Parliament defies government, bans wild animals in circuses

Brian8bit · 24 Jun 2011 at 13:13

Nikias said:
I agree, it's a catastrophe. I dont know why people continue to lionise this awful MP for such unfur treatment of us.

What am I to do now? I can't retrain. I'm just a one trick pony!

cm1179 · 24 Jun 2011 at 13:16

good. old fashioned and cruel in some circumstances. hopefully this wll echo around the world, starting with china.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 13:18

Hatter The Mad said:
I really don't understand why the government (PM's office) were so against it

It means all of them would have to release their wives back into the wild and not be paraded in a circus...

no?

Brian8bit · 24 Jun 2011 at 13:19

This could get complicated...

IIDeathCubeKII · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:13

cm1179 said:
good. old fashioned and cruel in some circumstances. hopefully this wll echo around the world, starting with china.

I think China has bigger issues with animal cruelty than the circus. They skin dogs alive, bury diseased animals alive and are just generally cruel and barbaric. Same with most of asia and main land europe.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:16

IIDeathCubeKII said:
I think China has bigger issues with animal cruelty than the circus. They skin dogs alive, bury diseased animals alive and are just generally cruel and barbaric. Same with most of asia and main land europe.

Do you write for the Daily Mail?

gillywibble · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:19

Morbius said:
It's nice to see a politician that has the courage of their convictions and actually fights for what they believe in.

It's novel as well as nice.

IIDeathCubeKII · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:20

LeJosh said:
Do you write for the Daily Mail?

I could link you to the videos if you want.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:22

IIDeathCubeKII said:
I could link you to the videos if you want.

Where ~4 billion people slaughter animals in a frenzy?

Don't tar everyone with your prejudiced brush.

Things change I've changed · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:27

LeJosh said:
Do you write for the Daily Mail?

Dude that stuff happens, it may not be as wide spread as some people make out but the fur farms over there can be pretty brutal.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:33

lowrider007 said:
Dude that stuff happens, it may not be as wide spread as some people make out but the fur farms over there can be pretty brutal.

I'm not denying that it happens.

Merely pointing out that a couple nations isn't at fault for someone's attitude towards animals.

And it happens here too and everywhere else.

Abraham · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:34

Have looked into it a bit more, there are very few UK circuses using wild animals, I'd imagine because they're already under certain licencing for posession of the animals, and the general public opinion of them. The conservative recommendation was for stricter guidelines and legislation specifically for circuses and wild animals as entertainment.

It affects roughly 46 animals in the UK, including lions, tigers, zebras and camels, but I would imagine the vast majority are camels.

Still good though, as said I already thought it was illegal.

IIDeathCubeKII · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:38

LeJosh said:
Where ~4 billion people slaughter animals in a frenzy?

Don't tar everyone with your prejudiced brush.

I didn't say everybody, I said generally. I stand by that on the evidence I have seen. I am also half Burmese so I wasn't being anti asian

Brian8bit · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:40

IIDeathCubeKII said:
I didn't say everybody, I said generally. I stand by that on the evidence I have seen. I am also half Burmese so I wasn't being anti asian

Wasn't it Japan or Taiwan that buried a load of animals alive due to a foot and mouth outbreak? Not China?

scorza · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:41

Brian8bit said:
Wasn't it Japan or Taiwan that buried a load of animals alive due to a foot and mouth outbreak? Not China?

South Korea.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:42

And didn't the UK have to cull off a lot of animals due to foot and mouth too?

It's a shame that it happened but it's what had to happen.

IIDeathCubeKII · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:57

Brian8bit said:
Wasn't it Japan or Taiwan that buried a load of animals alive due to a foot and mouth outbreak? Not China?

It's a common practice in Asia apparently but the video was from South Korea.

LeJosh said:
And didn't the UK have to cull off a lot of animals due to foot and mouth too?

It's a shame that it happened but it's what had to happen.

We didn't dig a large pit, fill it with perfectly living animals and back fill with bulldozers.

LeJosh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:58

Diseased animals that could have infected a lot more livestock.

It was a prevention method. Much like the A-bomb... (facetious)

Abraham · 24 Jun 2011 at 15:00

LeJosh said:
Diseased animals that could have infected a lot more livestock.

It was a prevention method. Much like the A-bomb... (facetious)

You can kill them humanely first though, which is what happened in the UK

IIDeathCubeKII · 24 Jun 2011 at 15:02

LeJosh said:
Diseased animals that could have infected a lot more livestock.

It was a prevention method. Much like the A-bomb... (facetious)

You must be sadistic if you think it's acceptable to bury anything alive. ** Remark Removed **