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Ecologists in Action has filed a motion asking the City of Lorca's statement "animal free circuses" municipality and requesting modification of the municipal regulations in order not to host more such facilities.

From the environmental organization explained that "society is increasingly sensitized to abuse, exploitation, torture, neglect and stigmatization to which animals are subjected still too frequently."

They add that "the animals that have taken circuses spend much of his time locked in cramped cages and chained to prevent escape. Being compelled by force to adapt to the pace and atmosphere of the circus. A rhythms and times marked by human interests that do not respect in any case basic needs to animals, depriving them of their most basic behaviors and habits thus causing them physical and psychological harm. "

To all this must be added the training to which they are subjected, "cruel and strict training based on punishment, coercion and abuse, which aims denaturation of animals, forcing them to perform artificial activities, unsuitable for their species and even painful and dangerous to your physiology. To subdue wild animals from puppies and turn them into puppets, they need to "break" the animal (broken English), a practice to literally destroy its essence, a heinous mistreatment consistent in lock them into considerably smaller than the animal itself angustiándolos habitat for days without food or crearles shocks separated from their mothers and keeping them restrained with chains. "

Ecologists in Action remembers that many Spanish municipalities have already banned this type of show, more than 230 among them are Alicante, Valencia, Malaga, Cadiz, Barcelona, ​​Vigo, Elche .... There are also prohibitions and limitations on countries, both in Europe (over 50% of the members of the European Union, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Croatia and Norway, ...) and outside (Canada, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru , Brazil, etc.)

The organizers clarified that support the installation of circuses without animals in our town as a cultural activity for both children and adults.

And remember that for several years have left many circuses using animals as bait and have opted for the more artistic work, like the Canadian Cirque du Soleil, considered the best circus in the world, and Catalan Circ Cric, national award, among many others.

Source: Ecologistas en Acción