throw it into a ring with another like trained dog. The wounds suffered in these fights are truly horrific and usually result in the dog being put down. People stand and watch as the two dogs rip and tear lumps off each other, I don’t know how a human could just sit back and watch something that is so cruel. These dogs are trained their whole lives for the sole purpose of fighting and they know no different. Even when these dogs are rescued from their trainers they will have to be put down anyway because of their temperament. 

                     

Horses

Horses are used in every country of the world for entertainment, horses run that’s what they love doing. Weight restrictions and such laws have been passed to ensure cruelty is not being imposed, but there are fatalities in horse racing and if a horse breaks its leg it has to be destroyed. The jockey on the horses back often whips the horse to complete a race at full speed, some times the horse exhausts it efforts and the jockey still whips it to get the last bit of energy out of it. In the wild or in the fields the horse will simply just stop when it gets to tired, it does not have such a luxury in the height of a race, where the jockey and trainer want to push it to earn maximum profits.

                  

Tigers

Tigers are being used in the circus to perform tricks for their food. These are often trained from a young age and they live their life traveling from one town to the next. They are kept in cages and like prisoners in a jail they get out once or twice to walk around and exercises and the they are back in their cages until it is time to perform. Tigers are natives of jungles and here they come and go as they please, climb trees and hunt for their food. These animals have never seen freedom or know what it is like to be an actual tiger, their brain has been altered to be a performer instead of the tiger, if this was done to a person it would be a crime.

                  

Elephants

Elephants are used as tools in India, they do a lot of construction work for the Indian people but they are treated as elephants would be in the wild. They are given the same rights as an Indian worker would be and they do not have cages to keep them in an area. Elephants are pretty smart and they will form a friendship with humans as long as they are being treated right. In the circus they do not have these privileges, they may be confined to a small patch of land and they travel for miles in the back of a truck every few days. They are used for performing tricks in the big ring. Elephants are able to travel miles everyday in the wild but in the wild they are not confined by a cage on a truck. They get mentally effected over long periods same thing different town, they will spend most of their life in the circus and will never see the freedoms that they were born to see.

                            

Dolphins

Dolphins are native to the seas of the world and you wouldn’t expect to see them anywhere else in the world. They are being used for human entertainment in aqua parks across the globe, these parks are for one purpose only to generate profit for their owners. Here you pay a fee to see dolphins perform tricks for treats, they have a cage of water keeping them from the freedom of the open sea. Dolphins in the wild live in family groups of up to 50 individuals, to keep a dolphin by itself in captivity could mentally destroy the animal, that is why they keep them in twos or threes in these parks. Most of these dolphins have been plucked from the ocean and put in these parks for entertainment, the dolphins that have been born in captivity will never know what it is like to experience the ocean currents or to follow a boat or jump along in front of a ship.

                      

Killer Whales

You wouldn’t think that whales would be held in captivity because of their sheer size, well in America they have built a big enough tank to hold two against their will. Instead of hunting at the Artic Circle with their other whale buddies they are in Florida performing tricks in a huge fish tank for the public. These whales are as smart as the dolphin and elephant, but yet they are reduced to performing tricks for food. Keeping any of these animals in captivation is against Gods will, this doesn’t matter what God you believe in or whether you believe in one or not. It is wrong by any stretch of an imagination and should be stopped.

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  1. REPuckett

    On April 6, 2009 at 1:14 am


    Another great article. This is good for people to see the negative side to their entertainment. I love and hate the horse picture. I love it because it shows the raw nature of these “sports” and I hate it for the same reason. lol

  2. Evelyn Moore

    On April 6, 2009 at 1:44 am


    Very informing and one to make us think

  3. manya

    On April 6, 2009 at 2:30 am


    A very useful article to generate awareness among people.

    -manya

  4. Yovita Siswati

    On April 6, 2009 at 7:16 am


    Sad to see this animal being exploited in such a way. Great article!

