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Animals Are Not Ours to Use for Entertainment

Animals are not circus acts or toy trains. Yet many are imprisoned for life, forced to perform in ways that are unnatural to them and that may result in injuries or even death. Shockingly, there are still industries that profit from animals’ misery in the name of entertainment.

At home or abroad, always stay away from places that keep animals in captivity, use them in cruel spectacles, or treat them as profit-making machines. It’s time to make our society truly compassionate by banning all abusive pastimes and “sports” that harm animals.

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Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals

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