  5. Kate Smedley

    On April 6, 2009 at 7:49 am


    Very sad that this is happening, thank you for bringing it to our attention.

  6. Luffy12

    On April 8, 2009 at 11:23 am


    eeww! OmG

  7. Westbrook

    On April 8, 2009 at 12:06 pm


    Okay, I understand the hard feelings many have about this, but I must weigh in on this subject in another way. I am an animal lover and would do anything in my power to help them. However, many of these animals know no other life except captivity and performing. They are constantly being fed and cared for. They do not have to go for days and weeks looking for food and water, as they might in the wild. They are not threatened by other animals for their lives. These animals generally know no difference. Many of these animals would not survive in the wild and would come back if turned loose. Animals are smart. If they have shelter and food and not threatened for survival, and treated was care, most of them, raised in captivity are content. Problems come in to play when and if man has decided they no longer have no value. Then, possibly they are discarded.

  8. Bullwinkle Muse

    On April 8, 2009 at 12:14 pm


    In most cases, the animals that are used in this fashion, and came from the wild, are now no longer fit to be freed again. That’s the tragedy. We’ve made them dependent upon us for survival. Good work, Stephen.

  9. thestickman

    On April 8, 2009 at 12:32 pm


    Damn!!! :-(

  10. CutestPrincess

    On April 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm


    poor dog… bad human!

  11. DA Cournean

    On April 8, 2009 at 5:15 pm


    This is such a tragedy.

  12. Morgana

    On April 8, 2009 at 6:55 pm


    It’s a devastating situation :( Humans are so cruel.

  13. nutuba

    On April 8, 2009 at 8:35 pm


    Wow, this is eye opening … it’s tragic that this sort of thing can happen.

  14. rutherfranc

    On April 8, 2009 at 8:38 pm


    that was a gruesome picture of the dog XO, really brought home the point..

  15. Olam

    On April 8, 2009 at 9:05 pm


    I didn’t even have to read much of the text to know that this list is one sided.

    And it seems no one pays attention to Westbrook and inbetween.

    Oh well… I guess my personal experience caring for seals and sea lions in an aquarium won’t be heard either. They were all wonderful animals, truly brilliant, and cared for like our own children. If we are abusers because we chose to save and rehabilitate almost all of them even though we knew they could never return to the wild, then I guess I’ll take my jail time and memories.

  16. Debby

    On April 8, 2009 at 9:41 pm


    Hey Westbrook!

    So because they know no other life, are you saying that animals should continue to be used in these fashions? Could the same have been said about slaves who were provided with food and clothing and a roof over their heads? Maybe you should ask some of the people in prison whether or not they would like to stay where they are or have their freedom? Yes indeed, the bears who have chains and cords through their noses and are made to dance for the entertainment of “animal lovers” like you, would certainly rather not go looking for berries and fish on their own seeing as how they are fed by their captors. I would say that these animals are abused and you Westbrook, excuse it!

  17. Katien

    On April 9, 2009 at 4:59 pm


    I hate to see animals cruelly used for entertainment, and can’t understand people who enjoy seeing animals fighting. The other side of it is that as other people have pointed out, most of these animals that you have mentioned couldn’t survive in the wild, and are actually doing a lot to make people aware of how precious their wild relatives are. Would so many people care about the plight of wild creatures if they hadn’t seen them?

  18. Cheryl

    On April 14, 2009 at 2:34 pm


    Take another look Westbrook, does that dog look like it’s being “cared for?” And Katien, that’s a sick, sorry, and grossly mistaken justification for the brutalization of anything. I’ve heard it used before – FAIL.

  19. Jenny Heart

    On April 29, 2009 at 7:23 am


    All people need to read this article. People can be heartless. I’m glad I’m not one of them.

  20. hyoshi

    On August 10, 2009 at 9:11 am


    i tink tat it is ok actually. forexample u guys says tat do they look happy,but tihnk bout it, tis only a photo here. unless u understands the whole story and knows if they suffer for majority of the pet, we shud not comment on tis

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